HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-090RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE MUTUAL AID PROVIDED BY
WHEREAS, the Camp Fire ofNovember ZQ1D is the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California History.
The fire covered approximately 153/000 acnes, burned nearly 19,080 homes, businesses, Vrother structures in the Town
of Paradise, and the unincorporated communities mfParadise Pimes, Mage|ia,Cnncnm\ Yankee Hill, Pu(8a, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Va,lley and surrounding areas, and displaced nearly 52,000 Butte County residents; and
WHEREAS, mutual aid personnel from! various agencies throughout the State and from across the nation provided
immediate action and support by engaging with Butte County's Office of Emergency Management, and many of which
continue to provide po,st-disaster assistance to support to the County for recovery efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors recognize the brave and tireless efforts of individuals who
contributed skills, knowledge, time, and energy to the County ofButte, among whom were first responders from
numerous agencies and jurisdictions from across the nation who worked to ensure the safety of the residents of the
County mfButte; mutual aid personnel from surrounding counties and communities who worked long shifts to provide
staffing inthe Emergency Operations Center, including tended tVthe animals rescued from the Camp Fire.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes and commends
the services provided by The City ofCn|usa during the Camp Fire, and for those efforts that continue to be extended to
the County nfButte during the Camp Fire recovery efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED bythe Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7mday of May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lwcem,Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: Nome
ABSENT:None
NOT VOTING: None
Steve, Lamb4r(, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Shah McCracken, ChiefAdministrative, Officer
SO