HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-091RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE MUTUAL AID PROTff,-1ULAJ_'_
WHEREAS, the Camp Fire of November 20�18 is the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California History.
The fire covered approximately 153,000 acres, burned nearly 19,000 homes, businesses, or other structures in the Town:
of Paradise, and the unincorporated communities of Paradise Pines, MagaUa, Concw\m, Yankee Hill, Pu|0a, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Valley and surrounding areas, and displaced nearly 52,QQOButte 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 post -disaster assistance tosupport to the County for recovery efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors recognize the brave and tireless efforts ufindividuals who
contributed skills, knowledge, time, and energy to the County of Butte, 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 of Butte; mutual a;id personnel from surrounding counties and communities who worked long shifts to provide
staffing in the Emergency Operations Center, including tended to the animals rescued from the Camp Fire.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE[TRESOLVED, that the Butte County Board mfSupervisors hereby recognizes and commends
the services provided by The City of Corning during the Camp Fire, and for those efforts that continue to be extended to
the County of Butte during the Camp Fire recovery efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7t" day �May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
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