HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-095RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE MUTUAL AID PROVIDED BY
WHEREAS, the Camp Fire ofNovember ZQ18is the deadliest and most destructive wildfire inCalifornia History.
The fire covered approximately 153,000 acres, burned nearly 19,000 homes, businesses,mrother structures inthe Town
of Paradise, and the unincorporated communities ofParadise Pines, Maga|ia,Comcom,Yankee Hill, Pu|8a, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Valley 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
cumtimuetoprovide post -disaster assistance tosupport tothe County for recovery efforts; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Board of Supervisors recognize the brave and tireless efforts ofindividuals who
contributed skills, knowledge, time, and energy 1othe 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 aid personnel from surrounding counties and cnmmunit[esvvho worked long shifts to provide
staffing in the Emergency Operations Center, including tended to the animals rescued from the Camp Fire,
NOW, THEREFORE, BEKRESOLVED that the Butte County Board! ofSupervisors hereby recognizes and commends
the services provided by The City of Grass Valley during the Cam p 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 ofSupervisors this 7 thday of May, 2019,bvthe following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucem, Ritter,Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT None
NOT VOTING: None
Steve Larnber0air
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer