HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-096RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING THE MUTUAL AID PROVIDED BY
WHEREAS, the Camp Fire ofNovember 2018isthe deadliest and most destructive wildfire inCalifornia History.
The fire covered approximately 153,000 acres, burned nearly 19tO00 homes, businesses, or other structures in the Town
ofPairadise, and the unincorporated communities ofParadise Pines, K4aga|ia, Cumco*4Yankee Hill, Po|ga, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Valley and surrounding areas, and displaced nearly 52,DOQButte 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 tnprovide post -disaster assistance to support to the Couinity 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 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 aid 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 IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes and commends
the services provided by The City of Gridley 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 bythe Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7mday of May, 2019, bythe following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, ���Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
Butte Couinty Board of Supervisors
ATTEST
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer