HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-145WHEREAS, the Camp Fire ofNovember 2O1Qis, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire imCalifornia History.
The fire covered approximately 15]/000acres, burned nearly 19/0OQhomes, businesses, orother structures imthe Town
of Paradise, and the unincorporated communities ofParadise Pines, &@aga||a, Comcmvv,Yanhee Hill, Puyga, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Valley and surrounding areas, and displaced nearly 52,0O8Butte County residents; and
WHEREAS, mutual aid personnel from various agencies throughoutthe State and from across the nation provided
immediate action and omppmrt by engaging with Butte County's Office of Emergency Management, and many of which
continue toprovide post -disaster aissistancetosupport 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 of Butte, among whom were first responders from
numerous agencies and jurisdictions from across the nation who worked to ensure the safety ofthe residents of the
County of Butte; mutual aid personnel from omrroumdimgcVunTies and: communities who worked long shifts to provide
staffing inthe Emergency Operations Center, including tended tmthe 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 bvMerced County during the Camp Fire, and for those efforts that continue tobeextended tmthe
County ofButte during the Camp Fire recovery efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED bythe Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7*day of May, 2019, bythe following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSE0T:Nnne
NOT VOTING: None
Steve Lamlbej,�ekair
Butte County"Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors