HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-150WHEREAS, the Camp Fire of November 2018 is the deadliest and most destructive wildfire, in California History.
The fire covered approximately 153,000 acres, burned nearly 19,08Ohomes, businesses, orother structures, |mthe Town
of Paradise, and the unincorporated communities ofParadise Pines, MagaUa, Comcovv, Yankee Hill, Pw|ge, Butte Creek
Canyon, Butte Valley and surrounding areas, and displaced nearly 52,000 Butte County residents; and
WHEREAS, mutual aid peraomneKfrom 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 to support to the County for recovery effo,rts; 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 of the residents of the
County of Butte; noulwa| aid personnel from surrounding counties, and comnoumitieswho worked long shifts to provide
staffing in the Emergency Operations Center, including tended to the animals rescued from the Camp Fire.
NOW, THEREFORE, 0E[TRESOLVED that the Butte County Board ofSupervisors hereby recognizes and commends
the services provided b*Nevada County during the Camp Fire, and for those efforts that continue tnbeextended to the
County of Butte during the Camp Fire recovery efforts.
PASSED AND ADOPTED bwthe Butte County Board of Supervisors this 7 *day of May, 2019,bvthe following vote:
AYES: Supervisors OonneKly,Lu��Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NO,ES Nome
Steve Lambert,,4"ir
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer