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Dear Members of the Butte County Board of Supervisors,
We are writing in regard to the proposal by the Butte County Board of
Supervisors to discontinue the services of five Fire Stations in Butte
County. We are truly incredulous at how quickly this board could forget the
numerous fires in Butte County and numerous other counties in
Northern California over the past few years. Thankfully we have
received an abundance of rain this year; however this abundance of rain
will increase the growth of vegetation in our county wild lands and set up
the scenario for more fires with the summer dry months ahead.
Our citizens look to their county and city governments to provide both
police and fire protection. By proposing the reduction of five Fire Stations in
Butte County, the board will decrease response time to any fires in the
jurisdiction of the proposed Fire Stations suggested to be eliminated. Do
you board members understand the grave situation you are proposing to
county residents living within the areas where you propose to shut down
the five Fire Stations? This residents pay their taxes each year and they
expect and deserve police and fire protection! It is incumbent on the board
of supervisors to seek out the expert opinion of CAL FIRE before ever
proposing such a dangerous act. And the fact that one Butte County Fire
Station spends time on calls within the city limits is solely because the area
of that station was annexed into the city some time ago. What is driving the
board to a decision that will endanger our city and rural residents, their
property, and even their live stock (pets) and their machinery! This
proposal is a potential disaster and it needs to be discarded for the safety
of rural residents, their families, livestock/pets and their property, etc.
Please dismiss this idea and consider those who are your responsibility to
protect. Anything less is gross negligence and, in fact, criminal. Do what
is right and protect the citizens of Butte County.
Br nt and Diana Bills 4073 Spyglass Road Chico, CA 95973
p.s. Please do your homework on this very dangerous proposal before
coming to the meeting. Seek the advice of the fire professionals.