HomeMy WebLinkAboutherger letterBOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ADMINISTRATION CENTER
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TELEPHONE: (530) 538-7631
STEVE LAMBERT. Vice Chair
Fourth District
December 13, 2010
The Honorable Wally Herger
U.S. House of Representatives
242 Cannon Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515
Dear Congressman Herger;
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BILL CONNELLY, Chair
First District
JANE DOLAN
Second District
MAUREEN KIRK
Third District
K!M K. YAMAGUCHI
Fitth District
On behalf of the Butte County Board of Supervisors and the Butte County Fire Department, thank
you for the assistance your off ce provided during recent discussions with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) regarding our eligibility to receive funding from the Staffing for
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER} grant program.
As you may recall, after awarding the County $2.1 million in SAFER funding, FEMA questioned the
County's ability to receive the funding because of our long standing cooperative agreement with
CAL FIRE. The FEMA legal off ce ultimately determined that the County was indeed eligible to
receive the funding and we are moving forward with the grant which will allows us to rehire eleven
critical fire fighting personnel. This decision was not only tremendous news for Butte County but
for other California fire agencies that have cooperative agreements with CAL FIRE.
Your support and the work by Tyler Hammon and Fran Peace were instrumental in our efforts to
preserve the SAFER grant funding. Thank you again for helping us ensure that our citizens are well
protected.
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Bill Connelly, Chairman
Butte County Board of Supervisors
cc: hers, Butte County Board of Supervisors
Hahn, Butte County Chief Administrative Off cer
eorge Morris, Butte County Fare Chief