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Review the October 10, 2017 Proclamation of Local Emergency; and Adopt a Proclamation Terminating Local Emergency
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors terminate the October 10, 2017 Local Emergency Proclamation signed by the County Administrator in response to the extreme peril to life and property resulting from wildfires, particularly the Atlas Peak Fire, which started on October 8, 2017 in Napa County and then spread to Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On October 10, 2017, Birgitta Corsello, County Administrator, issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency in response to the extreme peril to life and property resulting from wildfires, particularly the Atlas Peak Fire, which started on October 8, 2017 in Napa County and then spread to Solano County. On October 17, 2017, the Board of Supervisors confirmed and ratified the Proclamation of Local Emergency and orders of the County Administrator that a local emergency existed in Solano County.
Solano County requested a gubernatorial proclamation and a presidential declaration on October 10, 2017 and Governor Edmund G. Brown issued an emergency proclamation for the County on the same date.
The President of the United States issued an emergency declaration for the Atlas Peak Fire on October 10, 2017 which did not originally include Solano County. The federal declaration of emergency was amended on October 13, 2017 to add Solano County for "debris removal and emergency protective measures (categories A and B), including direct federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program."
As of October 31, 2017, the County's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staffing has been physically demobilized. At this time the County's Office of Emergency Services (OES) Staff under the Sheriff and staff assigned the responsibilities for Finance and Admin Section from th...
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