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Receive an update from the Incident Command Unit regarding the LNU Lightning Complex Fire emergency response and recovery efforts and current status of state and federal guidance regarding debris removal and funding requests
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Incident Command Unit recommends that the Board of Supervisors Receive an update regarding the LNU Lightning Complex Fire emergency response and recovery efforts and current status of state and federal guidance regarding debris removal and funding requests.
SUMMARY:
Since the last update to the Board of Supervisors on October 27, 2020, the incident command team has continued to interact with CalOES, FEMA and other agencies in on-going recovery efforts within the LNU Lightning Complex Fire burn area. This includes preparation for the planned start of the government sponsored Phase II fire debris clean-up of residential properties by CalOES contractors beginning December 1, 2020. To facilitate a December 1, 2020 start date, staff sent the County's Right of Entry form (ROE) via mail and, if known, email to all property owners within the burn area who have not yet completed an approved, privately funded, Phase II fire debris clean-up on their property. Property owners were asked to submit the completed ROE with supporting documentation and personal identification in person or electronically to the Department of Resource Management by November 18, 2020. The ROE is required by CalOES for their clean-up contractors to access the property and to remove debris, including burnt vehicles. Expedient submission of completed ROE forms by property owners is critical since CalOES may not schedule their contractors to commence clean-up activities within Solano County until an adequate number of ROEs are submitted.
Based upon direction from CalOES, and pursuant to Solano County Ordinance 2020-1813, Section III...
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