The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution at a special Board meeting on Friday, ratifying the County Administratorās October 27, 2019 proclamation of existence of a local emergency when the Board of Supervisors was not in session and could not immediately be called into session.
Contra Costa County issued a proclamation of local emergency due to severe weather conditions on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 4:37 pm when County Administrator David J. Twa, as the Administrator of Emergency Services, signed the proclamation.
The proclamation states that āconditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen within the County, caused by a severe weather event commencing at 8 p.m. on October 26, 2019. The velocity and duration of wind, coupled with low humidity, is driving wildfires in multiple locations, causing power disruptions, tree falls and infrastructure damage, and necessitating evacuations; and that these conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the County.ā
Board Chair, Supervisor John Gioia, said, āThe weather conditions were such that there were a series of fires one after another that led to evacuation orders in multiple parts of the County on that day alone. Throughout the local emergency, Con Fire and other fire district firefighters, Sheriffās Office, County departmentsā employees and other partners, including the National Weather Service, worked diligently to coordinate in the Countyās Emergency Operation Center.ā
The Supervisors all echoed this sentiment of pride in how the County worked together with multiple agencies and jurisdictions to keep residents safe and informed during an unprecedented local emergency affecting tens of thousands of Contra Costa residents.
āThe County prepares for emergencies. Our teams did the work they were trained to do. We are grateful that there was no loss of human life,ā says County Administrator David Twa. āWe will continue to support residents and encourage you to stay prepared.ā
And the purpose of this is ??????
to keep continuity of government = flow of Federal $$$$$
Actually, I’m glad to hear this and it would have been helpful if city leaders had made an announcement that the County would be activating emergency preparedness protocols with specifics of what that entailed.
It is, however, a bit disturbing to read ” …these conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the County.ā So, they appear to be saying … what … exactly? So, do they not have backup agencies that can offer assistance. Just the conditions are beyond their control. We knew that, but we would hope they would have a plan of some sort in that event. It is also a very vague statement.
How do I get one of those vests though?
The real emergency is having too many Liberal politicians in the state!