SACRAMENTO – Acting Governor Darrell Steinberg today issued an emergency
proclamation for Mariposa County due to the effects of the “Rim Fire”
in Tuolumne County.
The full text of the emergency proclamation is below:
WHEREAS on August 22, 2013, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a
State of Emergency to exist in the County of Tuolumne, due to the
wildfire therein; and
WHEREAS the wildfire that started in Tuolumne County has burned over
192,500 acres, making it the sixth largest fire in state history, and it
is damaging public and district facilities, including roads and
structures, in Mariposa County; and
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Gov declares State of Emergency for San Francisco due to RIM fire destruction of electrical infrastructure serving SF
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency
proclamation for the City and County of San Francisco due to the effects
of the “Rim Fire” in Tuolumne County.
The full text of the emergency proclamation is below:
WHEREAS on August 22, 2013, I declared a State of Emergency to exist in the County of Tuolumne, due to the wildfires therein; and
WHEREAS the wildfires that started in Tuolumne County have caused damage to electrical infrastructure serving the City and County of San Francisco, and now threaten damage to property, equipment, and resources of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department; and
WHEREAS the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has been forced to shut down transmission lines with the result that the City and County is affected by the wildfires in the County of Tuolumne and is likely to be further affected should the fire cause additional damage to the City and County of San Francisco’s water and electrical assets in Tuolumne County, including the possible temporary interruption of electricity and/or water delivery;
The full text of the emergency proclamation is below:
A PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS on August 22, 2013, I declared a State of Emergency to exist in the County of Tuolumne, due to the wildfires therein; and
WHEREAS the wildfires that started in Tuolumne County have caused damage to electrical infrastructure serving the City and County of San Francisco, and now threaten damage to property, equipment, and resources of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department; and
WHEREAS the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has been forced to shut down transmission lines with the result that the City and County is affected by the wildfires in the County of Tuolumne and is likely to be further affected should the fire cause additional damage to the City and County of San Francisco’s water and electrical assets in Tuolumne County, including the possible temporary interruption of electricity and/or water delivery;
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Gov Brown Declares State of Emergency for Tuolumne County
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency
proclamation for the “Rim Fire” in Tuolumne County that has damaged
natural resources, threatened homes and infrastructure and resulted in
evacuations.
The full text of the emergency proclamation is below:
A PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS a wildfire started on August 17, 2013, and continues to burn in Tuolumne County; and
WHEREAS the fire has burned over 53,000 acres, damaged homes, and is threatening 2,500 other residences, necessitating the evacuation of residents, and the opening of emergency shelters; and
WHEREAS on August 19, 2013, Tuolumne County proclaimed a local
emergency and requested that I proclaim a state of emergency; and
WHEREAS the circumstances of this wildfire, by reason of their magnitude, are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county, city and county, or city and require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat; and
WHEREAS under the provisions of section 8558(b) of the California Government Code, I find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exists within the County of Tuolumne due to these events.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and statutes, including the California Emergency Services Act, and in particular, section 8625 of the California Government Code, HEREBY PROCLAIM A STATE OF EMERGENCY to exist within Tuolumne County.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
All agencies of the state government utilize and employ state personnel, equipment, and facilities for the performance of any and all activities consistent with the direction of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the State Emergency Plan.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this proclamation be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this proclamation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 22nd day of August, 2013.
___________________________________
EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
Governor of California
ATTEST:
____________________________________
DEBRA BOWEN
Secretary of State
The full text of the emergency proclamation is below:
A PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS a wildfire started on August 17, 2013, and continues to burn in Tuolumne County; and
WHEREAS the fire has burned over 53,000 acres, damaged homes, and is threatening 2,500 other residences, necessitating the evacuation of residents, and the opening of emergency shelters; and
WHEREAS on August 19, 2013, Tuolumne County proclaimed a local
emergency and requested that I proclaim a state of emergency; and
WHEREAS the circumstances of this wildfire, by reason of their magnitude, are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single county, city and county, or city and require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat; and
WHEREAS under the provisions of section 8558(b) of the California Government Code, I find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exists within the County of Tuolumne due to these events.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the State Constitution and statutes, including the California Emergency Services Act, and in particular, section 8625 of the California Government Code, HEREBY PROCLAIM A STATE OF EMERGENCY to exist within Tuolumne County.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
All agencies of the state government utilize and employ state personnel, equipment, and facilities for the performance of any and all activities consistent with the direction of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the State Emergency Plan.
I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this proclamation be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this proclamation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 22nd day of August, 2013.
___________________________________
EDMUND G. BROWN JR.
Governor of California
ATTEST:
____________________________________
DEBRA BOWEN
Secretary of State
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Plumas, Shasta and Tehama Counties
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency
proclamation for Plumas, Shasta and Tehama Counties following recent
wildfires that have destroyed residences, threatened thousands of homes
and other structures and caused evacuations and road closures.
The full text of the emergency proclamation is below:
The full text of the emergency proclamation is below:
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