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MEMORANDUM
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Gary Pace, M.D., Interim Public Health Officer
DATE: August 21, 2018
SUBJECT: 9:09 A.M. - Consideration of the Continuation of a Proclamation of a Local Health Emergency by the Lake County Health Officer due to the Pawnee Fire Incident
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
A wildland fire known as the Pawnee Fire began in Lake County on June 23, 2018, originating in the Spring Valley area of Clearlake Oaks, CA, forcing area-wide evacuations, destroying multiple structures and as of this writing, burning 8,000+ acres.
As a result of the occurrence of the Pawnee Fire, a local health emergency was proclaimed by the Public Health Officer, Dr. Sara Goldgraben on June 25, 2018. Your Board must now continue the existence of the local health emergency.
Because, as the result of a schedule conflict, I am unable to attend the Board of Supervisors session in person on August 21, 2018, this memo serves as my formal recommendation to continue the Public Health Proclamation.
Lake County Health Services Department Director, Denise Pomeroy, and Environmental Health Director, Jasjit Kang, will be available to field questions on the status of the incident and clean-up activities.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The County Public Health Officer, respectfully requests that your Board continue the Proclamation of a Local Health Emergency by the Lake County Health Officer due to the Pawnee Fire Incident