REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  September  11, 2018
CATEGORY:  Consent - General Government-2.

SUBJECT:

Resolution to Designate Signature Authority to the County Executive Officer for Emergency Management Mutual Aid (EMMA) Plan Mutual Aid Memorandum of Agreements

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Julie Hope, Principal Administrative Analyst, 530-225-5561

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Julie Hope, Principal Administrative Analyst

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt a resolution, effective July 26, 2018, which:  (1) Authorizes the use of the Emergency Management Mutual Aid (EMMA) Plan Mutual Aid Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) agreement format for the request of non-law enforcement and non-fire response mutual aid from other counties due to the Carr Fire; and (2) designates signature authority to the County Executive Officer for EMMA Plan Mutual Aid MOAs, and all other Carr Fire-related non-law enforcement and non-fire response mutual aid agreements, including retroactive, as long as they are approved by the County Risk Manager and are approved as to form by County Counsel.

SUMMARY

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DISCUSSION

The Carr Fire broke out July 23, 2018 and has destroyed over 1,600 structures, of which 1,079 are homes. The Carr Fire was fully contained on August 30, 2018 and has consumed a total of 229,651 acres.  

Sheriff Tom Bosenko proclaimed a Local Emergency as of July 26, 2018 which the Board ratified on July 30, 2018 and again on August 21, 2018.

On July 26, 2018, the Governor of California declared a state of emergency in Shasta County due to wildland fires.

On August 4, 2018 the federal government declared a local major disaster for Shasta County due to the Carr Fire activating Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources, such as EMMA Plan MOAs for mutual aid. If the County correctly executes EMMA Plan MOAs for mutual aid then the responding counties' may seek FEMA reimbursement for their expenditures (excluding fire response and law enforcement services) while working to assist Shasta County.

The EMMA Plan provides guidance on requesting non-law enforcement and non-fire response mutual aid from other counties. The EMMA Plan authorizes FEMA reimbursement as long as the procedures and requirements of the EMMA Plan are met; one of which is to execute an EMMA Plan MOA. Shasta County (as the requesting county) would be responsible for reimbursing 100 percent of reasonable deployment costs to the providing counties and then subsequently requesting appropriate reimbursement for Shasta County's costs from FEMA.

Here are some pending EMMA MOAs that are currently in process:  1) The Health and Humans Services Agency with Butte County and several other counties for Public Health Nurses; and 2) Resource Management-Environmental Health Division with Yuba and Placer counties for Registered Environmental Health Specialists.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board could choose not to approve the recommendation and then each department would bring their EMMA MOAs to the Board individually.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

The resolution was approved as to form by County Counsel.

FINANCING

There is no additional General Fund impact associated with the recommendation. However, should the County not receive state and/or federal disaster reimbursement and/or state legislative fiscal relief for the County's share of cost then there could eventually be an impact to the General Fund.