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CA ACR228

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

6/13/2018

Primary Sponsor

Monique Limon

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Origin

State Assembly

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Proclaims the week of May 6-12, 2018, as California Wildfire Awareness Week and May 7, 2018, as California Master Mutual Aid Awareness Day
  • Commemorates first responders' contributions during 2017 disasters, including the October Northern California fires (44 deaths, 8,000+ homes destroyed) and December Thomas Fire (300,000 acres burned, largest in state history)
  • Recognizes California's mutual aid disaster response system managed by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services for coordinating rapid response across local agencies
  • Urges all Californians to express gratitude and appreciation to the thousands of first responders who risked their lives protecting families during wildfire and disaster events
  • Documents that 2017 required mobilization of over 10,000 firefighters from nearly 300 local agencies, plus deployment of six of California's eight Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces to hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Legislative Description

California Wildfire Awareness Week and California Master Mutual Aid Awareness Day.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 95, Statutes of 2018.

6/13/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules5/14/2018
Rules5/3/2018

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