August 20, 2009 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a state of emergency in Yuba County as a result of the wildfire which has burned over 3,500 acres and has threatened structures, damaged homes, forced hundreds of people to evacuate and caused road closures in the area over the past several days.
The text of the proclamation is below:
A PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS on August 14, 2009, a wildfire started in Yuba County and continues to burn; and
WHEREAS the fire has burned over 3,500 acres and is not yet contained, and has threatened structures, damaged homes, forced hundreds of people to evacuate and caused road closures in the area over the past several days; and
WHEREAS on August 15, 2009, the Federal Emergency Management Agency granted a Fire Management Assistance Grant for this fire; and
WHEREAS on August 19, 2009, the County of Yuba 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 exist due to the wildfire in Yuba County.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, 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 Yuba 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 California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) and the State Emergency Plan, and that CalEMA provide local government assistance under the authority of the California Disaster Assistance Act.
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 20th Day of August 2009.
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