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THE BOARD OR SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on _November 9, 1993 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Bishop, McPeak, Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Smith
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: County Fire Hazard Abatement Regulations
The Board received the recommendations of Supervisor
Powers as set forth in the report which is attached and included
as a part of this document.
Following discussion of Board Members, IT IS BY THE
BOARD ORDERED that Chief Little, Contra Costa County Fire
Protection District, the Director of the Growth Management and
Economic Development Agency, and the Building Inspector are
REQUESTED to report to the Finance Committee on the development
of stricter fire hazard abatement regulations including the costs
associated with implementing a new abatement program.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the County Administrator is
REQUESTED to draft for the Chair's signature -?t letter to the
Oakland Fire Department commending their action prohibiting
smoking at construction sites encompassing hazardous fire areas.
IT IS ALSO ORDERED the Chief Little is REQUESTED to
review the feasibility of taking similar action at construction
sites in Contra Costa County.
1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: .November 9, 1993
cc: Chief Little, CCC FPD PHIL BATCHELOR.Clerk of the Board
Director, GMEDA of Supervisors and County Administrator
Building Inspector
County Administrator By -_ QA Deputy
Finance Committee
-TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Centra
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FROM: Tom Powers, District One Supervisor
Costa
County
DATE: November 9, 1993 `
SUBJECT: County Fire Hazard Abatement Regulations L �
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommends ion:
1) Direct the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to develop stricter
fire hazard abatement regulations as described by the Hazard Mitigation
Report from FEMA following the Oakland-Berkeley Hills Firestorm of 1991 for
all areas (cities and unincorporated land) within board governed fire
districts.
2) Determine what the cost and process for implementing a new
abatement program is, so that it can be enforced in a timely and
complete fashion.
Bac ground:
The final statistics from the Oakland-Berkeley Hills Fire of 1991 showed 3.354
homes, 456 apartment buildings destroyed and the loss of 25 lives.
Currently, BU% of those residents living within the firestorm area are not in
compliance with new fire hazard abatement regulations that have been
developed in the cities of Berkeley and Oakland.
Also, serious fire hazard conditions still exist in many parts of Contra Costa.
The recent rash of fires in Southern California again point the need for
communities to increase and further implement fire prevention standards.
The Hazard Mitigotion Report from FEMA has strict-hazard abatement
and fire prevention regulations. Contra Costa County should immediately
adopt similar regulations and prevention standards.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
SEE SEPARATE BOARD ORDER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HERESY CERTIFY THAT THIS S TRUE
UNANIMOUSSENT + AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYEA NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE 80 RA D
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CL"• ATTESTED
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382 (10J88)
BY ,DEPUTY