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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator wtra
COSta
DATE' March 18, 1986 courty
SUBJECT: Legislation: Assembly Bill 3609 (Tanner)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for AB 3609 by Assemblywoman Tanner.
BACKGROUND:
One of the resolutions the Board adopted last fall and forwarded
to CSAC was a recommendation from Consolidated Fire District
Chief William Maxfield for legislation which would deal with the
problem which occurs when a firm handles chemicals which react
with water. In these cases, in the event of a fire, firefighters
may apply water to ,the fire not realizing that chemicals are
present which react explosively with water and cause a more
dangerous situation than expected without the water.
AB 3609 has been introduced by Assemblywoman Tanner to deal with
this situation. AB 3609 requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt
regulations and standards requiring the use of compatible fire
protection systems in businesses where water reactive chemicals
are handled or stored.
The bill is still in. preliminary form at this point and CSAC is
seeking any necessary amendments from this County. The bill,
further, addresses the problem brought to the Board' s attention
by Chief Maxfield. Staff will work with CSAC and Chief Maxfield
to refine the bill and to insure that it accomplishes the goal of
protecting fire fighting personnel from situations where their
normal methods of fire fighting may compound an already dangerous
situation.
In view of the willingness of Assemblywoman Tanner to introduce
this bill for Contra Costa County, it is appropriate for the
Board of Supervisors to support it.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT; YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
S I GNATURE I S C/ ����% //&,( �EYOI/
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 25, 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVI ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator
CC,. Chief, Consolidated Fire Dist. ATTESTED
Russ Greenlaw, Local 1230 PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Assemblywoman Sally Tanner SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Larry Naake, CSAC Director
Kathy Snodgrass, Jackson/Barish �--_.
BY ` 1--� ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83