The County of
Alpine has declared a state of emergency due to the existence or threatened
existence of a Local Emergency affecting safety of persons and property caused
by torrential rain, snow, flooding, landslide, and avalanche conditions
commencing on 1/7/2017 and possibly continuing for several days.
The Alpine County
Board of Supervisors at its meeting on January 13, 2017, in unanimous vote,
declared the emergency after it received a briefing from County staff.
The emergency declaration
will allow County staff to more efficiently start the process of recovery and
rebuilding of County infrastructure if needed, and to more efficiently address any
safety concerns throughout the County.