In Q2 the County of Nevada was qualified for California Disaster Assistance Act Funding by CAL OES for the December 2021 winter storm.  OES staff attended the applicants briefing with CAL OES for this event which is the first step in applying for reimbursement.

In Q2 OES also continued to work with county Environmental Health to support residents in the debris removal process stemming from the River Fire. This process involved Environmental Health Case management and ongoing meetings with FEMA & CAL OES. 47 of 47 total properties entered into the State Debris Removal Program have completed all debris removal operations and been returned to the county. Debris removal operations for the River Fire are now complete.

In Q2 OES worked with FEMA to track county public costs stemming from the River Fire and enter these into the grant’s portal as projects for state and federal reimbursement.

In Q3 OES will take the Jones Fire state and federal reimbursement to the County Board of Supervisors for acceptance.

In Q3 the county will pay vendors and mutual aid partners from the Jones & River Fires.

In Q3 the OES team will submit the initial paperwork required for the state reimbursement of costs associated with the 2022 December winter storm.