Building Resilience & Recovery from Disasters

After the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire, Commissioner Heather Buch delivered real help to families who lost everything. She brought home $27.5 million in state aid, secured millions more in federal support, and helped place hundreds of survivors in temporary housing and local hotels. She also cut red tape for families rebuilding by waiving more than $1 million in permit fees.

Last year, these efforts helped bring 30 new homes back to the Lazy Dayz Mobile Home Park, which had been completely destroyed by wildfires.  

To prepare for future disasters, Heather Buch worked with Congresswoman Val Hoyle to secure $1.1 million to replace an aging radio tower at Bear Mountain and update 100 multi-band radios for rural fire protection districts. She is also focused on improving the County’s electronic alert systems in our forests.