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Board extends local emergency for Navy hangar fire; city commitments and federal request reported
Summary
County staff reported Tustin committed $88 million plus $27 million in abatement work and a joint resolution seeking up to $100 million in federal supplemental funds; county expenditures to date were reported at about $800,000. The board extended the local emergency and set a review for Sept. 10, 2024.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on July 23 approved a continuation of the local emergency declaration related to the Navy hangar fire.
Lee Kaiser, acting Emergency Manager on behalf of County Emergency Manager Michelle Anderson, reported that the City of Tustin has renewed its local proclamation and committed $88,000,000 to mitigation and cleanup, with additional abatement work estimated at $27,000,000. Kaiser said asbestos testing and abatement work began July 8 and that a state Senate joint resolution has transmitted a request for up to $100,000,000 in supplemental federal funding; that request is not guaranteed.
Kaiser also provided a county cost update, estimating county expenditures at roughly $800,000 to date, including emergency-contract and staffing costs. Supervisors expressed support for continued remediation efforts and oversight; the board voted to continue the proclamation and set a review date of Sept. 10, 2024 for further assessment.
Next steps: county staff will continue to coordinate with the city, the Navy's contractor and state/federal agencies and report back at the scheduled review date.
