Lake County commissioners ratify emergency declaration for Willow Fire

The Lake County Board of County Commissioners on June 30 ratified a local disaster emergency for the Willow Fire, formalizing a declaration that County Manager Candace Grimes said she signed on Sunday at 7:07 p.m. "So on Sunday, evening at 07:07PM, I declared, a local disaster emergency, for the Willow Fire," Grimes said during the brief meeting. The ratification makes the signed declaration part of the county record so the county can pursue state and federal resources to recoup wildfire-related expenditures.