The National Guard arrived on Thursday, but little information was available on when roads would be cleared of snow.
Meanwhile, state National Guard Joint Taskforce Rattlesnake was scheduled to arrive in the county on Thursday, said Diana Crofts-Pelayo, a spokeswoman for the state Office of Emergency Services. The team usually assists Cal Fire with wildfires, and it was not immediately clear what the team’s role would be.“Additionally, aerial assets from the National Guard have been placed on standby to aid with rescues beginning should the need arise,” she said.
Other information on the government’s plans to plow roads, rescue residents deploy state assistance was difficult to come by Thursday as multiple agencies did not return calls seeking details.“We’re receiving lots of calls from those residents who want assistance. That assistance has to be prioritized because the amount of resources is finite. If people have food, shelter, water and heat, and they are in structures in good condition, they are going to need to weather this storm,” Munsey said.
Brendon Biggs, the director of Public Works, said it could be a “week or two” before all roads could be plowed, but the arrival of additional assistance could accelerate that timeline.Sheriff Shannon Dicus said the department had made 17 rescues, including several each of off-roaders, skiers and people who were simply driving up to take a look.
“They’ve been rescuing people from dangerous situations,” Daniel Munoz, deputy executive officer over the county Office of Emergency Services, said at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. “Sorry to say a lot of those situations because the public doesn’t heed the information that we put out, so it puts our first responders at great risk.”
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