REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
February 24, 2026
FROM
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District CRISANTA GONZALEZ, Director of Emergency Management, Office of Emergency Services
SUBJECT
Title
Continuation of the Proclamation of Local Emergency - December 2025 Adverse Weather Event and Facility Use Agreement with U.S. Small Business Administration
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Acting as the governing body of San Bernardino County, continue the Local Emergency Proclamation within San Bernardino County related to the 2025 December Adverse Weather that was initially proclaimed by the Director of Emergency Services on December 25, 2025, and ratified by the Board of Supervisors on December 29, 2025.
2. Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, ratify action taken on February 10, 2026 by the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a No Cost Space Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, for the temporary use of San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Fire Station No. 40 to assist residents affected by the adverse weather emergency, beginning February 6, 2026 through an undetermined end date.
(Presenter: Crisanta Gonzalez, Director of Emergency Management, 356-3998)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Foster Sustainable Development Through Strategic Partnerships.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Enhance Readiness for Major Emergency Responses.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as there is no cost or financial impact associated with the continuation of this local emergency and the ratification is for a No Cost Agreement (Agreement). The County, however, has incurred costs resulting from this local emergency. These costs could potentially require the use of additional Discretionary General Funding. Should this occur, a future item will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Beginning on December 24, 2025, the start of an extreme weather event impacted various sections of the San Bernardino County (County) and Los Angeles County. This event produced conditions of peril to the safety of persons and property within the County, in the form of infrastructure damage from extreme weather.
Due to the extensive damage resulting from this weather event, on December 25, 2025, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while serving as the Director of Emergency Services, proclaimed the existence of a local emergency. On December 29, 2025 (Item No. 1) the Board ratified the action taken by the CEO.
On February 2, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience (SBA) notified the Office of Emergency Services (OES) that they were interested in establishing a space where residents impacted by the 2025 December Adverse Weather event could pick up disaster loan applications, receive application assistance, and turn in completed applications. Thereafter, SBA confirmed that they would be arriving on February 6, 2026. In an effort to provide this service to impacted residents, OES quickly partnered with the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (SBCFPD) to house SBA at Fire Station No. 40 in Oak Hills. SBA then requested that the County enter into the Agreement with the SBA to provide this space for their staff to distribute information to our residents affected during the 2025 December Adverse Weather emergency. Therefore, the CEO executed the Agreement on February 10, 2026, and the Agreement was countersigned on February 12, 2026.
Pursuant to Government Code section 8630, subdivision (c), the Board shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the Board terminates the local emergency. Board approval of Recommendation No. 1 will continue the Local Emergency Proclamation related to the 2025 December Adverse Weather emergency for an additional period in accordance with Government Code section 8630, subdivision (c). The extension of the Local Emergency Proclamation allows the County to continue supporting recovery and mitigation efforts related to this local emergency.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Miles Kowalski and Richard Luczak, Deputies County Counsel, 387-5455) on February 17, 2026; Public Works (Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906) on January 30, 2026; Fire (Bertral Washington, Deputy Chief, 387-5779) on February 13, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Jenny Yang, Administrative Analyst, 387-4884 and Carl Lofton, Administrative Analyst, 387-5404) on February 13, 2026.