Pasadena City Council Monday, Oct. 6, unanimously voted to terminate the public health emergency related to January’s windstorm and the resulting Eaton fire .

Pasadena Health Officer Dr. Parveen Kaur issued the declaration of a local health emergency on Jan. 15, eight days after the Eaton fire ignited in Altadena and spread into areas on the east and west of Pasadena.

The emergency was ratified by the City Council on Jan. 17. It was a declaration supporting the city’s requests for state and federal assistance to expedite recovery activities. And it established eligibility for state and federal reimbursement for expenses incurred by the city, according to a staff report.

The recommendation to end the health emergency was made, according to the report, based on conditions in Pasadena re

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