Exertion, deep breathing, and wildfire smoke. They don’t go together. Learn about sports activities when there’s wildfire smoke. Friday Night Football may need to be benched. Links Air Now California Air Resources Board California Interscholastic... Read MoreRead more about Smoke and Sports Don’t Mix
Big Basin Redwoods State Park has seen its share of nature’s cycle – growth, destruction, renewal. The year 2020 was a wildfire season that the park hadn’t seen in more than 100 years. The CZU Complex Wildfire burned the majority of the park’s 18,000 acres, destroying... Read MoreRead more about Recovery in Action at Big Basin Redwoods One Year after CZU Complex Fire Burns Park
As the 14th largest wildfire in state history, the #DixieFire has already burned more than 221,000 acres since igniting on July 13, California’s robust mutual-aid system is supporting local jurisdictions with 66 strike teams – including 25 from Cal OES – and 1,500+... Read MoreRead more about Video: Dixie Firefight Involves Multi Agency Coordination
As hot and dry conditions threaten parts of the west, California’s robust mutual-aid system is supporting local jurisdictions in response to multiple massive wildfires. More than 400 firefighting personnel alone battled the Beckwourth Complex in Plumas County, the... Read MoreRead more about Mutual Aid Crews Critical to Containing and Knocking Down Beckwourth Complex Wildfire
California First Responders jump into hands-on training for the first time since the Covid19 Pandemic. Sentinel Response 2021 wrapped this past weekend at Concord Naval Weapons Station. See what it’s all about and how local, state, federal governments, along with the... Read MoreRead more about Cal OES Leads Covid19-Safe Radiological Exercise “Sentinel Response 2021”