
Plan Ahead This Holiday Season: Don’t Drive Under the Influence
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) urges all motorists to be safe during the holidays. Two of the most celebrated dates in December – Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve – are also among the most dangerous due to driving...

Podcast #91: Centro de llamadas en Roseville y la importancia del Sistema 9-1-1 Nueva Generación
La Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia, o Cal OES por sus siglas en inglés, ha implementado cambios en la tecnología, transformando el sistema 9-1-1 de análogo a digital, y permitiendo con ello, un mejor proceso de comunicación y...

Cal OES Employees Share What They Keep in Their Emergency Car Kits
To assemble your kit, store items in airtight plastic bags and put your entire disaster supplies kit in one or two easy-to-carry containers such as plastic bins or a duffel bag. Car Emergency Kit Supplies A basic emergency supply kit could include...

Governor’s Appointment of Donald O’Keefe as the New Chief of Law Enforcement at Cal OES
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Donald O'Keefe as the new Chief of Law Enforcement at Cal OES, building on a distinguished career in law enforcement at both the local and federal level. In 2012, O’Keefe was nominated by President Barack Obama to...

Se cumple un año del suministro de la primera vacuna en California
12 meses han transcurrido desde que en California fue suministrada la primera vacuna contra el coronavirus. Esa fecha que queda registrada con letras de oro en la historia del estado, tuvo lugar el 14 de diciembre del 2020 en el Condado de Los...

California Marks One-Year Anniversary of COVID-19 Vaccinations
One year ago today, the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in California in a historic scientific breakthrough in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On the same day, Governor Gavin Newsom launched “Vaccinate All 58,” California’s campaign for a...

Additional Cal OES Resources, Personnel Strategically Prepositioned in Southern California as Strong Winter Storm Persists
As a strong winter storm persists statewide, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical resources including fire engines, dozers, aircraft, swift water rescue teams and IMT members in...

SBA Offers Caldor Fire Survivors Disaster Assistance
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California businesses and residents affected by the Caldor Fire that occurred Aug. 14 – Oct. 21, 2021, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration....

UPDATED: Cal OES Expands Prepositioning of Resources, Personnel to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara Counties as Storm Intensifies
* The information in Spanish can be found at the end of the English version.* As heavy rain, snow and wind is intensifying statewide, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical...

California Deploying Specialized Urban Search & Rescue Resources to Kentucky Amid Tornado Swarm
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Governor Gavin Newsom through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) approved the deployment of California-based Urban Search and Rescue (US&R)...

Insurance Documentation Required from Some Wildfire Survivors
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) reminds wildfire survivors to submit all fire-related personal insurance documents to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As of December 9, only 52 of the nearly 900...

Strong Storm Forecasted for California Through Next Week
A strong winter storm will blast parts of California with rain, wind and snow through early Wednesday. In northern California, steady rain and snow is forecasted starting Sunday, with temperatures dipping below freezing across the San Joaquin...

Servicio de Emergencia, 9-1-1 Nueva Generación
Durante varios años, todos hemos escuchado el número 9-1-1. Crecemos conscientes de que es él número que debemos marcar para recibir ayuda en caso de una emergencia. La Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia, o Cal OES por sus siglas en inglés, ha...

PODCAST #90: Cal OES, PSC Lead Nation to Go Live with NextGen 911 in Tuolumne County, California
This episode (#90) brings us up to speed on Next Generation 911. 911.gov explains: “Because most 911 systems were originally built using analog rather than digital technologies, public safety answering points (PSAPs) across the country need to be...

All Properties Damaged in Slater Fire Returned to Siskiyou County
SACRAMENTO – All 229 properties in Siskiyou County whose owners enrolled in California's statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program after last year's Slater Fire have cleared the entire debris removal process and been returned to county...