With a warming trend moving through California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) would like you to follow a few important steps to keep yourself, your loved ones, neighbors and pets comfortable and safe during a heat event. DURING A...

Last week at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) our Executive Fellow Mariah Bickham held a Tabletop Training for the Center for California Studies Executive Fellowship Program. The Executive Fellowship program is a nationally recognized...

SACRAMENTO – As Vermont braces for potentially catastrophic flooding as heavy rainfall continues, California is rapidly deploying urban search and rescue personnel to help those impacted. At the request of Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Governor’s Office of...

Working quickly to help Californians recover following wildfires that burned through Siskiyou County last year, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) recently completed wildfire debris removal on affected residential properties.  To aid...

California is prone to natural disasters of all kinds including wildfires, earthquakes, extreme heat and more recently, significant flooding. As climate change adds to the frequency and severity of these natural disasters, it’s important to take steps now to ensure...