Latest news and updates from Cal OES
Governor Newsom Releases May Budget Revision with Emphasis on Emergency Management
At a time when disasters facing California have become more frequent, complicated, and often involve numerous counties and regions across the state, Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Budget Revision continues the state’s efforts to prioritize investments to strengthen the...
California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to Coastal Fire in Orange County
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) yesterday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Coastal Fire in Orange...
CPF Podcast: Cal OES Director Ghilarducci the Force Behind Creation of Urban Search and Rescue in California, Nation
As California heads into another wildfire season, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Director Mark Ghilarducci recently spent time with California Professional Firefighters President Brian Rice on the CPF podcast – Fire Wire. As one of...
PODCAST #95: Massive Wildfire Recovery Operation in Greenville, California, is Nearing the Finish Line
This episode (#95) takes us to Greenville, California, where efforts to recover from the Dixie and Beckwourth Complex fires are accelerating as the finish lines comes into view. We talk with Cole Glenwright, Cal OES Recovery Operations Section Chief, who...
California Continues to Send Life-Saving Support to Ukraine
California National Guard has facilitated the shipment of protective gear and medical supplies, with more planned in the coming weeks Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has shipped five 50-bed field medical stations, with more in transit SACRAMENTO – California...