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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...

Mes nacional de concientización sobre incendios forestales
En California, el estar preparado para una emergencia se ha convertido en una necesidad prácticamente los 365 días del año y tras haber experimentado durante los últimos 5 años un creciente número de emergencias y desastres, la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del...