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PODCAST #95: Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci Remembers His Role in OKC Bombing Emergency Response on this 27-Year Anniversary
On April 19, 1995, a yellow moving truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building; at 9:02 AM, it exploded. The death and devastation it left in its wake was like nothing ever seen in the U.S. The blast killed 168 people and injured more than 600...
State Secures Wildfire Recovery Assistance for Canyon Dam
Debris Removal Operations Underway in this Plumas County Community SACRAMENTO – Last year, for over two months straight, the record-breaking Dixie Fire ravaged Northern California, burning nearly one million acres and leveling historic mountain towns like Greenville...
Greenville Community Continues Recovery Efforts After Dixie Fire
Cal OES Leads Mission to Rebuild Historic Gold Rush-Era Town SACRAMENTO – Eight months after the Dixie Fire ripped through the Northern California mountain town of Greenville, leveling most of its historic downtown and leaving blocks of homes in ashes, the rebuilding,...
Youth, Dispatchers Honored at 9-1-1 for Kids Ceremony
In recognition of National 9-1-1 Education Month in April, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) joined 9-1-1 for Kids in recognizing three youth and three dispatchers for exemplary service during an emergency. Dispatchers Roxanna Vargas...
Cal OES reconoce a los trabajadores de la telecomunicación
La Semana Nacional de trabajadores de la telecomunicación se realiza cada año durante la segunda semana de abril (en este 2022, del domingo 10 al sábado 16) y la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del Gobernador (Cal OES) reconoce el compromiso y dedicación de todos...