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Cal OES Deploys Mutual Aid Resources to Statewide Wildfires – September 7, 2022
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), in conjunction with state, local and federal partners, is coordinating the deployment of mutual aid resources in support of statewide wildfires. In Riverside County, the Fairview Fire ignited on...
State Officials Sent Cell Phone Alerts to Protect Public Safety Amidst Ongoing Record Heat, Energy Grid Shortfalls
Alerts yielded immediate relief to California’s energy grid With extreme weather stretching California’s energy grid and threatening public health and safety, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services issued an emergency alert at 5:45 pm, asking residents...
As Record Heat Wave Intensifies, Governor Newsom Extends Emergency Response to Increase Energy Supplies and Reduce Demand
With triple-digit temperatures forecasted through Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom today extended emergency actions taken last week to bring more energy online and reduce demand on the grid during the record-setting heat wave across the western U.S. The prolonged heat...
Cal OES Deploys Mutual Aid Resources to Statewide Wildfires – September 6, 2022
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), in conjunction with state, local and federal partners, is coordinating the deployment of mutual aid resources in support of statewide wildfires. In Riverside County, the Fairview Fire ignited on...
Cal OES Expands Prepositioning to 22 Counties Amid Unrelenting Heat Wave, Extreme Fire Conditions
As unrelenting extreme heat and fire conditions persist throughout the week, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical fire resources to include fire engines, water tenders, hand crews, dozers and...