Latest news and updates from Cal OES
California Marks One-Year Anniversary of COVID-19 Vaccinations
One year ago today, the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in California in a historic scientific breakthrough in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On the same day, Governor Gavin Newsom launched “Vaccinate All 58,” California’s campaign for a safe, fair and...
Additional Cal OES Resources, Personnel Strategically Prepositioned in Southern California as Strong Winter Storm Persists
As a strong winter storm persists statewide, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical resources including fire engines, dozers, aircraft, swift water rescue teams and IMT members in additional Southern...
SBA Offers Caldor Fire Survivors Disaster Assistance
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California businesses and residents affected by the Caldor Fire that occurred Aug. 14 – Oct. 21, 2021, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its...
UPDATED: Cal OES Expands Prepositioning of Resources, Personnel to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara Counties as Storm Intensifies
* The information in Spanish can be found at the end of the English version.* As heavy rain, snow and wind is intensifying statewide, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical resources including fire...
California Deploying Specialized Urban Search & Rescue Resources to Kentucky Amid Tornado Swarm
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Governor Gavin Newsom through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) approved the deployment of California-based Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Resources that are a part of...