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Disaster Recovery Center to Open in Chester for Dixie Fire Survivors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), jointly operated by Plumas County, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will open in Chester on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The DRC will...
CSTI Celebrates 50 Years of Training California’s Emergency Responders
The California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) originated in 1971 when then California Governor Ronald Reagan and U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese authorized the creation of an institute to train military and police organizations in techniques to quell...
Governor Welcomes President Biden to California for Wildfire Briefing
MATHER – Governor Gavin Newsom today welcomed President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. as he arrived in California to survey damage from the Caldor Fire – now the 15th largest and the 16th most destructive wildfire in state history – and discuss his Administration’s response to...
20 Years of Change at Cal OES Since the September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks
On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and on United Airlines Flight 93, Mark Ghilarducci, Director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security...
Governor Newsom Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Support Caldor Fire Response and Recovery Efforts
SACRAMENTO – Working to bolster the state's response to the Caldor Fire, Governor Gavin Newsom today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to assist wildfire response and recovery efforts in El Dorado County. The request follows the Presidential...