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Local Assistance Center to Support French Fire Survivors
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in partnership with local, state, and federal agencies will open a Local Assistance Center (LAC) to aid French Fire survivors in Kern County. The LAC will open in Wofford Heights on September 10-11. LACs...
Mobile Registration Intake Center Open in Placer County
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mobile Registration Intake Center will open in Auburn Thursday, September 9 and in Colfax Friday, September 10 through Saturday, September 11, to serve River Fire survivors in Placer County. The intake center is part of the...
Caldor Fire Smoke Outlook for September 2, 2021
Fire 210,259 acres, 25% contained. Yesterday, the SW winds continued to push the active fire edge to the east. Today the fire will get a break from high winds, but the hot and dry air mass above will remain through the weekend. Around noon the nighttime inversion will...
California Secures Presidential Emergency Declaration for Caldor Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced that, within hours of California’s request, the White House has approved a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to bolster the response to the Caldor Fire in El Dorado, Amador, Alpine and Placer...
Governor Newsom Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance for Caldor Fire
SACRAMENTO – Taking action to further support communities impacted by the Caldor Fire and proactively protect the Lake Tahoe region, Governor Gavin Newsom today requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to bolster the emergency...