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California Deploys Firefighting Personnel to Assist on Bootleg Fire in Oregon
Update July 10, 2021 The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services is sending two additional strike teams to Oregon to assist with the Bootleg Fire. The two strike teams consist of Type 3 engines from Anaheim, Fullerton, Laguna Beach, City of Orange, Long...
***UPDATED*** Statewide July Heat Wave Prompts Counties to Open Cooling Centers
After the hottest month of June on record in the United States and the National Weather Service issuing multiple Excessive Heat Warnings lasting through Monday, July 12, 2021, regions across California are bracing for another round of record-setting temperatures. The...
Butte County Local Highlight: 2020 Wildfires Debris Removal Update
FEATHER FALLS, CA – The remains of 1,080 of 1,100 homes and properties damaged in the North Complex Fire in Butte County have now been cleared of burned metal, concrete, ash, and contaminated soil. The nearly 1,100 properties are participating in California’s...
California Deploying Specialized Urban Search and Rescue Resources to Surfside, Florida
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...
A Comprehensive Look: Landmark COVID-19 Relief Program Great Plates Delivered Wraps Up Operations
As the coronavirus crisis eases here in California, the Great Plates Delivered Program will officially come to a close on July 9, 2021. This statewide project that supported both sequestered seniors and struggling food vendors during the pandemic achieved many...