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Cal OES Prepositions Firefighting Resources and Personnel in Six Southern California Counties Amid Persistent Red Flag Conditions
In preparation of dangerous fire weather conditions continuing across Southern California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical fire resources to include strike teams of fire engines, firefighters,...
California’s Law Enforcement Coordination in Advance of Presidential Inauguration
In preparation for the Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, the Cal OES Law Enforcement Operations Center (LEOC) is actively coordinating with state and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety leading up to and during the event....
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Projected ICU capacity remains below 15% in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley...
State Recovery Operations Launch New Online Tool: Debris Dashboard to Track Wildfire Cleanup Progress
SACRAMENTO – As property owners begin the process of recovering after last year's wildfires, there are programs and resources available to help get them back on track. One of those is the State’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program led by the California Governor’s...
Plans in Place to Assist Counties Statewide With Rising Number of COVID-19 Decedents (UPDATED)
By now, all of us have become familiar with the host of negative effects and unfortunate outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. But, perhaps, none of those outcomes is more difficult to mitigate or reverse than the surge in fatalities that is inevitably...