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Details Matter When Filing a FEMA Appeal
SACRAMENTO – Survivors who registered with FEMA for federal assistance due to one of California’s two 2020 wildfire disaster declarations receive letters containing the agency’s response to their application and the reason for that determination. If you have any...
Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Mono County Due to Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an emergency proclamation for Mono County due to the effects of the Mountain View Fire, which has burned over 20,000 acres and resulted in at least one fatality, forced the evacuation of residents and is threatening...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 1,047,789 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed....
Mobile Registration Intake Center Visits Shasta County
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center is open this weekend in Shasta County to serve wildfire survivors. The intake center is part of the ongoing response and recovery mission for FEMA and the state of California to assist survivors with...
Watershed Hazard and Sediment Mitigation Underway Around Lake Berryessa, LNU Complex Fire Burn Scars
As rain falls across Northern California, crews from the California Conservation Corps are busy installing watershed hazard mitigation measures. Burn scars all over California are susceptible to debris flows when rain falls. However, those areas that have structural...