News and updates from Cal OES
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 757,778 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
Butte County Added to Federal Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance
In response to the ongoing North Complex Fire, Butte County has been added to a list of California counties approved for assistance to individuals and households as part of the Major Disaster Declaration, which President Donald J. Trump initially granted on August 22,...
California Secures Two FMAGs to Assist Agencies Battling SQF Complex in Tulare County, Bobcat Fire in Los Angeles County
Today, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) secured two Fire Management Assistance Grants (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These grants help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the SQF Complex...
FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center Opens in Sonoma County
SACRAMENTO, Calif.– A FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center to serve wildfire survivors in Sonoma County opened Friday, September 11, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. It is located at the Sonoma County Office of Education, 5340 Skylane Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. The Mobile...
Governor Gavin Newsom Surveys North Complex Fire in Midst of Climate Crisis
In just two years, Butte County has suffered two of the deadliest wildfires in CA history Governor Newsom: We are in the midst of an existential climate crisis OROVILLE – Governor Gavin Newsom joined CALFIRE leadership in surveying recently burned areas of the North...