Latest news and updates from Cal OES
Erosion Control Measures In Place for More than 300 Properties Cleared of Woolsey, Hill Fire Debris
State contractors have finished installing fiber rolls and applying a biodegradable, wood-based mulch to prevent erosion on 310 of the first 690 properties in Los Angeles and Ventura counties affected by the Woolsey and Hill fires and cleared of debris so far,...
More than 72 Percent of Properties Eligible for State Debris Removal Program Cleared of Woolsey, Hill Fire Debris
State contractors have cleared eligible debris from more than 72 percent of the properties affected by the Woolsey and Hill fires that are currently participating in the state’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program, officials with the Debris Removal Operations Center...
More than 200 Final Inspection Reports for Properties Affected by Woolsey Fire Submitted to Counties
State officials at the Debris Removal Operations Center (DROC) in Calabasas have submitted final inspection reports to local officials in Los Angeles and Ventura counties for 215 properties affected by the Woolsey and Hill fires that have completed the state’s...
Podcast #62: Dirty Bomb Exercise Ultimate Test for Urban Search and Rescue Teams
In this episode (#62) of All Hazards we talk with Orange County Fire Captain Richard Ventura. He’s a member of the California Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 5 and is the director of the Southern Wind RDD US&R Full Scale Exercise. That’s the topic of...
More than 300,000 Tons of Debris from Woolsey and Hill Fires Removed by State Contractors
State contractors have removed more than 300,000 tons of debris generated by the Woolsey and Hill fires from private properties in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since debris removal operations began on February 6, officials with the Debris Removal Operations Center...