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Nearly 100 Properties Cleared of Woolsey, Hill Fire Debris
Nearly 100 residential properties affected by the Woolsey and Hill fires have been cleared by state contractors of burned metal, concrete, chimneys, ash and other debris, officials with the Debris Removal Operations Center (DROC) in Calabasas reported today. To date,...
El Centro de Recuperación por Desastre de Chico pasará a ser un Centro de Préstamos por Desastre de SBA; el Centro de Recuperación por Desastre de Paradise se cerrará
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Los Centros de Recuperación por Desastre (DRC, por sus siglas en inglés) que actualmente operan el Estado de California y la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés), en Chico y Paradise, dejarán de funcionar...
Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Counties Across California Due to Winter Storms
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation to help communities respond to and recover from severe winter storms that have caused flooding, mudslides, erosion, power outages, and damage to critical infrastructure. The emergency proclamation —...
80 Properties Cleared as Woolsey, Hill Fire Debris Operations Continue
State contractors have removed structural debris generated by the Woolsey and Hill fires from 80 private properties in Los Angeles and Ventura counties whose owners are participating in the state’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program, officials with Debris Removal...
In Preparation for 2019 Wildfires, Cal OES Delivers 11 New Engines Into Mutual Aid System
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) last week transferred 11 new and improved fire engines to local fire departments. The new Type 1 engines are part of the Cal OES Fire Engine program and will replace aging fleet assigned to local...