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California Joins Partnership Encouraging Young Women to Explore Careers in Cybersecurity
SACRAMENTO – As more threats to California move to the online world, preparing and cultivating highly skilled professionals to lead cybersecurity efforts has become a major focus for California. Today, Homeland Security Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom and Director of...
32 Properties Affected by Woolsey, Hill Fires Cleared of Structural Debris by State Contractors
Even though steady rains in Southern California today are preventing state contractors from conducting debris removal operations on properties in the Woolsey and Hill burn areas, officials with the Debris Removal Operations Center (DROC) in Calabasas report that...
Cal OES Fire & Rescue Branch Welcomes 10,000 Pieces of Appreciation
After more than 20 years in the fire service, Cal OES Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Pete Mercado thought he’d seen it all. That would all change the day he came face-to-face with a handcrafted replica of the Cal OES Fire and Rescue patch logo made out of 10,000 LEGO...
Cal OES Pre-Positions Critical Fire and Rescue Public Safety Resources Ahead of Strong Winter Storm
In preparation for significant rainfall forecasted throughout the state, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) continues to work with local public safety agencies to coordinate and deploy the strategic pre-positioning of specialized fire, rescue and...
SBA Supera los $350 Millones en Préstamos de Desastres Aprobados
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Tanya N. Garfield, Directora del Centro Oeste de Operaciones de Terreno para Desastres (Disaster Field Operations Center-West) de la Administración Federal de Pequeños Negocios (SBA por sus siglas en inglés), anunció el día de hoy que SBA ha...