Latest news and updates from Cal OES

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...

SBA Tops $350 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced today that SBA has approved $351.7 million in federal disaster loans for California businesses and residents impacted by...

U.S. EPA and California DTSC near completion of Camp Fire household hazardous waste removal operations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) have cleared household hazardous waste from more than 99 percent of properties in the Town of Paradise and Butte County as part of the Camp Fire...