Latest news and updates from Cal OES
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...
More than 300 Site Assessments, 230 Asbestos Surveys Completed by State Contractors at Properties Affected by Woolsey, Hill Fires
State contractors have completed site assessments of 324 private properties that were destroyed in the Woolsey and Hill fires and whose owners have opted into the state’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program, officials at the Debris Removal Operations Center in...