News and updates from Cal OES
California deploys search and rescue personnel to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
Continuing to use California's expertise to help communities across the world, today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of a highly trained Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team with unique international experience from Los Angeles to arrive in Jamaica as...
Cal OES Seeks Applications for State and Federal Grants to Boost Nonprofit and Faith Community Safety
SACRAMENTO -- The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is now accepting applications for two separate grant programs, one state and one federal, that each help nonprofits bolster their safety and security. Applications for the California State...
Celebrating our Staff – I am Cal OES Vanessa Faur, Cyber Threat Analyst at the California Cybersecurity Integration Center
Meet Vanessa Faur, Cyber Threat Analyst with Cal OES’s California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal CSIC), who actively works to reduce cyber-attacks and respond to threats when they happen. Cal-CSIC is the hub of the state government’s cybersecurity events,...
Governor Newsom predeploys firefighting resources Southern California ahead of dangerous fire weather
SACRAMENTO – With gusty, dry winds expected to develop in Southern California mid-week, Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the state’s first responders to take early, proactive steps to protect communities. In advance of the coming weather, the California...
Governor’s SAFE Task Force and local partners clear homeless encampments in Fresno and San Diego
What you need to know: Following successful recent actions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Anaheim, Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide State Action for Facilitation on Encampments (SAFE) Task Force today announced removing homeless encampments on state property in...