In this episode we sit down with Cal OES Deputy Director, Recovery, Ryan Buras. Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Mr. Buras in June, 2019 (just in time for the year of disasters, 2020) to head our Recovery directorate due, in part, to his experience with disaster recovery efforts in the US and American territories.
Buras has been director of the National Qualification System in the National Integration Center at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, since 2017, where he has served in several positions since 2005, including senior advisor in the Office of Recovery Public Assistance and acting executive officer of the Office of Response and Recovery.
Ryan Buras in Puerto Rico for Hurricane Recovery
Ryan Buras and Dena Wilson Discuss Recovery Mission
Ryan Buras and Mark Ghilarducci; Glass Fire Recovery
SBA Disaster Loans Fact Sheets (downloadable)
For wildfires occurring in the California counties of: Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou & Sonoma
For wildfires occurring in the California counties of: Butte, Lake, Lassen, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity, Tulare & Yolo
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