by Shawn Boyd | Jun 3, 2021 | All
As California continues to recover from the historic 2020 fire season, and faces continued severe fire threat and extreme drought conditions in 2021, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is deploying new resources to protect California communities and...
by Brittani Peterson | Jun 3, 2021 | All
Rip currents are the cause of more than 80 percent of the rescue’s lifeguards perform on beaches each year. A rip current is a narrow, fast-moving channel of water that starts near the beach and extends offshore through the line of breaking waves. It’s often difficult...
by Ellie Mirmazaheri | Jun 2, 2021 | Governor Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring June 2021, as “LGBTQ Pride Month” in the State of California. A copy of the proclamation can be found here and the text is below: PROCLAMATION As we celebrate and declare June as...
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | Jun 2, 2021 | All
Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 May Budget Revision continues the state’s efforts to prioritize investments to strengthen California’s emergency capacity and capabilities to respond to increasingly complex disasters, security threats, and emergencies. Under the...
by Alyson Hanner | May 27, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom this week announced the following appointments: Elijah “Eli” E. Owen, 40, of Sacramento, has been appointed Assistant Director of Recovery Operations at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he has served as Commander of...
by Monica Ruvalcaba | May 27, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
$116.5 million vaccine incentive program – the biggest in the nation – to boost vaccinations as California prepares to fully reopen the economy June 15 $100 million in $50 prepaid or grocery cards for the next two million newly vaccinated people; $16.5 million in cash...
by Brittani Peterson | May 27, 2021 | All
The United States confirmed their first case of coronavirus (Covid-19) on January 21, 2020. Ten days later California reported their first case in Santa Clara county. By March 19, 2020, California had 675 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths. With cases and deaths...
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | May 24, 2021 | Governor Press Releases
MCCLELLAN PARK – At McClellan Air Force Base today, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the recent addition of six CAL FIRE HAWK helicopters to CAL FIRE’s fleet and discussed his proposed $2 billion investment in combating wildfires and emergency preparedness – the...
by Monica Ruvalcaba | May 24, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases, en Español
¿Está tu familia preparada para un incendio forestal? Es importante armar un plan para tu familia y comunidad antes de la temporada de incendios forestales. La amenaza de incendios forestales en California es casi todo el año. El último informe de la organización que...
by Alicia de la Garza | May 24, 2021 | All
With more than 500 active faults in the state of California, chances are you live in an area at risk for an earthquake. While most earthquakes are small in magnitude and cause little or no damage, California experiences more than 100 quakes per day. It is important to...
by Alyson Hanner | May 20, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to assist communities recovering from devastating wildfires last year. The order extends the state’s prohibition on price gouging for the following counties impacted by wildfires in August and...
by Brittani Peterson | May 20, 2021 | All
Disasters can happen in California at any moment. Living in a state with the potential for wildfires, earthquakes, mudslides, flooding, tsunamis and more, it’s important to consider which disaster could potentially affect your area. Making a plan and preparing...
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | May 19, 2021 | All
2020 Statewide Wildfires Debris Removal Update: Over 80 percent of properties have completed the debris clean up stage SACRAMENTO – The remains of 2020 wildfire survivors’ homes and property — burned metal, concrete, ash and contaminated soil — have now...
by Brittani Peterson | May 19, 2021 | All
As California continues to deal extreme weather events, everyone living in our state should take steps now to prepare themselves and their families for events like a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), rolling blackouts and extreme weather events. Such events may...
by Shawn Boyd | May 17, 2021 | All
Following some of the most destructive and costly fire seasons in California history, your role in fire preparedness and the importance of defensible space have never been more clear. You’ve heard the term “defensible space,” but what does that really mean? We’ll cut...
by Alyson Hanner | May 14, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
Ahead of peak fire season, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) this week announced the transfer of five new Type VI engines to local fire jurisdictions as part of the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System. The Type VI engines were...
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | May 14, 2021 | All
Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 May Budget Revision continues the state’s efforts to prioritize investments to strengthen California’s emergency capacity and capabilities to respond to increasingly complex disasters, security threats, and emergencies. At a time when...
by Jonathan Gudel | May 14, 2021 | Allied Agency News
FEMA is accepting applications for funeral assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses. As of Monday, May 10, the agency has received more than 172,500 applications, approved more than 2,200 of those applications, and distributed more than $15.5 million. In...
by Shawn Boyd | May 13, 2021 | All
Simpler times and humble beginnings – the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) started as a department called the State War Council in 1943. With an increasing emphasis on emergency management, it officially became OES in 1970. Three decades...
by Jonathan Gudel | May 10, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Governor Gavin Newsom today significantly expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to include Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed counties where accelerated action is needed to protect public health, safety and the...
by Alyson Hanner | May 10, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) kicked off the month of May by marking a major milestone – finding dozens of wildfire survivors a place to live. Working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cal OES...
by Jonathan Gudel | May 10, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
As fire weather conditions persist throughout Northern California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical fire resources to include strike teams of fire engines, firefighters, hand crews, water...
by Alyson Hanner | May 7, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
Following a successful 12-week mission to expand the rate of vaccinations in California in an efficient, effective and equitable manner, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) will conclude its works at the Community Vaccination Clinic (CVC)...
by Shawn Boyd | May 7, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Public can Download Free MyShake app for Earthquake Warnings SACRAMENTO – Last night at 9:30 p.m. a 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered near Truckee, Calif. rattled local residents and was felt as far away as Sacramento. Earthquake warnings were issued by the MyShake...
by Ellie Mirmazaheri | May 7, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is in the process of developing a program to better protect the homes of Californians who live in areas most vulnerable to wildfire. New Law Known as the Home Hardening Program, the financial assistance...
by Jonathan Gudel | May 6, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), in partnership with Listos California and the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC), today announced the unveiling of a new disaster preparedness trailer and toolkit in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cal...
by Ellie Mirmazaheri | May 6, 2021 | All
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small nonfarm businesses in Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses...
by Ellie Mirmazaheri | May 4, 2021 | Governor Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of initiatives building on the state’s work to vaccinate California’s hard-to-reach communities against COVID-19, address vaccine hesitancy and drive innovative efforts in the communities hardest hit by the...
by Alicia de la Garza | May 2, 2021 | All
A lightning strike, an unattended campfire, or an improperly disposed cigarette are just a few of the ways a major wildfire can begin. Last year, California experienced one of the worst wildfire seasons in modern history, with more than 9,000 fires burning nearly 4.2...
by Ellie Mirmazaheri | Apr 30, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
Is your family prepared to react to a wildfire? Beginning Saturday, is your annual opportunity to put your plan together for your family and your community in advance of wildfire season. As part of National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, Saturday, May 1, is a...
by Alyson Hanner | Apr 30, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
As the state gears up for the 2021 wildfire season, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) continues its mission to support local fire agencies by assigning them fire resources to respond to emergencies and disasters. Recently, Cal OES...
by Bryan May | Apr 28, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is growing our best-in-class communications team to better serve Californians during disasters. Cal OES prides itself on producing cutting-edge communications content that keeps Californians safe, turning...
by Jonathan Gudel | Apr 27, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will send lifesaving oxygen equipment to India as that country faces a devastating and fast-spreading surge of COVID-19 cases. “When communities across the world need help, California steps up. As we...
by Jonathan Gudel | Apr 26, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – As part of the ongoing effort to protect Californians from fraud and ensure the integrity of the state unemployment system, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in partnership with California Department of Corrections and...
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | Apr 23, 2021 | All
SACRAMENTO — In another important milestone in helping Californians rebuild and recover, the state announced today that it has cleared eligible debris from more than 70 percent of eligible properties throughout California affected by last year’s wildfires....
by Alyson Hanner | Apr 23, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
Today, the Town of Paradise reclaimed a treasured community space and took a major step forward in rebuilding its community more than two years after the Camp Fire tore through the area. Survivors of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 21, 2021 | All, Video Packages
California First Responders jump into hands-on training for the first time since the Covid19 Pandemic. Sentinel Response 2021 wrapped this past weekend at Concord Naval Weapons Station. See what it’s all about and how local, state, federal governments, along with the...
by Alyson Hanner | Apr 21, 2021 | Allied Agency News
Regional state of emergency proclaimed for Russian River Watershed to protect communities and reduce environmental impacts UKIAH – With much of the West experiencing drought conditions and California squarely in a second consecutive dry year, Governor Gavin Newson...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 20, 2021 | Podcast
In the words of our guest for this episode, “Table top is one thing. Getting your knuckles dirty is another.” Cal OES Assistant Fire Joe Gear takes a few minutes to sit down and talk with us about his role as incident commander, and that of Cal OES’s role, as well as...
by Alyson Hanner | Apr 16, 2021 | Allied Agency News
Members of the international music sensation roll up their sleeves to encourage others to do the same Members of the legendary band Los Tigres del Norte are among the latest who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. In this new public service video, they join more...
by Monica Ruvalcaba | Apr 16, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
In total, more than 38,000 vaccine doses provided to faith-based organizations 13 pop-up clinics have opened in April to date, additional sites opening every weekend A day after expanding vaccine eligibility, California today achieved a new milestone with 50 percent...
by Jonathan Gudel | Apr 15, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
As announced by Governor Gavin Newsom last month, all Californians aged 16 and older are eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting today, April 15. This expansion of eligibility comes as the state reaches major milestones in its vaccine rollout: nearly half of all...
by Alyson Hanner | Apr 13, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Public health officials operating the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Oakland RingCentral Coliseum expect no appointment cancellations or loss of appointment capacity in the coming weeks due to the statewide pause in use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine....
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | Apr 13, 2021 | All
Sites transition to local partners SACRAMENTO – Today, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released final demographic data report on the populations who were served during the eight-week state/federal...
by Alyson Hanner | Apr 13, 2021 | Allied Agency News
Governor and legislative leaders tour fuels management project that helped protect a Butte County community from last year’s North Complex Fire Early action funding invests in wildfire resilience projects including forest management, fuel breaks, and hardening...
by Alyson Hanner | Apr 12, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO — On Feb. 3, the Biden-Harris Administration and California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an eight-week federal pilot project to establish Community Vaccination Centers (CVCs) in Oakland and Los Angeles — the first state-run, federally supported centers...
by Monica Ruvalcaba | Apr 12, 2021 | All, Allied Agency News
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now accepting applications for funeral assistance and reimbursement through its COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Helpline. Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 9, 2021 | All, Video Packages
THANK YOU to All Partners, which include: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) Department of Defense (DOD) US Northern Command US Army North Task...
by Ellie Mirmazaheri | Apr 8, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
On behalf of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) we would like to thank the public for the outpouring of interest today for vaccination appointments at the Community Vaccination Center at Cal State LA....
by Ellie Mirmazaheri | Apr 8, 2021 | Governor Press Releases
SACRAMENTO– Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) announced a $536 million funding plan to help improve California’s resilience to wildfires. They released the following...
