by Monica Vargas | Jan 26, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
California hospitals continue to see the effects of the COVID-19 virus, especially its impacts on hospital beds. To address hospital bed shortages, Alternate Care Sites and Residential Alternate Care Sites serve to add capacity to existing systems. The strategically...
by Alyson Hanner | Jan 26, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Based on learnings from the 10-Day Vaccine Challenge, the Newsom Administration detailed a series of vaccine delivery system changes to focus each sector of the health care system on their core competencies and expedite vaccine administration. The vaccine...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 26, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Updated: Jan. 27, 2021 In preparation for significant rainfall forecasted in areas of recent burn-scarred hillsides statewide, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) continues to work with local public safety agencies to coordinate and deploy the...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 25, 2021 | Allied Agency News
Las Condiciones están Mejorando en Todo el Estado, lo que Permite que la Mayoría de los Condados Regresen al Nivel más Estricto (Morado) del Plan para una Economía más Segura Con la Pandemia Lejos de Terminar, los Californianos deben usar Mascarillas, Limitar Juntarse...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 25, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19. CDPH ended the Regional Stay at Home Order, lifting the order for all regions statewide, including the three regions that had still been under the...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 25, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has resulted in oxygen supply issues which has affected hospitals in the state. As a result of the surge of cases, there has been an increase in demand driven by COVID-19 patients, putting a huge stress on the...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 25, 2021 | Governor Press Releases
California has tripled and sustained its pace of administering the COVID-19 vaccine State identified need to simplify vaccine eligibility framework, standardize vaccine information and data and administer available supply as quickly as possible Vaccine Team directed...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 25, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s...
by Alyson Hanner | Jan 25, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today ended the Regional Stay at Home Order, lifting the order for all regions statewide, including the three regions that had still been under the order – San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area, and...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 22, 2021 | Allied Agency News, en Español
SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) publicó las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. La capacidad proyectada de la UCI...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 22, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Projected ICU capacity remains below 15% in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley...
by Alyson Hanner | Jan 22, 2021 | All
As California continues to reel from the rise in COVID-19-related fatalities, the state secures additional refrigerated trailers to assist with storage. The video below provides more information about the Cal OES Law Enforcement Coroner Mutual Aid plan. ...
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | Jan 22, 2021 | All
In the weeks following the devastating wildfires that swept through California in 2020, FEMA approved a Direct Housing Program for eligible survivors in Butte County (DR-4558). Since then, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Individual...
by Diana Crofts-Pelayo | Jan 21, 2021 | All
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 Alyson Hanner | Jan 21, 2021 | All
As California continues to reel from the rise in COVID-19-related fatalities, the state seeks new mitigating measures to address the backlog of decedents. Crematoriums in Southern California On January 17, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 21, 2021 | All
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Projected ICU capacity remains below 15% in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 20, 2021 | Allied Agency News, en Español
SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) publicó las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. La capacidad proyectada de la UCI...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 20, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Projected ICU capacity remains below 15% in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 20, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 20, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
As dangerous fire weather conditions continue throughout Southern 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,...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 19, 2021 | Podcast
In this episode of All Hazards, he’s THE public information officer for his fire department. No, not a small hamlet in rural California. San Francisco, California. Can you believe this legendary fire department has one person handling public information request, media...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 19, 2021 | Allied Agency News, en Español
SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) publicó las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. La capacidad proyectada de la UCI...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 19, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Projected ICU capacity remains below 15% in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 19, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 19, 2021 | All
In preparation of dangerous fire weather conditions continuing across Southern 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,...
by Alyson Hanner | Jan 16, 2021 | All
In preparation for the Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, the Cal OES Law Enforcement Operations Center (LEOC) is actively coordinating with state and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety leading up to and during the event....
by Monica Vargas | Jan 15, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Projected ICU capacity remains below 15% in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley...
by Alyson Hanner | Jan 15, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – As property owners begin the process of recovering after last year’s wildfires, there are programs and resources available to help get them back on track. One of those is the State’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program led by the California...
by Alyson Hanner | Jan 15, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
By now, all of us have become familiar with the host of negative effects and unfortunate outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. But, perhaps, none of those outcomes is more difficult to mitigate or reverse than the surge in fatalities that is inevitably...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 14, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. CDPH will update the Regional Stay at Home metrics for each region twice a...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 14, 2021 | Governor Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Taking proactive measures to protect public safety at the State Capitol and across California, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a series of actions to bolster security in advance of the presidential inauguration. “In light of events in our nation’s...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 14, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
As the COVID-19 virus continues to cause statewide impacts, California agencies are expanding efforts to address hospital bed shortages by adding capacity to existing systems. To augment surge capacity, Alternate Care Sites were stood up earlier last year in...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 14, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Health and Human Services Agency – today announced the deployment of additional medical personnel to healthcare facilities statewide. In total, 2,580 medical personnel...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 14, 2021 | All
In preparation of dangerous fire weather conditions continuing across Southern 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,...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 13, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) publicó las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. Según las proyecciones de la UCI de...
by Robb Mayberry | Jan 13, 2021 | All
Cal OES continues its mission alongside partner agencies to support local communities by providing critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The graphic below shows the inventory of all critical supplies and what has been...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 13, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Beginning today, CDPH will update the Regional Stay at Home metrics for each...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 13, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Health and Human Services Agency – today announced the deployment of additional medical personnel to healthcare facilities statewide. In total, 2,048 medical personnel...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 13, 2021 | Allied Agency News
New Tool to Notify People of Vaccine Eligibility to Launch Next Week SACRAMENTO – In order to increase the pace of COVID-19 vaccine distribution to those at greatest risk, the state is prioritizing individuals 65 and older to receive the vaccine as demand subsides...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 12, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – The following may be attributed to CHP Commissioner Amanda Ray, Cal OES Director and Homeland Security Advisor Mark Ghilarducci and California National Guard Adjutant General David Baldwin: Following the events that unfolded in our nation’s capital last...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 12, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on four-week ICU projections, the Greater Sacramento region can...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 12, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) anunció las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. Según los datos de la UCI, cuatro...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 12, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – In an effort to help decompress California’s healthcare delivery system during the statewide surge in COVID-19 cases, Alternate Care Sites and Residential Alternate Care Sites are being established across California. The Residential Alternate Care Sites,...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 11, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 11, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California small nonfarm businesses of the deadline dates to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury....
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 11, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Health and Human Services Agency – today announced the deployment of additional medical personnel to healthcare facilities statewide. In total, nearly 1,900 medical...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 10, 2021 | Video Packages
It’s been three years since short but intense rainfall created the mudslides and debris flows that devastated Montecito in Santa Barbara. Here’s a short yet poignant look back at that event that happened on January 9, 2018. ...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 8, 2021 | All
Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, gives front line health workers, public servants, teachers and so many other essential workers the ability to safely care for those stricken with COVID19 and carry on activity important to daily life. These items include, but are...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 8, 2021 | All
Three years ago, a series of mudflows roared down the hillsides of the Santa Ynez mountains and through the small town of Montecito, igniting frantic recovery efforts and paralyzing Santa Barbara County. As the Thomas Fire, which at the time was the largest wildfire...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 8, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Health and Human Services Agency – today announced the deployment of additional medical personnel to healthcare facilities statewide. In total, nearly 1,800 medical...
