Don’t Be THAT Neighbor: Firework Rules & Restrictions
After a year off from professional Fourth of July celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, holiday traditions big and small will return to California neighborhoods this year. Fireworks go on sale in California on June 28, and nearly 300...
***UPDATE*** Cal OES Extends Prepositioned Firefighting Resources and Personnel in Santa Barbara County
As fire weather conditions remain in Santa Barbara County, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has extended the prepositioned critical fire resources in that area. The prepositioned fire resources include: Santa Barbara...
California to Send Additional COVID-19 Supplies to South Asian Countries
Editor's Note: This information has been updated as of June 4, 2021 SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) announced the state has sent additional Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to South Asian...
Cal OES Prepositions Firefighting Resources and Personnel in Three Southern California Counties as Red Flag Conditions Remain in Effect
As fire weather conditions remain in 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,...
Cal OES Expands Prepositioned Firefighting Resources and Personnel in Three Southern California Counties as Red Flag Conditions Persist
As fire weather conditions persist in 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,...
Cal OES Prepositions Firefighting Resources and Personnel in Santa Barbara County Ahead of Red Flag Conditions
As fire weather conditions increase in 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,...
Clearing the Way for Recovery: Statewide Debris Removal Reaches 90% Completion
SACRAMENTO – The remains of 2020 wildfire survivors’ homes and property -- burned metal, concrete, ash, and contaminated soil -- have now been cleared from over 90 percent of the properties enrolled in California’s Statewide Consolidated Debris...
Governor Newsom Announces Two Appointments for Assistant Director of Recovery Operations, State Threat Assessment Center Supervisor Positions
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...
Governor Newsom Announces Historic “Vax for the Win” Program to Get More Californians Vaccinated by June 15
$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;...
¡Prepárate para los incendios forestales!
¿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...
State Poised for 2021 Wildfire Season, Cal OES Delivers Five New Engines to Local Fire Agencies
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...
Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed Counties
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,...
Cal OES Direct Housing Program Reaches Milestone: Secures Housing For Wildfire Survivors In Butte And Siskiyou Counties
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),...
Cal OES Prepositions Firefighting Resources and Personnel in Three Northern California Counties Amid Persistent Red Flag Conditions
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...
Oakland Coliseum Community Vaccination Clinic (CVC) Transitions to Alameda County Following Cal OES Demobilization
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...
The All Hazards podcast is hosted by public information officer Shawn Boyd who himself is a former television news journalist with 20 years of reporting, anchoring and producing under his belt.Listen & Subscribe
