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...
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. ...
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...
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...
Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci shares details on how the state is mitigating the rising number of COVID-19-related deaths. Watch the video below to find out more about the two new mutual aid plans being put in place to assist counties with the...