Top-3 Cal OES News Items for the Week Ending October 2, 2020
Blink and you might miss it. This week's Top-3 news items for the week ending Oct. 2, 2020.
For Wildfire Survivors, an SBA Disaster loan can be critical to recovery
SACRAMENTO –The amount some wildfire survivors receive from insurance, grants and other sources may come up short for repairing or rebuilding their business or home to its pre-disaster condition. A disaster loan may fill this critical gap. The U.S....
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Announces “Don’t Get Caught Off Guard” Earthquake Warning Education and Preparedness Campaign
SACRAMENTO -- The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) announced today the launch of a public awareness campaign to educate all California residents about California's innovative earthquake warning system -- Earthquake...
Unseasonable heat wave spurs call for statewide energy conservation
FOLSOM, Calif. – The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. today, to prepare for possible energy shortages due to an unusually warm...
State Officials Announce Equity Metric to More Effectively Fight COVID-19
Metric Increases Focus on Preventing the Spread Among Disproportionately Impacted Californians The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released the details regarding a health equity metric to help guide counties in their continuing...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 810,625 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
SBA Amends Disaster Declaration for California
Disaster Assistance Now Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in Two Additional Counties SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Nevada and Santa Clara...
Firefighters Depart Sacramento for Texas After Two Week Deployment, More Arrive to Battle Wildfires
165 firefighters from the state of Texas left Sacramento from the airport this morning, while their home state replacements arrived. The first group had just spent the last two weeks working alongside California firefighters battling the Creek...
Governor Newsom Announces Appointments for Assistant Director of Response North, Critical Infrastructure Protection Positions
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Nathan DiPillo, 44, of Loomis, has been appointed Critical Infrastructure Protection Analyst at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. DiPillo has...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 807,425 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
New Materials and Audio Files for Farmworkers Featuring COVID-19 and Disaster Preparedness
Written materials in Spanish and audio files in Indigenous Languages, Punjabi, Hmong and Spanish now available In the midst of active wildfires and a global pandemic, a collaborative effort between several state agencies and community-based...
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Other Crime and Abuse
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed several bills to enhance protections for survivors of crime and abuse, including measures that establish an amnesty clause protecting survivors and witnesses of sexual assault,...
Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Napa, Sonoma and Shasta Counties, Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Bolster Response to Fires Across State
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an emergency proclamation for the counties of Napa, Sonoma and Shasta due to the Glass and Zogg fires, which have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed homes and critical infrastructure and...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 805,263 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
California Secures Fire Management Assistance Grant for Response Agencies Battling Zogg Fire Burning in Shasta County
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Zogg Fire...