News and updates from Cal OES
Deadline Approaching for SBA Disaster Loans for Property Damage Due to Oak Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property...
Cal OES Expands Prepositioning of Firefighting Resources, Personnel as Tropical Storm Arrives, Fire Conditions Worsen
As Tropical Storm Kay approaches the southern part of the state and extreme fire activity intensifies statewide, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical fire resources and personnel across the state....
California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to Mosquito Fire in El Dorado and Placer Counties
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Mosquito Fire burning in El Dorado...
Governor Newsom Proclaims State of Emergency in Riverside, El Dorado and Placer Counties Due to Fires
Amid continued dangerous fire weather, Governor Gavin Newsom today proclaimed a state of emergency for Riverside County due to the Fairview Fire and for El Dorado and Placer counties due to the Mosquito Fire. The Fairview Fire has burned more than 19,000 acres and...
Cal OES Deploys Mutual Aid Resources to Statewide Wildfires – September 8, 2022
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), in conjunction with state, local and federal partners, is coordinating the deployment of mutual aid resources in support of statewide wildfires. In Riverside County, the Fairview Fire ignited on...