News and updates from Cal OES
Take Steps Now to Be Prepared: Wildfire Preparedness
As the state’s lead emergency management agency, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has experienced in the past five years some of the most challenging times for emergency managers, including an unprecedented number of emergencies and...
Pack a Go-Bag Now to Reduce Stress If Evacuated
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) encourages all Californians to start preparing now to reduce the stress caused by an emergency. “Disasters happen somewhere in California every day. The time to get prepared is before one happens to...
Cal OES Awards Over $13 Million in Grants to Help Prevent Sexual and Domestic Violence
These funds will ensure prevention programs are more accessible SACRAMENTO – As part of a continued effort to provide support to sexual and domestic violence survivors statewide, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) today announced more...
Cal OES Announces $20 Million in Grants to Protect and Empower Survivors of Human Trafficking
Funding will allow expansion of support services available statewide SACRAMENTO – In an effort to continue providing services to Californians who have experienced human trafficking, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) today announced $20...
PODCAST #95: Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci Remembers His Role in OKC Bombing Emergency Response on this 27-Year Anniversary
On April 19, 1995, a yellow moving truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building; at 9:02 AM, it exploded. The death and devastation it left in its wake was like nothing ever seen in the U.S. The blast killed 168 people and injured more than 600...