News and updates from Cal OES
Cal OES Prepositions Firefighting Resources, Personnel in Five Northern California Counties in Response to Red Flag Warnings
With Red Flag Warnings issued throughout much of Northern California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical firefighting resources to include strike teams of fire engines, firefighters, hand crews,...
Defensible Space: Improve Your Home’s Chance of Surviving a Wildfire
Keep your property lean and green to help protect your family and home. Defensible space, coupled with home hardening, is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire. Defensible space is the buffer you create between a building on your property and...
Cal OES Kicked Off Its 5-Year Update Of The State Hazard Mitigation Plan
The goal of a safe and resilient California through hazard mitigation depends on the planning and actions of state partners across the state. California has initiated a five-year update of the State Hazard Mitigation Plan (SHMP), which consists of the state's hazard...
Resources for Californians Impacted by 2021 Wildfires
Even as wildfires continue to burn throughout the state, local, state and federal officials are coordinating to provide resources to affected Californians. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has put together the below available...
Mobile Registration Intake Center Open in Nevada County
SACRAMENTO – A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mobile Registration Intake Center will open in Grass Valley Friday, September 10, through Sunday, September 12, to serve River Fire survivors in Nevada County. The intake center is part of the ongoing response...