News and updates from Cal OES
Watershed Hazard and Sediment Mitigation Underway Around Lake Berryessa, LNU Complex Fire Burn Scars
As rain falls across Northern California, crews from the California Conservation Corps are busy installing watershed hazard mitigation measures. Burn scars all over California are susceptible to debris flows when rain falls. However, those areas that have structural...
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 1,037,978 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed....
Wildfire Survivors Have One Month Left to Register for FEMA Aid
SACRAMENTO – Individuals and households with losses due to the wildfires in Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Sonoma counties have one month left to register for assistance from FEMA. The deadline is Dec....
Tree cutters clear the way for Camp Fire recovery
BUTTE COUNTY – Survivors of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history moved a step closer to recovery this week as state-managed crews began clearing dead and dying trees from the burn scar of the 2018 Camp Fire. As part of California’s...
Mobile Registration Intake Center Open in Lassen County
SACRAMENTO – A FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center opens in Susanville Tuesday, Nov. 17, for four days to serve Lassen County wildfire survivors. The intake center is part of the ongoing response and recovery mission for FEMA and the state of California to assist...