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Cal OES Director Secures Federal Grant to Assist Response Agencies Battling...

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Director Mark Ghilarducci today secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to...

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State Operations Center Activated in Support of Southern California Wildfires

SACRAMENTO – The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has activated the State Operations Center to provide assistance to the Thomas Fire and Creek Fire burning in Southern...

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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Los Angeles County Due to Creek...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Los Angeles County due to the effects of the Creek and Rye fires, which have threatened critical infrastructure,...

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Thomas Fire FMAG Now Includes Santa Barbara County

On 12/7/2017, the State of California submitted a request to add the portion of the THOMAS Fire burning in Santa Barbara County to the existing fire management assistance grant (FM-5224). The report on...

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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Santa Barbara County, Requests...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Barbara County due to the effects of the Thomas Fire, which has threatened homes and other structures and...

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INSIDE LOOK: Evacuation Orders Lifted in Santa Barbara, Repopulation Begins

While the Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster ongoing state and local recovery efforts for the Southern California wildfires awaits approval, Santa Barbara County has lifted all...

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2017 Year In Review

A Special Edition of Inside Look: Find out what made 2017 one for the record books in California. We take a look back at some of the biggest events and stories we covered throughout the year – from...

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President Declares Major Disaster for December Wildfires

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal, and local...

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Swiftwater Teams Deployed to SoCal for Mudslide Response Efforts

As flooding and mudslides swept away homes and prompted countywide rescues, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) quickly responded by deploying swiftwater teams and Urban...

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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Continue Expediting Recovery Efforts...

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to further assist recovery efforts in Southern California related to the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslides. The order helps ensure...

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California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Offers Tax Relief for...

Sacramento – The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is offering tax relief to those impacted by the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslides in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties....

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Amber Anderson: At Home with the Santa Barbara Mudslide

We sit down with Amber Anderson, an 18 year veteran firefighter, and 10 year veteran of the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. She’s a member of the Santa Barbara County Type-3 Incident Management...

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Cal OES Prepositions Swiftwater Team In Santa Barbara County As Storm Approaches

An incoming winter storm system arriving today in Santa Barbara County has increased the potential risk of mud and debris flows near the Thomas, Sherpa and Whittier fire burn areas. To bolster search...

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The Thomas Fire: Critical Public Information During California’s Historic...

From December 4th to December 22nd, 2017, the Thomas Fire cost more than 177 million dollars to fight, and forced the evacuation of more than 104 thousand people and had 8,500 firefighters from 22...

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Major Debris Removal Operations are Complete in Southern California

Today state, federal and local officials announced the completion of major debris removal operations on more than 640 parcels across Ventura and Santa Barbara counties associated with the Thomas Fire....

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CalRecycle Crews Complete Thomas Wildfire Cleanup

SACRAMENTO – Crews managed by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery have completed debris removal operations at 672 Ventura County properties destroyed by the Thomas Fire....

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PODCAST: CAL FIRE’s Mike Mohler Indicates Paradigm Shift in the Wind for...

  In this episode (# 57) we talk with Mike Mohler, Deputy Director of Communications for CAL FIRE. In his

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President Declares Major Disaster for December Wildfires

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from December 4, 2017 and continuing.

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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Continue Expediting Recovery Efforts...

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to further assist recovery efforts in Southern California related to

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Amber Anderson: At Home with the Santa Barbara Mudslide

We sit down with Amber Anderson, an 18 year veteran firefighter, and 10 year veteran of the Santa Barbara City

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