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...
View ArticleState 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...
View ArticleGovernor 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,...
View ArticleThomas 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...
View ArticleGovernor 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...
View ArticleINSIDE 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...
View Article2017 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...
View ArticlePresident 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...
View ArticleSwiftwater 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...
View ArticleGovernor 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...
View ArticleCalifornia 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....
View ArticleAmber 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...
View ArticleCal 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleMajor 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....
View ArticleCalRecycle 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....
View ArticlePODCAST: 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
View ArticlePresident 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.
View ArticleGovernor 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
View ArticleAmber 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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