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Cal OES Expands Prepositioning of Firefighting and Rescue Resources, Personnel as Tropical Storm Kay Raises Flood Concerns
In advance of potential flash flooding from heavy rainfall and/or mud flows in burn scar areas resulting from Tropical Storm Kay, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned augmentation resources for rapid lifesaving response...
Cal OES Deploys Mutual Aid Resources to Statewide Wildfires – September 9, 2022
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), in conjunction with state, local and federal partners, is coordinating the deployment of mutual aid resources in support of statewide wildfires. In Riverside County, the Fairview Fire ignited on...
As Record Heat Wave Continues, Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Protect Californians from Extreme Heat
As the record-setting heat wave across the western U.S. continues, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed legislation to help protect Californians from more frequent and severe heat waves driven by climate change. The legislation builds on...
Se Acerca la Fecha Límite para solicitar Préstamos de Desastres de la SBA por Daños a la Propiedad Causados por el Incendio Oak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Tanya N. Garfield, Directora del Centro de Desastres del Oeste (Disaster Field Operations Center-West) de la Administración Federal de Pequeños Negocios (SBA por sus siglas en inglés), les recordó hoy a los pequeños negocios y residentes en el...
Deadline Approaching for SBA Disaster Loans for Property Damage Due to Oak Fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, 2022, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property...