Latest news and updates from Cal OES
Cal OES Continues Prepositioning of Firefighting Resources, Personnel Statewide as Fire Activity Spreads
With extreme heat forecast through Friday and fire activity spreading, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical fire resources to include fire engines, water tenders, hand crews, dozers and dispatchers...
UPDATE: Local Assistance Center Will Now Open Monday, September 12 to Support Survivors of the Border 32 Fire in San Diego County
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), in partnership with local, state, and federal agencies, will open a Local Assistance Center (LAC) to aid Border 32 survivors in San Diego County. The LAC will open Monday, September 12. LACs are...
Cal OES Deploys Mutual Aid Resources to Statewide Wildfires – September 7, 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...
State Officials Sent Cell Phone Alerts to Protect Public Safety Amidst Ongoing Record Heat, Energy Grid Shortfalls
Alerts yielded immediate relief to California’s energy grid With extreme weather stretching California’s energy grid and threatening public health and safety, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services issued an emergency alert at 5:45 pm, asking residents...
As Record Heat Wave Intensifies, Governor Newsom Extends Emergency Response to Increase Energy Supplies and Reduce Demand
With triple-digit temperatures forecasted through Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom today extended emergency actions taken last week to bring more energy online and reduce demand on the grid during the record-setting heat wave across the western U.S. The prolonged heat...