Latest news and updates from Cal OES
Additional Refrigerated Trailers Deployed: Inside Look at Sonoma County’s COVID-19 Decedent Storage Solution
As California continues to reel from the rise in COVID-19-related fatalities, the state secures additional refrigerated trailers to assist with storage. The video below provides more information about the Cal OES Law Enforcement Coroner Mutual Aid plan. ...
Direct Housing Program Helps North Complex Fire Survivors
In the weeks following the devastating wildfires that swept through California in 2020, FEMA approved a Direct Housing Program for eligible survivors in Butte County (DR-4558). Since then, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Individual...
Cal OES Hiring Communications Roles
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is growing our best-in-class communications team to better serve Californians during disasters. Cal OES prides itself on producing cutting-edge communications content that keeps Californians safe, turning...
State Prepares for Surge of COVID-19 Decedents, Working with Crematoriums and Embalmers
As California continues to reel from the rise in COVID-19-related fatalities, the state seeks new mitigating measures to address the backlog of decedents. Crematoriums in Southern California On January 17, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Projected ICU capacity remains below 15% in the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley...