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CDPH, Cal OES Warn of the Dangers of Excessive Heat
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) are reminding everyone to stay cool and hydrated as temperatures across the state continue to climb. For the next several days, temperatures are expected...Warning: Undefined variable $caweb_first_video in /bitnami/wordpress/wp-content/themes/CAWeb-1.13.0/index.php on line 48
Inside Look: California’s Sleeping Giants
California is known for earthquakes, but did you know we are also home to eight active volcanoes and more than 500 volcanic vents? What is the likelihood of a volcano erupting in California? In this week’s Inside Look, we talk to the people monitoring California’s...
How And When To Use A Fire Extinguisher
Most fires start small. If the fire is contained to a single object, such as a trash can, you may want to try using a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. Realizing you only have a few seconds before the fire will triple in size, deciding on when and how to use...
Podcast #30: The Age of Massive Data Breaches
For this episode we are boiling down all the great information given to us by our Cal OES cyber security gurus who talk about some of things you and your agency/company can and should be doing to protect yourself from cybercrime. We talked to them last October, which...
Security at Large Arenas and Stadiums
Large arenas and stadiums pose many security challenges. This “Inside Look” edition examines what you can do to help authorities, and each other, stay safe. Links Cal OES Law Enforcement Cal OES Large Stadium Initiative
Podcast #29: What We’ve Learned from Our First Year of Podcasting Can Benefit You
In this episode of the All Hazards podcast Cal OES Deputy Director Kelly Huston takes over the mic and interviews host Shawn Boyd. At almost 30 episodes Mr. Huston thought this would be a good time to grill Mr. Boyd about what this foray into the podcasting world has...
Podcast #28: Going Nuclear with Cal OES’s Radiological Preparedness Unit
In this episode (28) we talk with Bill Potter, Senior Emergency Services Coordinator for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. He’s been with Cal OES for 15 years, all with the Radiological Preparedness Unit as lead for the Nuclear Power Plant...
Podcast #27: Knowing Before Feeling the Shake, Rattle and Roll of an Earthquake
This is Episode 27 and today’s is Earthquake Early Warning Deputy Director of Planning, Preparedness and Prevention, Tina Curry talks about Earthquake Early Warning. As the Deputy Director of Planning, Preparedness and Prevention, Tina Curry oversees the Cal OES...
Podcast #26: Tsunami Preparedness – Saving Lives and Protecting Property
Ryan Arba is the branch chief for the Cal OES Earthquake and Tsunami Program. In this episode, Ryan talks about the program, its federal partner NOAA and the focus of this year’s Tsunami Preparedness Week events. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency...
Podcast #26: Just Push Publish & Other Great Government Podcasting Advice From Ray Ortega
Ray Ortega is the host of The Podcasters’ Studio and Podcasters’ Roundtable … both shows are podcasts about podcasting. He launched his first podcast in 2007 which was called Produce Picker Podcast. In 2009, he created The Podcasters’ Studio to share what he had...
Cal OES PIOs Talk Disaster Experience, Relationships and More in Team Chat
What does a typical day on the job look like for Cal OES public information officer? Well, the answer to that is – there is no typical day. One thing you can count on is that it’s likely there won’t be a press release in draft mode; only for special occasions are...
Taylor-Made to Advocate for People with Access & Functional Needs
In this, the 23rd, episode we sit down with Luis “Vance” Taylor, who is the Chief of the Office of Access and Functional Needs at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. He is a person who has not let his limited mobility slow him down in his personal or...
Keeping the Deck “STAC-ed” Against Threats in California
This episode brings us to the topic of homeland security in California. The State Threat Assessment System (STAS) describes its mission as Protecting society through shared information and communication. It fosters a collaborative effort to enhance the reporting,...
FEMA’s Kelly Hudson: Facilitating Unity Between the States and the Feds
Kelly Hudson is an external affairs officers with FEMA, and is based in Region IX, Oakland, California. She’s worked for FEMA for 12 years, with ten of those in Region IX. In this episode (#21) she reflects on the many major disasters she’s worked and talks about the...
The Challenge is People, The Reward is People
This episode (#18) Cal OES Deputy Chief Paul Tassone sits down at the mic with us. Chief Tassone is going on his 34th year in law enforcement, and his 6th with Cal OES. His career began with a tour of duty in Air Force when he got out of high school. While in he...
Cal OES Cyber Guys’ Protection Advice for October as Cyber Security Awareness Month
From Left to Right in Photo: ELI OWEN, Deputy Commander, California State Threat Assessment Center THOR EDENS, California Cyber Security Integration Center MICHAEL CREWS, Cal OES Information Security Officer For this episode we brought three of California’s cyber...
Bringing Order to Chaos for 9/11, Katrina and Sandy
Imagine this situation — the first time you visit New York City it just happens to be on 9/11. The second time you visit is during Hurricane Sandy, and the third time, would you even go back? The man we’re going to talk to today experienced that string of disasters...
From WWII to the Northridge Earthquake: Retired LA Battalion Chief Remembers Moments of His Storied Career
Retired Los Angeles City Fire Battalion Chief Larry Schneider’s long and storied career began during World War II. He didn’t retire until 2007, just shy of his 80th birthday; he says he could have performed his job well for another five years but felt it...
Facing Disasters In California’s Coastal Region
Download this episode (right click and save) In this episode Cal OES Coastal Region Administrator talks about the merging of data science and technology and how emergency managers and responders get surprisingly effective help from free phone apps. She also talks...
Manage a Disaster Without a Playbook
Click here to subscribe to this podcast. Download this episode (right click and save) In this episode we sit down with Andrew Lockman, Tulare County Emergency Manager. Lockman has been on the front line in the drought battle, with California now enduring its...
Saving Fire Stations, Lives and Guitars After the Northridge Earthquake: Fire Chief Jim Hone
Download this episode (right click and save)In this episode retired fire chief Jim Hone reflects on the Northridge Earthquake and the challenges that kept hitting them, one after another. Whether it was the need to evacuate a major hospital, an incident command that...
Mona Lisa Bontty – A Comforting Smile Behind Disaster Response in SoCal
Download this episode (right click and save)Mona Lisa Bontty serves as the Southern Regional Administrator, which includes managing emergency management and response operations in a region that spans 11 Counties, nearly 65,000 miles and serves a population of over...
Overcoming Major Medical Challenges at Stadium Shelter for 2007 San Diego Fire Siege
Download this episode (right click and save) More than 350,000 households were evacuated at the height of the siege, meaning the evacuation could have included more than 900,000 people. Qualcomm Stadium, home of the NFL’s San Diego Chargers, became the evacuation...
The Erskine Fire: Beyond the Lines
Download this episode (right click and save)As of this publishing, crews continue to get a handle on the Erskine Fire in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County. But as they do there are still concerns and challenges facing them — hot, dry and windy weather;...
Chargers’ Stadium Became Home to Thousands of Fire Evacuees
Download this episode (right click and save)In late October 2007, Southern California experienced an unusually severe fire weather event characterized by intense, dry, gusty Santa Ana winds. This weather event drove a series of destructive wildfires that took a...
Jerry Haleva on The Dude & The Dictator
Download this episode (right click and save)Jerry was born Jerome Michael Haleva in May of 1946. He served as chief of staff for Senator Bill Campbell (namesake for the Cal OES HQ building) from 1975-1990. But he’s more recognizable as an actor in his comedic roles as...
Easter Quake Took Lives, Rattled Nerves, Challenged New Fire Chief
At 3:40 in the afternoon on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010, the Baja California earthquake struck, registering a 7.2 magnitude on the moment magnitude scale. It’s epicenter was 16 miles south of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. It’s said to have...
Sheriff James Mele: Big Role in a Small County
James Mele was elected as Tuolumne County Sheriff in 2006. He comes from a family of law enforcement professionals. His father spent 35 years with the LAPD. Mele is says while he’s a sheriff in a small county he still often finds himself in meetings with the governor,...