Video: Dixie Firefight Involves Multi Agency Coordination
As the 14th largest wildfire in state history, the #DixieFire has already burned more than 221,000 acres since igniting on July 13, California’s robust mutual-aid system is supporting local...
View ArticleRecovery in Action at Big Basin Redwoods One Year after CZU Complex Fire...
Big Basin Redwoods State Park has seen its share of nature’s cycle – growth, destruction, renewal. The year 2020 was a wildfire season that the park hadn’t seen in more than 100 years. The CZU Complex...
View ArticleSmoke and Sports Don’t Mix
Exertion, deep breathing, and wildfire smoke. They don’t go together. Learn about sports activities when there’s wildfire smoke. Friday Night Football may need to be benched. Links Air Now California...
View Article20 Years of Change at Cal OES Since the September 11, 2001 Terror Attacks
On the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and on United Airlines Flight 93, Mark Ghilarducci, Director of the California...
View ArticleWhat it Means When Cal OES Activates for Severe Weather
A lot of words get thrown around in the world of emergency response without thinking twice about who’s hearing it and what it means to them. But in the Cal OES world, there’s one word that affects just...
View ArticleCal OES State Operation Center (SOC) Winter Covid Surge Response Update 2022
We went to the source to give you an update on what the State Operations Center (SOC) is doing in response to the dramatic increase in positive Covid-19 infection rates. Mike Massone is the Cal OES...
View ArticleCybersecurity and Your Online Safety with Advice from Cal-CSIC Commander...
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), along with its California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC), is on the forefront of mitigating cyber threats. According to...
View ArticleSnow-Fed Rivers Make Summertime Swimming Dangerous, Deadly
The start of 2023 is shaping-up to be a tragic one for some outdoor enthusiasts, and their families. It’s only June and so far, at least 28 people in California have been swept away by strong river...
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