A Proclamation of a State of Emergency SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency proclamation yesterday for Mono County due to the effects of the severe fire that started on February 6, 2015 burning thousands of acres, destroying over 40...
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Search and rescue volunteers from around California took part in a large scale training exercise called SAREX 2014. It took place in September at Skyline park in Napa. These volunteers dedicate their time, energy and money to help people get found. The Napa Valley...
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The very first emergency operations center (EOC) in the United States can be traced back to the military before the 1900s. These centers were originally created as part of the United States civil defense, built with the purpose of continuity of governments and...
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SACRAMENTO – With more mobile devices than Americans, emergency management personnel view these devices as important assets to alert people as soon as possible that their lives or property are seriously at risk. Cal OES is raising awareness about the Wireless...
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Cal OES and California Department of Technology lead Statewide Cybersecurity Task Force Meeting in the Bay Area Following a year of significant cyber breaches and hacks involving major companies like Target, Home Depot, Sony and others, the California Cybersecurity...
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