Office of Emergency Services Archives

Bill That Would Set Up 988 Mental Health Emergency Number Introduced in Assembly

February 26, 2021 2:35 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:52 am

Earlier this week, a new bill that would set up “988” as a new emergency number for mental health crises in California, was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 988, authored by Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), would create the 988...

Gov. Newsom Announces 2 New Joint-FEMA Mass Vaccination Sites In California

February 3, 2021 2:30 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would be joining up with FEMA to create 2 new large-scale mass vaccination sites. At a press conference outside the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, Governor Newsom said that the sites chosen were...

CA Senate Domestic Terrorism Bill Authorizing Investigation into Right-Wing Groups

January 11, 2021 6:28 pmJanuary 13, 2021 6:14 am

On Monday, State Senators Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) and Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that they would soon be introducing a bill to have the state create special investigation units focusing on domestic terrorism. The as of yet unnumbered bill,...

Bill That Would Create New Wildfire Research And Development Office Introduced in Senate

January 8, 2021 3:12 pm

Thursday a bill that would establish an official wildfire prevention and suppression research and development office within the Office of Emergency Services was introduced to the Senate. Senate Bill 109, introduced by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) would have the new...

Federal Government Rejects California Wildfire Assistance Request

October 16, 2020 3:31 pm

On Thursday, the federal government rejected California’s major disaster declaration request to help recover from 6 wildfires that burned throughout the state last month. Last month, wildfires had once again erupted across California, killing over a dozen people in September...

Governor’s Office of Emergency Services

August 6, 2020 6:26 amAugust 7, 2020 11:08 am

The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) is found in the California Government Code, Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7, Article 5, Sections 8585 to 8589.7. OES is established in state government, within the Governor’s Office, pursuant to Gov’t Code...

California, CalFire Update Wildfire Emergency Plans To Meet COVID-19 Safety Standards

July 9, 2020 3:54 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced how wildfires and wildfire evacuation would be altered to meet COVID-19 guidelines while also making sure that the quality of wildfire fighting and rescue remain unabridged. New standards for evacuees and emergency workers New...