Office of Emergency Services Archives

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...

Assembly Approves Bill Giving Special Needs Input, More Arrangement Time For Emergency Planning

June 10, 2020 9:05 pm

On Monday, a bill that would give the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) more time to complete after-action reports and get greater special needs community input for emergency recovery plans in reports was passed by the Assembly. Assembly Bill...

CNN, California Falsely Claim that 1,255 Elon Musk Provided Ventilators Never Reached Hospitals

April 16, 2020 5:10 pmApril 17, 2020 2:22 pm

Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk was accused of not delivering promised ventilators to hospitals across California by CNN and state officials Thursday, prompting Musk to provide clear evidence that hospitals received them over a week ago. Musk’s ventilator donation...

Seven Bay Area Counties in Lockdown Under ‘Unprecedented’ Shelter-in-Place Order Over Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 7:26 amMarch 20, 2020 7:54 am

‘A bad flu season is 80,000 dead. We’ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year; we have 100 from corona.’ Seven Bay Area counties announced Monday unprecedented shelter-in-place restrictions, confining millions of residents to their homes for three...

Coronavirus Update: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Directs All Bars, Brew Pubs and Wineries to Close, Tells Those Over 65 to Stay Home

March 15, 2020 4:11 pmMarch 15, 2020 9:14 pm

How is the governor targeting some industries for closure and not others which also serve the public? California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a Sunday afternoon press conference and issued new directions to the state’s residents due to coronavirus: Newsom...

Hysteria and Collusion As Gov. Newsom Orders Large Gatherings Cancelled

March 14, 2020 9:59 amMarch 17, 2020 11:19 am

This week California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all “gatherings must be limited to no more than 250 people” – except strangely, Disneyland, Magic Mountain, Universal Studios Hollywood, and other large theme parks, and gambling casinos. The next day Disneyland announced...