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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...

California Debuts Statewide Earthquake Early Warning System

October 17, 2019 5:49 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf helped unveil the statewide earthquake detection system ShakeAlert on Thursday. Sensors around the state will detect where earthquakes begin and will notify users in the location of an earthquake. Users will be...

State of California Taking County and Homeowners Out of Paradise Fire Cleanup

February 4, 2019 1:05 amFebruary 25, 2021 11:26 am

With the Federal Emergency Management Agency agreeing to pay for 75 percent of the cleanup costs of the Paradise “Camp Fire” destruction, California officials say they want FEMA to pay even more than that. In December, FEMA reported it was...