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CaliforniaVolunteers needs your help!
A category 5 tornado struck Oklahoma State on Monday, May 20th, destroying a school and devasting a community. So far, Californians have donated time, resources and money - but Oklahoma still needs our help! Click the link below to visit the CaliforniaV... Read more
California’s Homeland Security Leader Urges Educators, Parents remain Vigilant Following Connecticut School Shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Emergency Management Agency Secretary Mark Ghilarducci, the Governor’s top Homeland Security Advisor, urges California’s parents and educators to remain vigilant in the wake of the tragic school shooting in Connecticut on F... Read more
Cal EMA Activates Operations Center in Response to Storm System
SACRAMENTO - In response to the rapidly evolving storm system expected to drop potentially up to 14 inches of rain, three feet of snow in some mountain areas above 8,000 feet and generate wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour in the mountains and coastal ... Read more
California Emergency Managers Deploy to East Coast to Assist Hurricane Sandy Recovery
While recovery efforts are ongoing in the northeast, California is continuing to monitor and assist those emergency managers with mutual aid resources. Today, Cal EMA announced that eight state, city and county-level emergency managers are currently being... Read more
California Continues to Support Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
SACRAMENTO – At the direction of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) on Thursday continued working with representatives of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Department of Transportation (Cal... Read more
Pet Safety Comes to Walmart
Planning for an emergency is a fact of life for every Californian. Considering our vulnerability to such a variety of curveballs Mother Nature has been known to throw our way, we should know exactly how to respond. So is your family ready? Your WHOLE fami... Read more
Emergency Agencies Join Forces to Help Sacramento Residents Prepare to Survive Future Emergencies
The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) joined representatives from local, state, federal, non-profit and private-sector agencies assembled at the State Capitol earlier today with their command and communications vehicles, patrol cars and fir... Read more
Preparedness Day with the 49ers at Candlestick Park
On September 16, 2012, Cal EMA joined with the San Francisco 49ers and several emergency response organizations for an emergency preparedness fair at Candlestick Park. It was opening day for the 49ers football season and thousands of fans flocked to t... Read more
Earthquake Strikes Philippines, California Pays Attention
Did you feel that? The earthquake that just happened in the Philippines…did you feel it? While you may not have felt the ground shaking from that far away, earthquakes that occur in another part of the world can still have strong and lasting impacts here... Read more
Cal EMA Advises Additional Quakes Possible for Southern California Counties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 26, 2012) – The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) advises that, for the next 24 hours, continued seismic activity may occur in the areas affected by the “swarm” of earthquakes that shook the City of Brawley in Impe... Read more
Fire Facts: How this Season Ranks Against the Last Decade
SACRAMENTO – Across the United States, more than 7 million acres have burned so far this year. It's only late August and those numbers are already very high, actually the highest in the last 10 years by about a half million acres. Massive fires in Califor... Read more
Weekend Outlook: Hottest Temps of the Year Brings Highest Risk of the Year, Power Grid Tested
Excessive Heat Watches are expected to persist throughout much of the southland today and this weekend and Southern California utilities are urging residents to limit their power uses. Cal ISO has issued Flex Alerts to all of California to reduce the stre... Read more
Governor Brown Directs Additional Firefighting Resources to Wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 13, 2012 – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. directed additional state resources deployed to assist in fighting wildfires burning throughout northern California. A highly trained CAL FIRE Incident Management Team is now coordinat... Read more
Landers/Big Bear Earthquake – 20 Years Later
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 28, 2012 – Today marks the 20th and 21st anniversaries of the Landers-Big Bear and Sierra Madre earthquakes, respectively. In recognition of these disasters, California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) Secretary Mark Ghildard... Read more
Golden Guardian 2012 Disaster Medical Response Exercise
The California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) organized a training exercise for a medical response to a catastrophic earthquake. The full-scale medical response exercise was held from June 4-6 and is part of Cal EMA's annual Golden Guardian r... Read more
4th Annual NorCal Public Safety Command Van Rally
Communication is the name of the game, and it’s difficult to find a better collection of communication tools, technologies, and experts than what was found at the Northern California Public Safety Command Van Rally held Thursday, May 31, 2012.   Co... Read more
Cal EMA Live Webcasts
Check out Cal EMA LIVE page for information about upcoming webcasts and links to previous episodes: http://www.calema.ca.gov/NewsandMedia/Pages/CalEMALive.aspx Questions about the information discussed in previous webcasts? Email us at questions@calem... Read more
California Agencies Urge Coastal Residents and Visitors to Commemorate Tsunami Preparedness Week by Learning about and Preparing for Tsunamis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) and its partner agencies urge all Californians, particularly those who live by, work in or visit the state's coastal communities, to empower themselves during National Tsunami Prep... Read more
State, Federal Officials Mark Anniversary of Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami By Viewing Progress in Santa Cruz Harbor Tsunami Recovery
SANTA CRUZ, CA - Officials from the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA), the California Geological Survey (CGS) and the Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) today got a first-hand view of progress by the Santa Cruz Port District in its efforts to ... Read more
Governor Brown Announces Appointment of New Cal EMA Secretary
Governor Brown annouced yesterday the appointment of Mark Ghilarducci as secretary of the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA). Acting Secretary Mike Dayton has been appointed as undersecretary of Cal EMA.... Read more
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