Emergency Response

SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Barbara County due to the effects of an oil spill near Refugio State Beach yesterday. "This emergency proclamation cuts red tape and helps the state quickly mobilize all...

PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHEREAS beginning on February 6, 2015, a series of rainstorms swept across California, bringing high winds, substantial precipitation, and flooding; and WHEREAS these storms caused damage to bridges, roads, and highways throughout...

SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 3-9, 2015 as "Wildfire Awareness Week" in the State of California. California now faces the threat of wildfire nearly year-round due to drought conditions. The California Department of...

SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring March 22 through 28, 2015, as Tsunami Preparedness Week in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION March 27, 2015, marks the 51st anniversary of the...

PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHEREAS beginning on November 30, 2014, a series of rainstorms of increasing severity swept across California, bringing high winds, substantial precipitation, and flooding; and WHEREAS these severe storms caused harm to people and...

A PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHEREAS a fire started on February 6, 2015, in Mono County; and WHEREAS the fire burned thousands of acres, destroying over 40 structures, including residences, necessitating the evacuation of residents and the opening of...

SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Marin, Mendocino, San Mateo and Ventura counties due to the effects of severe winter storms that caused damage to roads and highways throughout the state as a result of mudflows,...