Emergency Response
Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Santa Barbara County Due to Holiday Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Barbara County due to the effects of the Holiday Fire, which has destroyed homes, threatened critical infrastructure and caused power outages and the evacuation of residents....
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in San Diego County Due to West Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for San Diego County due to the effects of the West Fire, which has destroyed homes, threatened critical infrastructure and caused the evacuation of residents. The full text of the...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Siskiyou County Due to Klamathon Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Siskiyou County due to the effects of the Klamathon Fire, which has destroyed structures, threatened homes and critical infrastructure and caused the evacuation of residents. The full...
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Governor Brown and Legislative Leaders Issue Statement on Formation of Wildfire Preparedness and Response Conference Committee
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates and Assembly Republican Leader Brian Dahle today announced action on legislation to strengthen disaster...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Lake County Due to Pawnee Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Lake County due to the effects of the Pawnee Fire, which has destroyed homes, threatened critical infrastructure and caused power outages and the evacuation of residents. The full...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Protect Communities from Wildfire, Climate Impacts
SACRAMENTO – In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to combat dangerous tree mortality, increase the ability of our forests to capture carbon and systematically improve forest...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Wildfire Awareness Week
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 6-12, 2018 as “Wildfire Awareness Week” in the State of California. For more information on steps to protect lives, homes and families, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org. The text of the...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency In Eight Counties Following March Storms
PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY WHEREAS beginning on March 21, 2018, an atmospheric river event swept across California, bringing substantial precipitation and flooding, severely impacting Amador, Fresno, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-51-18
WHEREAS on October 9, 2017, I proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, and Sonoma Counties, and on October 10th, 2017, I proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in Solano County, as a result of the numerous wildfires burning in those...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-50-18
WHEREAS on December 5, 2017, I proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties due to the Thomas, Creek, and Rye Fires; and WHEREAS on December 7, 2017, I proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in Santa Barbara and San Diego Counties due...
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