Emergency Response
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Tsunami Preparedness Week
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring March 26 through 30, 2018, as Tsunami Preparedness Week in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION March 27, 2018, marks the 54th anniversary of the...
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Governor Brown and Legislative Leaders Partner to Bolster Climate Resilience and Improve Disaster Planning, Management and Response
SACRAMENTO – Following a year of devastating floods, fires, mudslides and other extreme weather, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate Republican Leader Patricia Bates, Assembly...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Florida School Shooting
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today's school shooting in Florida: “No student, no parent and no teacher should ever have to feel the terror and sadness so many experienced today in Florida. Our hearts are heavy with...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2018 State of the State Address: “California is Setting the Pace for America”
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th - and final - State of the State address today asserting that the "bolder path is still our way forward" on climate change, infrastructure investment, health care, education and criminal justice. In his...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Day of Remembrance of the Montecito Mudslides
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 22, 2018 as a "Day of Remembrance of the Montecito Mudslides" and ordered that flags be flown at half-staff over the State Capitol. The image and text of the proclamation are...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-47-18
WHEREAS on December 5, 2017, I proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in Los Angeles County as a result of the Creek and Rye Fires; and WHEREAS these wildfires burned thousands of acres, destroyed homes, displaced residents, and damaged and destroyed structures and...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Continue Expediting Recovery Efforts in Communities Impacted by Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to further assist recovery efforts in Southern California related to the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslides. The order helps ensure there’s the staffing and resources needed to continue to...
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Governor Brown Secures Federal Aid to Help Communities Impacted by Southern California Mudslides
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted the state’s request for expanded federal disaster assistance in response to the devastating mudslides that have impacted Santa Barbara County and...
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Governor Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Due to Southern California Wildfires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster ongoing state and local recovery efforts in response to the Southern California wildfires. Fed by warm temperatures, low humidity and fierce Santa Ana winds,...
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-45-17
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-45-17 WHEREAS on October 9, 2017, I proclaimed a state of emergency to exist in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Sonoma, and Yuba Counties as a result of the numerous wildfires burning in those counties; and WHEREAS these wildfires...
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