Emergency Response
California Secures Presidential Declaration Providing Direct Federal Assistance for Southern California Wildfires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the White House has approved California's request for direct federal assistance to support the response to wildfires burning in Southern California. "California is grateful for the quick approval of our...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Santa Barbara County, Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration for Southern California Fires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Santa Barbara County due to the effects of the Thomas Fire, which has threatened homes and other structures and caused the evacuation of residents. The Governor also requested a...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in San Diego County Due to Lilac Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for San Diego County due to the effects of the Lilac Fire, which has threatened thousands of structures and critical infrastructure and caused the evacuation of residents. Earlier this...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Los Angeles County Due to Creek and Rye Fires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Los Angeles County due to the effects of the Creek and Rye fires, which have threatened critical infrastructure, destroyed homes and caused the evacuation of residents. Earlier today,...
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Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency in Ventura County Due to Thomas Fire
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for Ventura County due to the effects of the Thomas Fire, which has damaged critical infrastructure, destroyed hundreds of homes and caused the evacuation of residents. "This fire is very...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Tehama County Shooting
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement today regarding the shooting in Tehama County: "Anne and I are saddened to hear about today’s violence in Tehama County, which shockingly involved schoolchildren. We offer our condolences to the...
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Acting Governor Newsom Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff
SACRAMENTO – Acting Governor Gavin Newsom today ordered state flags to be flown at half-staff and issued the following statement in response to the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas: "Jennifer and I offer our deepest condolences to the families,...
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Governor Brown, California Congressional Delegation Request $7.4 Billion in Federal Disaster Relief Funding to Aid Wildfire Recovery
Governor Expedites More than Million in Immediate State Support SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined California's two U.S. Senators and 39 members of the California congressional delegation to request $7.4 billion in federal funding for wildfire...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Day of Remembrance of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
SACRAMENTO – On the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring November 1, 2017 as a “Day of Remembrance of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting” and ordered that flags be flown at...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Day of Remembrance of the Northern California Fires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring October 28, 2017 as a "Day of Remembrance of the Northern California Fires" in the State of California. "On this Day of Remembrance, I have ordered that flags be flown at half-staff over...
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