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Images from the Montecito Mudslides on January 9, the Three Year Anniversary

January 10, 2021 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments debris flows, Montecito, Montecito Mudslides, mutual aid, Santa Barbara, US&R, USAR

It’s been three years since short but intense rainfall created the mudslides and debris flows that devastated Montecito in Santa

Highway 101, Santa Barbara, Jan. 2018

OPI Staff Blog Story

Montecito Mudslides Anniversary, Reflections Through Images

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments Anniversary, Debris Flow, Montecito, mud flow, mudslide, Santa Barbara

As the anniversary of the devastating mudslides in Montecito, Calif., is upon us we want to remember the lives lost

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Cal OES Pre-Positions Critical Fire and Rescue Public Safety Resources Ahead of Storm Impacts

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 Brad Alexander 0 Comments california, county, fight, fire, firefighter, Flood, Los Angeles, nws, prepositioning, Rescue, Riverside, Santa Barbara, southern, Storm, Ventura, weather, weather service, wildfire, winter, woolsey

In preparation for significant rainfall forecasted in areas of recent burn-scarred hillsides throughout Southern California, the Governor’s Office of Emergency

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Cal OES Pre-Positions Critical Firefighting Resources, Personnel in Riverside County

January 30, 2019 Brad Alexander 0 Comments california, county, fight, fire, firefighter, Flood, Los Angeles, nws, Rescue, Riverside, Santa Barbara, southern, Ventura, weather service, wildfire, woolsey

In preparation for intense rainfall in the areas near recent wildfire burn scar zones in Southern California, the Governor’s Office

Photo: NASA Earth Observatory

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With Rain in the Forecast, Cal OES Pre-Positions Critical Firefighting Resources, Personnel in 3 Southern California Counties

January 14, 2019 Brad Alexander 0 Comments california, fight, fire, firefighter, Flood, Los Angeles, nws, Rescue, Santa Barbara, southern, Ventura, weather service, wildfire, woolsey

In preparation for intense rainfall in the areas near recent wildfire burn scar zones in Southern California, the Governor’s Office

Podcast

The Thomas Fire: Critical Public Information During California’s Historic Wildfire

April 24, 2018April 20, 2018 Shawn Boyd 2 Comments City of Ventura, Kelly Flanders, PIO, public information, Santa Barbara, Thomas Fire, Ventura County

From December 4th to December 22nd, 2017, the Thomas Fire cost more than 177 million dollars to fight, and forced

Podcast

Amber Anderson: At Home with the Santa Barbara Mudslide

January 23, 2018 Shawn Boyd 0 Comments floods, Montecito, mudslide, PIO, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City Fire Department, santa barbara county, Thomas Fire

We sit down with Amber Anderson, an 18 year veteran firefighter, and 10 year veteran of the Santa Barbara City

Allied Agency News

President Declares Major Disaster for December Wildfires

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Brad Alexander 0 Comments 2017, 4353, December, FEMA, Major Disaster Declaration, President, Santa Barbara, Thomas Fire, Ventura, wildfires

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from December 4, 2017 and continuing.

Director Mark Ghilarducci and Kim Zagaris

Cal OES Fire and Rescue Branch Chief and Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci look over the state's allocation of mutual aid resources for fire season.

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California’s Fire Mutual Aid System Mobilizing Hundreds of Resources to Wildfires Throughout the State

July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 Brad Alexander 0 Comments Cal OES, california, director, fire, Ghilarducci, Governor Brown, mutual aid, oes, Santa Barbara, wildfire, Zagaris

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (July 15, 2017) — California’s firefighting mutual aid system continues working at full speed this weekend sending firefighters

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President Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Brad Alexander 1 Comment 2017, Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, california, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, disaster, El Dorado, February, FEMA, Glenn, hazard mitigation, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, Public Assistance, recovery, Sacramento, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, santa cruz, shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, trump, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the

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