Images from the Montecito Mudslides on January 9, the Three Year Anniversary
It’s been three years since short but intense rainfall created the mudslides and debris flows that devastated Montecito in Santa
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California State/National Urban Search and Rescue Teams to Deploy to Hawaii in Advance of Tropical Cyclone Douglas
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has activated California Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Task Force 2 (CA-TF2 as a
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California Sends Urban Search & Rescue Task Forces, Allied Personnel to Assist in Response to Hurricane Dorian
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Governor Gavin Newsom, through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency
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Podcast: Dirty Bomb Exercise Ultimate Test for Urban Search and Rescue Teams
In this episode (#62) of All Hazards we talk with Orange County Fire Captain Richard Ventura. He’s a member of
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Chief Larry Collins on Haiti, Japan, Northridge and Loma Prieta Earthquakes and the Evolution of US&R
 In this episode, we talk with Deputy Chief Larry Collins, who is the Cal OES Fire and Rescue Deputy
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Bringing Order to Chaos for 9/11, Katrina and Sandy
Imagine this situation — the first time you visit New York City it just happens to be on 9/11. The
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Oklahoma City Bombing: California Sent its Best to Midwest Terror Response
On April 19, 1995, a yellow moving truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building; at 9:02
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