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Stockton, 10 other San Joaquin County fire agencies help fight Southern California fires

The Stockton Fire Department's California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) engine was sent to Southern California to help battle the Palisades Fire. Stockton's help comes amid Gov.
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Cal OES releases plan to complete delayed ‘Next Gen 911' system overhaul, address past missteps

Following years of delays and technical issues plaguing the state’s overhaul of its aging 9-1-1 system, officials with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) outlined a plan ...
Homeland Security Today

President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California’s Deadly Wildfires

Cal OES engines prepositioned, and now responding, to the multiple fires impacting Southern California. (Photo: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services via X) FEMA announced that federal ...
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Fire engines built in West Michigan bound for California wildfires

WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — As fires continue to burn in southern California, a factory in metro Grand Rapids is manufacturing equipment specially designed to fight wildfires. At the HME Ahrens-Fox plant ...
NBC Bay Area

Cal OES, contractor failed to thoroughly test Next Gen 911 network before deploying to handle real calls, sources say

Two high-level project insiders have come forward with allegations the company NGA and the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) failed to thoroughly test the state’s new digital 911 ...