The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The language also requires OES to provide the Legislature with two progress reports on the project —which has faced significant implementation challenges —on or before November 1, 2025 and March  1, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - OES —Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid Fire Fleet. $11  million and 11 positions ongoing starting in 2022 ‑23 to support the OES mutual aid fire engine  program. CalFire —AlertCalifornia Fire Camera Mapping System
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire Response Proposals

Jan 28, 2022 - OES and CalFire —FIRIS . We recommend the Legislature direct OES and CalFire to report at budget hearings on an alternative to their proposal that would fund FIRIS at the current level of service, rather than the higher level of service proposed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4504

Crude Oil by Rail—Federal Update

Dec 17, 2015 - These loans were intended to allow OES to purchase hazardous material response vehicles and training for local hazardous material response teams. These teams will be required to respond to rail hazardous material accidents at the direction of OES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3321

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - The amount of funding OES ultimately spends responding to wildfires, as opposed to other disasters, depends on the severity of each wildfire season, as well the extent to which the state experiences other disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Fire Integrated Real Time Intelligence System (FIRIS) CalFire and OES $30  million ongoing GF and 31 positions ($24 million and 11 positions for OES and $6 million and 20 positions for CalFire) to support the FIRIS  system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

Managing Floods in California

Mar 22, 2017 - OES also coordinates the emergency response activities of DWR and all other state agencies to ensure that state resources are provided as needed. Finally, when a flood event is significant, OES coordinates with the federal government to ensure that the state receives federal assistance, such as supplies and personnel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3571

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - For example, as shown in Figure  3, three different departments —DWR , SWRCB, and OES —were funded to respond to drinking water shortages, and two departments —OES and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection —received funding for removing dead trees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523