San Joaquin County Resilience Digest

Three days after immensely destructive and deadly wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $322.3 billion state budget with a positive revenue forecast “based on an assumption of continued but slowing economic growth.”

Jennielynn Holmes stood in the middle of a make-shift evacuation center when the scope of the crisis hit her.

Key moisture measurements are only 2% to 5% of average, leaving dusty soils. And the recent swing from wet to dry is among the most extreme on record. This combination of climatic conditions crossed into a danger zone, priming much of Southern California for wind-whipped fires.

Read on to learn more about the huge active-shooter simulation which took place at a local high school campus involving public safety and first responder from agencies throughout the south San Joaquin Valley involving 270 people.

Read on to learn about the measures taken to harden and protect the lone remaining house of the neighborhoodfrom the Pacific Palisades fire in Southern California.

Official updated information from WatchDuty about the Eaton Fire in Southern California.

Official updated information from WatchDuty about the Palisades Fire in Southern California.

The Lodi Fire Department has sent a crew to join the all-hands-on-deck response to the wildfires raging in Southern California. Read on to learn more.

Read on to learn more about the periodic Santa Ana winds which whip Southern California every year, and how they are literally fanning the flames of the devastating fires which have so far killed over two dozen people and destroyed over 10,000 structures.

The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles fires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?

After days of sniping back and forth with President-elect Donald Trump over California’s handling of the fires ravaging Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom today invited the incoming Republican president to visit the state and survey the damage.

The Stockton Fire Department dispatched Engine 346 and its crew to join the battle against the wildfires sweeping Southern California. Read on for more information.

As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual “fire days” — when conditions are ripe for fires to spark — than 50 years ago. When is California’s wildfire season? It is now almost year-round.

President-elect Donald Trump faulted California water policies for the devastating wildfires that are burning in Los Angeles County. The fires started because of fierce winds and extremely dry conditions.

The federal government typically covers 75% of rebuilding costs after a major disaster. President-elect Trump has threatened to withhold firefighting money from California.

Cal Fire is taking applications for Camp Cinder, a free four-day, three-night immersive firefighter camp for young women ages 15-17. The program, led by women firefighters and offered June 23-26 in Shasta and San Luis Obispo, will teach rope skills, water rescues, hose movement, leadership and more,

There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from fire and other perils, or are required to do so by their mortgage lenders.

When disaster strikes, California gets federal funding to hire temporary workers to clean debris. But the jobs are tough, and some agencies struggle to manage the grants.

Lodi residents report feeling the earthquake centered in western Nevada on the afternoon of December 9. Read on to hear what they hd to say.

The mobile information application used by the Ripon Consolidated Fire District has been discontinued as a result of budget cuts. Read on to learn more.

Meet Manteca's new fire truck, a $2 million beauty which can navigate narrow streets and reach the tallest buildings.

Read on for updated information about repairs to a leaking and damaged levee on Victoria Island which was the subject of an emergency declaration by San Joaquin County.

Trump’s promise to “end” the offshore wind industry could threaten CA’s renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.

Following the flooding caused by the atmospheric river storms of 2023, the San Joaquin needs to adapt to future deluges. Learn what some experts think lies ahead.

Learn more about how the just-passed $10 billion climate bond measure will fund resiliency projects across the state.

Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows out of Upper Klamath Lake, draining a large portion of the Cascade mountain range.

In their October 30 meeting, the Manteca City Council heard how rapid growth has led to public safety resources being stretched thin.

Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around.

The Ripon Consolidated Fire District announced it is accepting letters of interest from residents who are interested in filling a vacancy on the Board of Directors.

A look at the recently completed Smith Canal flood gate project and the expected impact on Stockton residents.

Manteca Fire suffered a number of engines which wouldn't start or broke down while responding to emergency calls over the course of just a few days.

How to apply rebate as part of the recent $80 million state program to electrify homes.