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The communities of Swanton and Bonny Doon were evacuated and a state of emergency was declared by Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi on August 14. [23] State fire crews achieved 100% containment on August 23, at a cost of US$26.6 million. [22] Many hillsides burned by the Lockheed Fire had not burned since 1948 due to active fire suppression in ...
All state and emergency operation centers in the state were activated on October 14, and support from electric companies in Arizona and Nevada was received to assist in power restoration. [26] In California, the storm caused a total of at least $8.856 million (2009 USD) in damages, including $300,000 in agricultural damage. [4]
Labor organizations filed lawsuits and took other actions in an attempt to stop the furloughs of state workers. [9] On Jan. 29, 2009, a Superior Court Judge ruled that Schwarzenegger had emergency furlough power, and on February the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento said the appeal to the decision came too late and was incomplete, so judges were unable to determine if a halt to state ...
“This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to respond quickly to this outbreak."
A wind-whipped Southern California brush fire that exploded to 20,000 acres in about 24 hours, destroying homes and prompting mass evacuations, remained out of control Thursday as Gov. Gavin ...
State: Name: FEMA Disaster Code: Year Declared: Disaster Type: Notes WV CHEMICAL SPILL EM-3366-WV 2014 Chemical PA SEVERE WINTER STORM EM-3367-PA 2014 Severe Ice Storm
California officials said late Monday that the U.S. military did not enter the state and release a large flow of water, as President Donald Trump had earlier claimed in the latest back-and-forth ...
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency, due to severe drought. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe vows to continue his policy of distributing land from white to black farmers. Colombia's military kills ten and captures eight Revolutionary Armed Forces members in Cundinamarca.