LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Sunday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties. In Orange and San Diego Counties, the public can expect to see Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Teams and contracted cleanup crews equipped in protective gear, monitoring, inspecting, and cleaning the beaches to ensure […]
Archives for October 2021
IMAGERY RELEASE: SCAT teams in Carlsbad scan the shorelines for signs of oil, and submitted their findings to the Unified Command overseeing the oil spill response
SCAT teams in Carlsbad, Calif., scan the shorelines for signs of oil, and submitted their findings to the Unified Command overseeing the oil spill response.
IMAGERY RELEASE: Coast Guard and CDFW’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response provide information about the coastal oil cleanup response and techniques
The Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response provide information about the coastal oil cleanup response and techniques, at The Balboa Pier Municipal in Newport Beach, Calif.
IMAGERY RELEASE: Volunteers help clean up oil on Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County
The first group of cleanup volunteers donned personal protective gear to clean up oil on Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, California, Friday. The groups dug out clumps of tar balls on the beach with plastic hand shovels. There was an outpouring of support from the public, and approximately 200 volunteers were selected. The […]
IMAGERY RELEASE: Responders from the Oiled Wildlife Care Network show how birds are rehabilitated at the International Bird Rescue center
Members from the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center, a facility funded by the Oiled Wildlife Care Network, hosted members of the media and Unified Command Oct. 8, 2021, to show how rescued birds are rehabilitated after the recent California oil spill. The rescue center completes full medical examinations on every bird captured […]
CORRECTION: UPDATE 10: The Unified Command is continuing its response Saturday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties
CORRECTION: THE PREVIOUS RELEASE INCORRECTLY STATED THAT THE TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION WAS LIFTED ON OCT. 8. THE TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION REMAINS IN PLACE. LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Saturday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties. Offshore recovery teams have not observed any free-floating oil […]