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 […]
ocoilspill
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 […]
UPDATE 9: The Unified Command is continuing its response Friday to the coastal oil spill in Orange County
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Friday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties. San Diego County has designated a local government on scene coordinator and is now a part of the Unified Command. Operations continue with more than 1,300 personnel conducting on-water and shoreline […]
UPDATE 8: Unified Command continues response to oil spill off Orange County beaches
Editor’s Note: Daily press briefings are being canceled until new significant information becomes available LONG BEACH, Calif. — Unified Command operations are taking place Friday in Orange and San Diego Counties in response to the coastal oil spill. Updates as of Oct. 8 at 7:30 a.m.: More than 900 people are conducting response operations […]