Governor's Office of Homeland Security

Golden Guardian 2008 Exercise Series

Matthew R. Bettenhausen

Under the leadership of Governor Schwarzenegger and direction of his Office of Homeland Security, the nation’s largest state sponsored emergency exercise will take place November 13-18. Golden Guardian 2008 tests California’s capability to respond and recover during a major catastrophic earthquake. The Golden Guardian 2008 full scale exercise scenario focuses on a simulated, catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake along the southern portion of the San Andreas Fault.

Participation in GG08 includes:

Golden Guardian 2008 Exercise Series Events Calendar

October

2 State Agency/Federal Agency Full-Scale Exercise Controller/Evaluator Training
8 Southern Region Full-Scale Exercise Final Planning Conference
9 Lake Tahoe Functional Exercise Final Controller/Evaluator Training
22-23 Public Information Officer/Joint Information Center Training in San Diego County