Golden Guardian

The Golden Guardian Statewide Exercise Series was first implemented by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004, and has become an annual statewide exercise series conducted to coordinate prevention, preparation, response and recovery mechanisms of city, county and state governmental entities, and private sector and volunteer organizations. The goal of the Golden Guardian Exercise Series is to build upon the lessons learned from this and subsequent exercises conducted throughout the nation, as well as real-world events. Golden Guardian is currently the largest statewide exercise program of its kind in the country.

The Golden Guardian 2011 Full Scale Exercise will be based on a major California flood. This theme will involve the Inland Region, with participation from Operational Areas, the Inland Region Emergency Operations Center, State of California Agencies, the State Operations Center, federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private sector partners. This theme will allow all to prepare for, respond to, and recover from this common theme during the exercise.