--- description: Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in San Bernardino Friday as the county continues to struggle after a terrorist attack title: Calif. Governor Declares State of Emergency in San Bernardino image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf1f3fe4f7e1d9d14/698876315f570fa31fb1ee7c/san-bernardino24.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Terrorism](/tag/terrorism/) ## Terrorism Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Calif. Governor Declares State of Emergency in San Bernardino  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 19, 2015 5:07 PM CUT  David Santos visits a memorial on Dec. 7, 2015 in San Bernardino, Calif. David Santos visits a memorial on Dec. 7, 2015 in San Bernardino, Calif.Joe Raedle—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 19, 2015 5:07 PM CUT California Governor Jerry Brown [declared](https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19242 "undefined") a state of emergency in San Bernardino Friday as the county continues to struggle in the aftermath of a [terrorist attack](http://time.com/4150851/san-bernardino-tafsheen-malik-radicalized-jihad/ "undefined") that killed 14 people. The proclamation requires the California Department of Public Health to assist the county’s environmental health division while it continues to grapple with the loss of several employees in the attack that occurred earlier this month. The decision also suspends certain fees imposed by the state in the county and puts other state resources at the county’s disposal. “The circumstances of this terrorist attack, by reason of its magnitude, are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single local government,” said Brown in the proclamation. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4156030/state-of-emergency-san-bernardino/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4156030/state-of-emergency-san-bernardino/"},"headline":"Calif. 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