Enviro-Health Links - California Wildfires
Government Resources
- Battling California's Wildfires – Local Resources
Office of the Governor, California - California Fires
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Finding Friends and Family
USA.gov - How to Get Help and What Government is Doing
FEMA.gov - DisasterHelp
Department of Homeland Security - Donate & Volunteer
USA Freedom Corps - Wildfires
Ready.gov - Incendios de California
GobiernoUSA.gov - Toxic Release Inventory Facilities and Superfund sites in San Diego County, CA
TOXMAP - Environmental Health e-Maps, National Library of Medicine
Air Quality
- Air Quality Index (AQI): A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health
AIRNOW - Fire, Smoke and Air Quality
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Forest Fire Smoke (PDF, 455 KB)
AIRNOW - Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke (PDF, 83 KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - How to Protect Your Family from the Health Effects of Smoke
California Air Pollution Control Officer's Association - Forest Fires and Respiratory Health Fact Sheet
American Lung Association - National Air Quality Map
AIRNOW - Particulate Matter
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Residential Air Cleaning Devices: A Summary of Available Information
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Wildfire Smoke — A Guide for Public Health Officials (PDF, 350 KB)
California Air Resources Board
Wildfires
- Fire
FEMA.gov - FEMA For Kids — Wildfires
FEMA.gov - Mass Casualties: Burns
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Only You — Learning about Wildfires
SmokeyBear.com - Wildfire
FEMA.gov - Wildfires
U.S. Geological Survey - Wildfires
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Wildfire… Are You Prepared? (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Fire Administration
First Responders
- Especially for Emergency Responders
National Library of Medicine - Firefighting Occupational Hazards
Haz-Map - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents
National Library of Medicine - Fighting Wildfires
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Interagency Fire Center
- NIOSH—Approved Disposable Particulate Respirators (Filtering Facepieces)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Respirator Usage by Wildland Firefighters (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Forest Service - Wildland Fire Chemicals
U.S. Forest Service - Working in Hot Environments
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - WISER — Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
National Library of Medicine
Environmental Cleanup and Recovery
- California Wildfires: Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Cleanup Safely after a Disaster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Disaster Debris
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fire Response and Recovery
Cal/EPA Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness - Hurricane/Tornado Fire Safety
U.S. Fire Administration - Natural Disasters: Response, Cleanup & Safety for Workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - OSHA Resources on Disaster Recovery Hazards
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Recovering from Disaster (PDF, 4 MB)
FEMA.gov - Safe Cleanup of Fire Ash (PDF, 133 KB)
California Environmental Protection Agency - Wildland Fire Chemical Clean—Up (PDF, 47 KB)
USDA Forest Service
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
TOXLINE - special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
Tox Town - Consumer introduction to environmental health
MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
Información en Español
- Incendios de California
GobiernoUSA.gov - Incendios Forestales
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Proteger a su familia de los incendios (PDF, 360 KB)
FEMA - Recursos Federales Asisten A Los Residentes Y Bomberos En La Respuesta A Los Incendios En El Sur De California
FEMA - Seguridad contra incendios
Medlineplus en Español
Animals in Disasters
- AVMA Disaster Preparedness and Response Guide
American Veterinary Medical Association - Disaster Preparedness Resources
The Humane Society of the United States - Merck Veterinary Manual — 9th Edition Online
Merck & Co. - Postdisaster Vaccination Guidelines (PDF, 20 KB)
American Veterinary Medical Association - Protect Your Pets in An Emergency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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