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Fires and Wildfires
Overview
- DisasterAssistance.gov
Department of Homeland Security - Fire Management Assistance Declarations
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Fire Weather
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Firewise Communities
National Fire Protection Association - GEOMAC (Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group) Wildfire Support, including mapping
Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, National Interagency Fire Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. - National Fire News
National Interagency Fire Center - Smokeybear.com. Get Your Smokey on. Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
U.S. Forest Service / National Association of State Foresters / The Ad Council - Wildfires
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Wildfires
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preparing for Wildfire
- At Home in the Woods: Lessons Learned in the Wildland/Urban Interface (PDF, 42.2 MB)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Wildfire… Are You Prepared? (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Fire Administration
Air Quality
- Air Quality Index (AQI): A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health
AIRNow - Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires (PDF, 321 KB)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Fire, Smoke and Air Quality
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Risks of Wildfires for Children: Acute Phase (PDF, 293 KB)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke (PDF, 83 KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - How Smoke from Fires Can Affect Your Health (PDF, 300 KB)
AIRNow - How to Protect Your Family from the Health Effects of Smoke
California Air Pollution Control Officer's Association - National Air Quality Map
AIRNow - Particulate Matter
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Residential Air Cleaners (Second Edition): A Summary of Available Information
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Smoke from Agricultural and Forest Fires
AIRNow - Wildfire Smoke — A Guide for Public Health Officials (PDF, 350 KB)
California Air Resources Board
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 - Safety
National Interagency Fire Center - NIOSH—Approved Particulate Filtering Faceplate Respirators
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Respirator Usage by Wildland Firefighters (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Forest Service - Wildland Fire Chemicals
U.S. Forest Service - Working in Hot Environments
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - WISER — Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
National Library of Medicine
Environmental Cleanup and Recovery
- Wildfires: Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations
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)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Safe Cleanup of Fire Ash (PDF, 133 KB)
California Environmental Protection Agency - Wildland Fire Chemical Clean—Up (PDF, 47 KB)
USDA Forest Service
Resources from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Burns
- Smoke Inhalation
- Hazardous Substances and Disasters
- Occupational Hazards of Firefighting
TOXLINE - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
Tox Town - Consumer introduction to environmental health and toxic chemicals
MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information
Información en español
- Despues del Incendio: Retornar a La Normalidad
U.S. Fire Administration - Incendios
Listo.gov - Incendios destructivos - Riesgo de salud por exposición al humo (PDF, 200 KB)
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Incendios Forestales
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Proteger a su familia de los incendios (PDF, 360 KB)
Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) - Peligros Medioambientales para los Niños a Consecuencia de los Incendios Forestales
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Riesgos a la Salud de los Niños por los Incendios Forestales - Fase Aguda
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Seguridad contra incendios
Medlineplus en Español
State Information
- CAL FIRE
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CA.gov - California Fire Weather Map
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Rebuild Your Life
State of California
Animals in Disasters
- Animals in Disasters
National Library of Medicine
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