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Fires and Wildfires
Featured Resources
Disaster Distress Helpline
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Crisis Response Map: US Wildfires Google Crisis Response
Disaster Distress Helpline
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Crisis Response Map: US Wildfires Google Crisis Response
Overview
- Fire Weather
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce - Firewise Communities
National Fire Protection Association - Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group (GeoMAC) Wildland Fire Support
U.S. Department of the Interior / U.S. Department of Agriculture - InciWeb: Incident Information System
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Fire News
National Interagency Fire Center - Terminology
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Wildfires
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Issues and Fires
Burns
- Burns
The Cochrane Library - Mass Casualties: Burns
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning After a Disaster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Smoke
- Air Quality Index (AQI): A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health
AIRNow.gov, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce / National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior - National Air Quality Map
AIRNow.gov, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce / National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior - Particulate Matter (PM)
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.gov, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce / National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior - Wildfire Smoke — A Guide for Public Health Officials
California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Missoula County Health Department
Preparedness and Response
- At Home in the Woods: Lessons Learned in the Wildland/Urban Interface (PDF, 42.2 MB)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Wildfire…Are You Prepared? (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Worker and Responder Safety
- Especially for Emergency Responders
U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Field Operations Guide (PDF, 4 MB)
U.S Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security / National Fire Academy - Fighting Wildfires
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Firefighting Occupational Hazards
Haz-Map, Specialized Information Services, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - NIOSHApproved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Respirator Usage by Wildland Firefighters (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Safety
National Interagency Fire Center - Storm, Flood, and Hurricane Response: Guidelines for Fire Service Operations in a Hurricane Response
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Wildfire Response Training Tool: Protecting Yourself While Responding to Wildfires (PDF, 2.4 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Wildland Fire Chemicals
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture - WISER — Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Worker Health and Safety: Protecting Yourself During Wildfire Cleanup (PDF, 43.7 KB)
Occupation Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor / Emergency Management Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security / National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - Worker Safety During Fire Cleanup
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Working in Hot Environments
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Cleanup and Recovery
- Cleanup Safely after a Disaster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Disaster Debris
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fact Sheet on Natural Disaster Recovery: Cleanup Hazards
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor - Fire Response and Recovery
California Environmental Protection Agency - Fires and Food Safety
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Disasters: Response, Cleanup & Safety for Workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Recovering from Disaster (PDF, 4 MB)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Safe Cleanup of Fire Ash (PDF, 133 KB)
California Environmental Protection Agency - Wildland Fire Chemical Clean—Up (PDF, 47 KB)
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Coping with Disasters
- Coping with Disasters, Violence and Traumatic Events
Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Wildfires: Disaster Distress Helpline
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Specific Populations
Children
- Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers
National Association of School Psychologists - PEHSU Information on Health Risks of Wildfires for Children: Aftermath Guidance for Health Professionals (PDF, 223 KB)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
Biomedical Journal Literature and Reports
PubMed - Biomedical Journal Literature
- Burns
- Smoke Inhalation
- Hazardous Substances and Disasters
- Occupational Hazards of Firefighting
TOXLINE - Special Journal Literature, Technical Reports and Archival Collections
Health Resources for the Public
- Hurricane/Tornado Fire Safety
U.S. Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Wildfire
American Red Cross - Wildfires
Ready.gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Wildfires: Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke (PDF, 83 KB)
MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information
Tox Town - Consumer Introduction to Environmental Health and Toxic Chemicals
Multi-language Resources
Spanish
- Incendios (Fires)
Listo.gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Incendios Forestales (Forest Fires)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Peligros Medioambientales para los Niños a Consecuencia de los Incendios Forestales (Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units / American Academy of Pediatrics - Proteger a su familia de los incendios (Protect Your Family From Fire) (PDF, 360 KB)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Riesgos a la Salud de los Niños por los Incendios Forestales - Fase Aguda (Health Risks of Wildfires for Children - Acute Phase)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units / American Academy of Pediatrics - Seguridad contra incendios (Fire Safety)
MedlinePlus en Español, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Seguridad en caso de incendios: Incendios destructivos (Safety in the Event of Fires: Wildfires) (PDF, 200 KB)
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Multiple Languages
- Emergencies (see Wildfires section)
Healthy Roads Media
Animal Handling in Disasters
- Animals in Disasters
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Protect Yourself from Animal- and Insect-Related Hazards After a Disaster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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