Disaster Preparedness and Response

Resources and Contacts

The following are helpful contacts and websites related to handling disaster waste:

California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)

• Disaster Plan. Provides guidance to the disaster preparedness planning efforts of local government, as well as the Board's role in the State Emergency Services network during emergency operations.
• Checklist for Government Disaster Debris Management (part of the Disaster Plan)
• Emergency Waiver of Standards: Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) Advisory #41
• Disaster Assistance: Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) Advisory #43
• Disaster Waste Guidelines for Local Jurisdictions. Developed to assist jurisdictions in preparing for and dealing with disaster waste
• Board-Approved Disposal or Diversion Tonnage Modification Certification and Other Reporting Guidelines. Includes information and templates to assist jurisdictions when claiming changes to reporting-year disposal amounts.
• Regulations Regarding Disasters and Disaster Waste. These excerpts are provided as part of the guidelines for local jurisdictions. A link to the full regulations is also provided.

Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES)

• OES Home Page
• Information for Emergency Managers
• Press Releases

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• FEMA Disaster Assistance Process
• FEMA phone contacts (current as of July 20, 2004):
  --FEMA Federal Coordinating Official, William Carwile (626) 431-3107
  --FEMA Public Information Official, Ana Marcelo (626) 431-3230
  --FEMA Operations Section Chief for Debris Management (626) 431-3122

• Disaster Information Links
• Fact Sheet: Debris Operations—Clarification Emergency Contracting vs. Emergency Work
• Debris Management Brochure—FEMA 329
• Debris Removal Information
• Activities That May Trigger Review: Debris Removal
• Debris Removal Starts With Property Owner
• Disposing of Debris and Removing Hazardous Waste
• Federally Declared Disasters by Calendar Year

Other Helpful Websites

• Federal Government Coordination. California Fires--Government Information and Assistance (also en español).
• California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). Cal/EPA Fire Response and Recovery website. Information on other environmental issues related to the fires.
• Department of Consumer Affairs developed  www.RebuildYourLife.ca.gov as a resource for consumers seeking information about what they need to do to recover from a disaster. The site provides information for both during and after the disaster.
• Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES). Fire Season 2007.
• California Contractor's State License Board's Disaster Information Center.
• California Department of Insurance. 2007 Fire Emergency Response.
• The U.S. EPA Disaster Debris Guide

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Last updated: June 03, 2008