Learn more about what to do if this happens to you. Note: EPA has learned that people affected by the fires may be receiving fraudulent calls from individuals posing as EPA staff and asking for financial information or offering grant awards. EPA will coordinate with cities and counties to keep communities informed about the status of the Agency's HHW collection activities.Īs of late November, EPA had completed removal of HHW at more than 98% of fire-affected parcels in Napa and Sonoma counties.Ĭlick here for a story map that shows in detail the status of EPA’s work on properties in the fire-affected areas of Napa and Sonoma counties. These efforts will reduce potential threats to public health and safety and allow safe removal of solid waste, debris and ash in the fire-affected areas. 8, 2017 and talking to my cousin as he fled his burning home in Coffey Park, I joined the hundreds of other county employees in responding to the Tubbs and Nuns fires. After waking up in the dead of the night on Oct. For questions about this map, contact us. 1878-19 are displayed separately here due to data differences. This is Cal Fire’s most complete dataset of recorded California wildfires. Sometimes it feels like I was awoken in 2017 and never went back to sleep. See how the state’s fires have changed over time due to a changing climate and increasing forest fuel loads. Products such as paints, cleaners, solvents, oils, batteries, herbicides and pesticides can contain hazardous ingredients and require special handling and disposal. A message from the Chair of the Board of Supervisors James Gore. HHW includes leftover household products that can catch fire, react, or explode under certain circumstances, or that are corrosive or toxic. EPA is also removing asbestos from burned properties, and collecting and disposing of hazardous drums and containers. This work clears the way for proper removal of ash and debris, allowing the rebuilding process to begin. Please consult this fact sheet for information on asbestos and ways to prevent exposure.ĮPA has led the survey, collection and disposal of household hazardous waste (HHW) at nearly 7,000 residential and commercial parcels affected by the fires in Sonoma and Napa counties. Army Corps of Engineers to identify and remove parcels with asbestos-containing materials.
EPA began work on November 27 and is working with the U.S. In mid-November, FEMA asked EPA to conduct asbestos removal for impacted parcels in Lake and Mendocino counties. One of Californias most destructive wildfires ignited overnight Oct 8-9, 2017, impacting thousands of residents throughout the North Bay. Si usted tiene preguntas sobre el trabajo de EPA recolectando residuos peligrosos domésticos de propiedades afectadas por los incendios, favor de ver el mapa interactivo explicando el progreso de la respuesta y la hoja de datos “Protegiendo a usted y a su familia de asbesto” o contáctenos al correo electrónico ¡Y también tenga cuidado con los estafadores! Army Corps of Engineers, and state and local partners in the ongoing joint response to the fires. EPA is providing support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Doing your own filtering by year on the parent layer is highly encouraged to make the layer your own.Fires began burning on October 8, 2017, in multiple counties of Northern California. The hosted feature views give a filtered view of a single year as examples of how multiple specific years can be easily deployed from the parent layer (1878-2019). The fires began in early October and, fanned by strong wind gusts, left behind. Three hosted feature layer views for 2017, 2018, and 2019 The map above displays the known status of buildings in the path of the deadly 2017 Northern California wildfires.A hosted feature layer containing all perimeters from 1878-2019 (141 years!).The FRAP suite of layers comes with the following: This latest update is now available in ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World which includes the addition of 2019 fire perimeters.
CAL FIRE, the United States Forest Service Region 5, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service jointly develop the fire perimeter GIS layer for public and private lands throughout California at the end of the calendar year.” – Source FRAP.
Each year at CAL FIRE, the Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP) “compiles fire perimeters and has established an on-going fire perimeter data capture process.