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Brochures

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Brochures: How EPA Helps

• Federal emergency response and recovery (6 pp, 62 KB)
• EPA's Emergency Response Program (20 pp,127 KB)
• EPA's Emergency Response Managers (2 pp, 103 KB)
• National Response Program (20 pp, 127 KB)
• Regional Emergency Operations Center (1p, 43 KB)

Brochures: EPA's response resources

• ASPECT early reconnaissance airplane (1p, 71 KMB)
• DataRAM (4 pp, 85 KB)
• DataRAM product overview (2 pp, 898 KB)
• HAWK Camera on Helicopter (1p, 34 KB)
• Laboratory (2 pp, 2.8 MB)
• National Decontamination Team (1 p, 63 KB)
• Radiation risks and realities (4 pp, 115 KB)
• Radioactive contamination and radiation exposure (2 pp, 82 KB)
• Regional dive team (1p, 28 KB)
• Trace atmospheric gas analyzer (1p, 27 KB)
• Understanding radiation in our world (16 pp, 67 KB)

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Brochures: How to help

• Report spills (2 pp, 124 KB)
• Sell services or supplies (72 pp, 1.3 MB)
• Volunteer to help (1p, 1.1 MB)
• Wear protective gear (1p, 49 KB)

Brochures: What to do

• Steps to Stay Safe as You Return Home (2 pp, 28 KB), en Español (2 pp, 32 KB), Tiếng Việ (2 pp, 153 KB), Chinese (3 pp, 259 KB)
• Carbon monoxide poisoning (2 pp, 66 KB)
• Children and disasters
  • Helping Children Cope with Disaster (12 pp, 491 KB), en Español (4 pp, 81 KB), Tiếng Việ (4 pp, 318 KB)
  • Recommendations Regarding Return of Children to Areas Impacted by Flooding and/or Hurricanes (3 pp, 74 KB)
  • Preparedness Coloring Book (26 pp, 926 KB), en Español (25 pp, 1.1 MB), Tiếng Việ (24 pp, 1.1 MB)
• Disaster preparation
• Preparing for Disaster (14 pp, 668 KB)
• Blueprint for Safety News (4 pp, 1.1 MB)
• 5 Formas de Prepararse Para Una Emergencia (2 pp, 138 KB)
• Safety Awareness for Responders to Hurricanes (25 pp, 2.3 MB)
• Disaster preparedness for pets (2 pp, 307 MB)
• Drinking water (4 pp, 310 KB), en Español (4 pp, 320 KB), Chinese (5 pp, 250 KB)
• Emergency supplies
  • Build A Disaster Supplies Kit, en Español (1p, 33 KB), Tiếng Việ (1p, 47 KB)
  • Recommended Emergency Supplies for Schools
• Finding family members (1p, 41 KB)
• Fire, smoke and fumes
  • How Smoke and Fires Can Affect Your Health (2 pp, 446 KB)
  • Protecting Yourself from Adverse Health Effects of Smoke (1p, 31 KB)
• Flooding
  • Private Wells - What to Do After the Flood (3 pp, 382 KB), en Español (3 pp, 715 KB), Chinese (4 pp, 249 KB)
  • Flood Cleanup: Avoiding Indoor Air Quality Problems (2 pp, 37 KB)
  • Flood Cleanup and the Air in Your Home (15 pp, 1.1 MB), en Español (15 pp, 1.1 MB)
• Generators: use safely (1 p, 159 KB), en Español (2 pp, 104 KB), Tiếng Việ (2 pp, 112 KB), Chinese (2 pp, 179 KB)
• Hazardous waste
  • Drop Off Centers for Galveston County HHW (1 p, 284 KB)
  • Examples of Household Hazardous Waste (1 p, 23 KB), en Español (2 pp, 23 KB), Tiếng Việ (1 p, 118 KB), Chinese (3 pp, 158 KB)
  • Household Hazardous Waste Collection (Generic flyer) (1p, 25 KB)
  • Hurricane Orphan Drum Program (1 p, 44 KB) , en Español (1 p, 57 KB), Tiếng Việ (1 p, 69 KB)
  • Mercury (2 pp, 173 KB)
  • Picking Up the Pieces (1p, 115 KB)
  • Radiation (4 pp, 115 KB)
  • Refrigerants (1p, 39 KB)
  • Sorting Household Debris (1p, 2.3 MB), en Español (1p, 2.3 MB), Tiếng Việ (1 p, 2.7 MB)
• Mold and mildew
  • A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home (20 pp, 1.2 MB), en Español (20 pp, 1.2 MB)
  • CDC Get Rid of Mold (15 pp, 196 KB)
  • Flood Cleanup and the Air in Your Home (15 pp, 1.1 MB), en Español (15 pp, 1.1 MB), Tiếng Việ (28 p, 4.4 MB)
  • Mold - Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects (52 pp, 813 KB)
  • Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings (54 pp, 4.6 MB)
• Preparing your pets for emergencies (2 pp, 1.9 MB)
• Reducing lead hazards (26 pp, 807 KB)
  • Protect Your Children From Lead Poisining (2 pp, 167 KB)
• Shelter-in-place
  • American Red Cross Shelter-in-Place (2 pp, 87 KB)
  • CDC - Sheltering in Place during a Radiation Emergency (3 pp, 92 KB)

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Links to Agencies

Federal Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Community and State Information from Ready.gov
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Department of the Interior
• U.S. Geological Survey

State Agencies

Emergency Management Agencies

Enviromental Agencies

Health Agencies

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