Managing Materials and Wastes for Homeland Security Incidents

  • Creating Disaster-Resilient Buildings to Minimize Disaster Debris

    On July 25, 2024, EPA published a new document, Creating Disaster-Resilient Buildings to Minimize Disaster Debris (pdf)(5 MB) that provides practical actions for communities to withstand natural disasters and minimize disaster debris.

  • All Hazards Waste Management Planning Tool

    This tool assists emergency managers and planners in the public and private sectors in creating or updating a comprehensive plan for managing materials and wastes generated from manmade and natural disasters. 

Waste management includes waste staging, sampling, characterization, packaging, transportation, reuse, recycling, treatment and disposal.

An All-Hazards Planning Approach

hub and spoke diagram of what an all hazards approach entails

This graphic shows that different hazards have similar effects on the environment. Emergency officials should plan for all hazards. Access a text alternative version of this graphic.

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Last updated on December 17, 2024