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Latest Information and Upcoming Events
Wildfire Smoke, A Guide for Public Health Officials, 2016, is now available !!!
The Wildfire Smoke, A Guide for Public Health Officials, which was last revised in 2008, is designed to help local public health officials prepare for smoke events, to take measures to protect the public when smoke is present, and communicate with the public about wildfire smoke and health. The draft has been updated with the assistance and expertise from a number of federal and state agencies. Please "test drive" this version during the 2016 wildfire season and send us feedback.
Wildfire Air Monitoring Response Coordination, Data Gathering and Management
In lieu of the annual IASC/CARPA Meeting, OER presented emergency air monitoring information to several districts around California. The packet and presentation materials can be found below:
2nd International Smoke Symposium
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When: November 14, 2016 to November 17, 2016
Where: Long Beach, Ca
More information regarding the 2nd International Smoke Symposium can be found at this link.
Emergency Response Tools
The California Wildfire Smoke Response Coordination outlines the collaboration tools developed over the past several years by federal, state, local, and tribal agencies who have been involved in wildland fire smoke air monitoring and responses in California. The documents purpose is to provide useful information and resources to agencies seeking assistance in protecting the public’s health from the impacts of smoke during catastrophic fires. The document is not intended to be an official guidance but rather serve as a dynamic roadmap and tool for wildfire smoke response coordination in California.
This document is prepared under the auspices of the California Air Response Planning Alliance (CARPA) and the California Interagency Air and Smoke Council (IASC) and reflects the proceedings from the inaugural joint workshop held by these two organizations on April 30 - May 1, 2014 at the Wildland Fire Training and Conference Center at McClellan Business Park in Sacramento, CA. It was also developed in collaboration with California’s neighboring states Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon who are also in various stages of developing similar smoke response coordination programs.
Current, Continuous, and Upcoming Training Opportunities
Cal OES has posted their list of Training Opportunities . Training and exercise opportunities are offered by a variety of state, local, and federal agencies for emergency response and preparedness.
TRAIN is a free service of Public Health Foundation and operates through collaborative partnerships with state and federal agencies, local and national organizations, and educational institutions. TRAIN Training Opportunities will keep you informed of the latest public health trainings for your area or expertise.
The Public Health Foundation’s TRAIN Team would like to invite public health, workforce development, public safety, and emergency preparedness leaders to webinar demonstrations on TRAIN’s functions and features and how to post courses to TRAIN.
Historical Archives
Below are the presentation slides from the Interagency Air and Smoke Council/CARPA Spring 2014 Workshop held April 30th - May 1st:
2015 IASC/CARPA Workshop: Managing Smoke Impacts
May 13th and 14th 2015
1927 13th Street Sacramento, Ca. 95811
Powerpoint Presentations, Videos, and Web Links:
May 13th
May 14th
Link to the workshop agenda: http://www.arb.ca.gov/carpa/iasccarpa2015program.pdf
This page last reviewed April 28, 2016.
This website provides information about the California Air Response Planning Alliance (CARPA), a network of local, state, and federal air and public health agencies and resources joined together to improve coordinated response to major air releases and emergencies with air quality impacts. The California Air Resources Board is one of the partners in this Alliance and maintains this CARPA website.