Other Emergency Programs:

• ARB
• CIWMB
• DPR
• DTSC
• OEHHA
• OES
• FEMA

Contacts: Cal/EPA Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness

Cal/EPA’s Emergency Response Management Committee (ERMAC) is responsible for planning, training, and coordinating Cal/EPA’s emergency response and recovery activities.

Cal/EPA’s emergency response and recovery responsibilities mirror the Agency’s mission-essential tasks of protecting public health and the environment:

• Scientific support for toxicology, pesticide exposure and drift, aquatic and ecotoxicology, exposure and risk assessment
• Debris management and regulatory consult
• Technical and regulatory consultation for disinfection/decontamination
• Air monitoring and modeling (with mobile and stationary lab capabilities)
• Mobile and stationary chemical identification capabilities
• Emergency removals from clandestine drug labs
• Technical support for surface and groundwater contamination

Our efforts are in support of local emergency management and incident command. The Cal/EPA Emergency Operations Center may be activated by authority of the Secretary or at request of OES.

Cal/EPA, Office of the Secretary
Don Johnson | Michael Tischer (alt)

Air Resources Board
Gary Zimmerman | Jeff Cook (alt)

Department of Pesticide Regulation
Steven Monk | Eileen Mahoney (alt)

Department of Toxic Substances Control
Adam Palmer | Nancy McGee

Integrated Waste Management Board
Bernie Vlach | Bob Holmes

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Shelley DuTeaux | David Siegel (alt)

State and Regional Water Boards
Michael Tischer | Cynthia Paulo (alt)

Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness