Additional Resources

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• Wildfires. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Worker Safety During Fire Cleanup. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Outdoor Workers Exposed to Wildfire Smoke. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Fighting Wildfires. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Wildfires. Ready.gov - Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
• Prepare your Organization for a Wildfire Playbook. Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
• Fires and Wildfires: Health Information Guide. U.S. National Library of Medicine
• The Secretary's Initiative on Protecting Farmworkers from Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke. From the Secretary of Health and Human Services (2024)
• National Interagency Fire Center U.S. Department of Interior
• Wild Fire Safety Checklist. American Red Cross
• Power Outage Safety. American Red Cross
• Protecting Yourself While Removing Post-Disaster Debris From Your Home or Business. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Occupational Safety and Health and Climate. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Workplace Safety and Health Topic
• Decision Making for Wildfires: A Guide for Applying a Risk Management Process at the Incident Level. U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Psychological Resilience During an Emergency Response

• Tips for Supervisors of Disaster Responders: Helping Staff Manage Stress When Returning To Work. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• A Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions (2005). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This SAMHSA pocket guide provides first responders with information on signs and symptoms of stress and offers simple, practical techniques for minimizing stress responses prior to and during a disaster response.

  The SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline is a national hotline dedicated to providing year-round immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.

• Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Disaster Responders-SAMHSA Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Installment. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Psychological First Aid for First Responders. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Tips for Disaster Responders: Understanding Compassion Fatigue. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• A Post-Deployment Guide for Supervisors of Deployed Personnel. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Introduction to Disaster Behavioral Health Webinar. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Health, Safety, and Resilience for Disaster Responders. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Surviving Field Stress For First Responders. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Response Workers. National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOSH), CDC
• Psychological First Aid Manual. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
• SAMHSA's Efforts for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Website. SAMHSA coordinates behavioral health resources to help responders and communities prepare, respond, and recover from disasters.
• Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Provides general strategies for promoting mental health and resilience that were developed by various organizations based on experiences in prior disasters.