The CDPH Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) coordinates overall emergency planning and preparedness efforts for the California Department of Public Health, including distributing and overseeing funds to local health jurisdictions for disaster planning, and more. Learn more about CDPH's activities to prepare Californians for public health emergencies here >>

Extreme Heat

• Heat Ready California - Extreme heat awareness and outreach campaign, resources in multiple languages
• CDPH Extreme Heat Guidance for Local Health Jurisdictions and Community Service Providers
• CDPH Extreme Heat Guidance for Schools on Sports and Strenuous Activities
• Protect Yourself: Extreme Heat [CDPH]
• Climate Change & Extreme Heat: What You Can Do to Prepare [CDC] (PDF, 8.6MB)
• Extreme Heat and Your Health [CDC]
  
  

Wildfires & Wildfire Smoke

Wildfire Preparedness

• ​Ready for Wildfire [CAL FIRE] - including information on wildfire preparedness, creating defensible space, ​​home hardening, ​creating a personal or family wildfire action plan​, when to evacuate, and more​
  
• Protect Yourself: Wildfires [CDPH]​
• Community Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation [CAL FIRE]
• Fire Hazard Severity Zones [CAL FIRE]
• Wildfire Risk to Communities [USDA Forest Service]
  

Wildfire Smoke

• Wildfire Smoke: Considerations for California’s Public Health Officials [CDPH] (PDF, 17.8MB)
• Wildfires and Wildfire Smoke Resources - Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) - including information on how smoke affects childrens’ health, guidance for children and mask use, and more
• Occupational Health and Worker Protection – Protecting Workers from Wildfire Smoke [CDPH]
• Protecting Communities from Wildfire Smoke – CAT-PHWG Meeting Resources (PDF)
• California Air Resources Board (CARB) - Wildfires and Wildfire Smoke
• Smoke Ready California - Protecting Yourself from Wildfire Smoke [CARB]
• How to Choose a Safe, Effective Air Cleaner for Your Home [PHI]
• Guidance for Schools During Wildfire Smoke Events​ [CalEPA / OEHHA]​ (PDF)
  
• Get Smart about Wildfire Smoke - Clear Guidelines for Schools and Wildfire Smoke [CDE] (PDF)
• Fact Sheets: Preparing for Wildfire Smoke Events [PHI] - including for ​“Protecting Kids from Wildfire Smoke: Actions for Schools,” and “Helping Clients with Asthma Prepare for Wildfire Smoke Events: Tips for Asthma Educators”
  
  

Air Quality

• AirNow [US EPA and Partners]
• Introduction to Community Air Protection [CARB]
• CDPH - Air Quality Section
• California Department of Education - Air Quality
• CARB - Indoor Air
• CDPH - When and Why to Wear a Mask - the benefits of masking and tips for choosing the right mask
  
  

Power Shut-Offs

• Guidance during Power Outages [CDPH]
• Public Safety Power Shutoffs - Resource Guide [CalHHS]
• California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
• Power Outage Preparedness: How Californians Can Get Ready
  
• What is a Public Safety Power Shutoff and What Does it Mean for You?
  
• Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Events- check current PSPS status