Our efforts are in support of local emergency management and incident command. The CalEPA Emergency Operations Center may be activated by authority of the Secretary or at request of Cal OES.
CalEPA, Office of the Secretary
Jason Boetzer | John Elkins
California Air Resources Board
Charles Pearson | Russ Bennett
Department of Pesticide Regulation
Sheryl Gill
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Jeremy Edwards | Heather Geldart
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Vacant | Nancy McGee
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Karen Riveles | Beckye Stanton
State Water Resources Control Board
Sarah Ries | Mark Bare
Division of Drinking Water
Jason Spotts
About CalEPA’s Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness
CalEPA’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