Planning for Natural Disaster Debris

EPA’s goal is to update the previous 1995 Planning document
“Planning for Disaster Debris” with current information (e.g., consistent with FEMA and
States) and to stress more environmental protectiveness. This guidance document, based on
experience of communities, discusses the management of debris from natural disasters, such
as hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods, wildfires, and winter storms. This document is
intended to help a planner in the beginning stages of the planning process or to assist a
planner in revising an existing disaster debris management plan. It provides planners with
more awareness for environmental protectiveness when it comes to dealing with disaster
debris.