Drinking water and food

• Boiling water information
  To kill all major water-borne bacterial pathogens, bring water to a rolling boil for 1 minute. Boil 3 minutes at elevations above 5280 ft (1 mile or 1.6 km). Getting and disinfecting water (fema.gov)
• Make sure older adults have enough water to drink.
  Older adults may feel thirsty less, and dehydration can be life threatening to an elderly person.
• What to do about water from household wells after a flood.
  Do not turn on the pump - danger of electric shock. Do not drink or wash with water from the flooded well.
• Keeping food safe during an emergency.
  Don't test spoiled food by tasting it! (usda.gov)

Pesticides, chemical and oil spills, hazardous waste

• Call the National Response Center 1-800-424-8802 (24 hours a day every day). For those without 800 access, please call 202-267-2675.
• Industries and businesses that encounter spills or discharges in the aftermath should contact the National Response Center immediately. You or your organization may have legal requirements for reporting or for taking other actions, depending on the spill.
• National Pesticide Information Center: 1-800-858-7378.

Debris

• What To Do With Disaster Debris
  Disasters can generate tons of debris, including building rubble, soil and sediments, green waste (e.g., trees and shrubs), personal property, ash, and charred wood. How a community manages disaster debris depends on the debris generated and the waste management options available. Burying or burning is no longer acceptable, except when permission or a waiver has been granted, because of the side effects of smoke and fire from burning, and potential water and soil contamination from burial. Typical methods of recycling and solid waste disposal in sanitary landfills often cannot be applied to disaster debris because of the large volume of waste and reluctance to overburden existing disposal capacity.