Protección de la Salud Pública contra las Cenizas de Incendios en Casas y Edificios (Spanish)
Protecting Public Health from Home and Building Fire Ash
This report summarizes safe methods of ash cleanup. All persons accessing burned structures should be aware of the hazards associated with those sites. Cleanup efforts may expose you to ash, soot, and fire decomposition products that may cause irritation and other health effects. Any ash may contain small amounts of cancer-causing chemicals.