The Environmental Protection Agency began the first of two phases for cleaning up the aftermath of the Almeda Fire.
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Today epa officials highlighted plans for tackling hazardous waste and debris leftover from the almeda fire.
Officials say the cleanup process is broken down into two steps.
The first is removing hazardous waste from the impacted properties.
This includes products like paint, batteries and pressurized tanks.
The second step is removing ash and debris.
Officials say they don't expect to run into any local air quality issues throughout this process.
Randy nattis says "what we find in the field will be carefully sorted stabilized and safely packaged for transfer or to our staging area.
It will remain there temporarily until we can further sort it, bulk it, containerize it and stabilize it for transportation and disposal at a licensed facility."
Officials say the hazardous removal process won't cost property owners anything.
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On Monday the Environmental Protection Agency set up a staging area in Central Point for debris removal from the Almeda fire.
EPA begins "soft start" this week for removing hazardous material