U.S. EPA Region 5's Disaster Debris Recovery Tool (DDRT) promotes the proper recovery, recycling, and disposal of disaster debris for emergency planners and responders at the federal, state, tribal, and local levels. The scope of the tool can also reach beyond disasters to include green site remediation and materials management technical assistance.

The DDRT maps location and contact information of over 6,000 facilities including composters, demolition contractors, transfer stations, landfills and facilities recycling construction and demolition materials, electronics, household hazardous waste, metals, tires and vehicles.

This webinar will feature presenters from Region 5 and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojbwe. Region 5 will introduce the history, purpose and a provide a demonstration of the tool. DDRT users from Millie Lacs Band and Region 5 will explain their experience using the tool in both a disaster debris planning and response perspective.

Check out the DDRT here:  https://www.epa.gov/large-scale-residential-demolition/disaster-debris-recovery-tool.

Speakers

Camille Lukey is an Environmental Scientist in the Land and Chemicals Division at U.S. EPA Region 5 in Chicago, IL. She works in the Materials Management Branch, specifically working with non-hazardous waste regulations and sustainable materials management. Camille received her MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health from Drexel University and a B.S. in Public Health from University of South Florida.

Lucy Stanfield, GISP, is a GIS Specialist with the US Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago where she creates and trains staff on maps, data, and GIS applications, and serves on the GIS Emergency Response Support Team. She is a former board member of the Illinois GIS Association and is the past Chair of the Association of American Geographers' Applied Geography Specialty Group. She earned a B.A. in Geography and Anthropology from the University of Chicago and a M.A. in Geography from the University of Arizona.

Monte Fronk is a 30-year career Tribal Public Safety Responder with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojbwe in East Central Minnesota. He is a certified Tribal Emergency Manager, Fire Officer, Fire Instructor, Firefighter/EMT, Hazardous Material Operations, Public Educator 1, Youth Fire Prevention Specialist, American Heart Association BLS and Basic First Aid Instructor, Child Car Safety Seat Technician. Monte's education includes a Master's Degree in Public Safety Executive Leadership, FBI LEEDA Leadership Trilogy, Blandin Reservation Community Leadership Program and Federal trainings at the Department of Homeland Security's Center for Domestic Preparedness, Emergency Management Institute and National Fire Academy.

Brandon Pursel is a project manager with the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 in Chicago, Illinois in the RCRA Corrective Action program where he oversees remedial projects at active, regulated industrial facilities across the upper Midwest.  In addition to his work in remediation, he has also acted as the team leader for the regional Incident Management Team specializing in chemical and waste management during disaster response exercises.  He earned his B.S in Civil and Materials Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago.