The lack of consistent requirements for testing and remediating toxins in smoke, like lead and asbestos, which can settle into walls and ducts during a wildfire, have left residents in fear that moving back to their homes could make them sick.

The lack of consistent requirements for testing and remediating toxins in smoke, like lead and asbestos, which can settle into walls and ducts during a wildfire, have left residents in fear that moving back to their homes could make them sick. ↧ When is it safe to return home after a wildfire? California becomes... Houses that survive fires can be contaminated with poisons from smoke like lead and asbestos. But there have been no consistent rules for testing or remediation.