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Enforces regulations concerning the collection, storage, transportation, and final disposal of all solid waste and infectious waste.

Program that can be used for lead-safe building certification, screening and testing for lead poisoning, education and outreach, and early intervention for children and families impacted by lead.

Provides firefighting, emergency medical services, rescue, plans review & fire investigation.

Provides state income tax credits to Ohio property owners for lead abatement expenses incurred in a home that meets the program’s eligibility requirements. The tax credit is capped at $40,000.00 per taxpayer and per eligible dwelling (beginning July 1, 2025). Lead abatement costs include costs incurred for lead risk assessments conducted by an Ohio licensed lead risk assessor; lead abatement projects conducted by an Ohio licensed lead abatement contractor or lead abatement project designer; clearance examinations performed by an Ohio licensed lead risk assessor, lead inspector, or clearance technician; and/or relocation costs incurred in the relocation of occupants of an eligible dwelling to achieve occupant protection.

Provides a lead-based paint risk assessment and remediation program that will either remove or encasulate the contamination in order to reduce or eliminate incidents of lead poisoning.

Provides grants to assist eligible City of Akron residents with lead control projects. Landlords may be eligible to receive a 75% grant for work to control lead paint. Lead abatement projects can include siding, doors, windows, steps, and porches.

Assists with lead cleaning efforts, window and door replacements, siding and soffit enclosures, porch component repairs, and so forth.

Provides 0% interest deferred forgivable loans for eligible homeowners for health and safety minor home repairs. Note: Summit County cannot do any minor home repairs to homes within the City of Akron.

Does lead testing of homes. Provides grants of up to $9,000 to assist with removal of lead detected upon inspection of eligible homes.

Provides free assistance to reduce or remove lead hazards from homes. Provides windows, doors, and siding.

Performs maintenance and repairs to remove contaminants and reduce hazards associated with the presence of lead paint in owner-occupied and rental housing units.

Provides immediate response to every casualty to assist the customer in getting back in their home in a timely manner with as little disruption as possible. Services include but are not limited to: - Decomposition cleanup - Crime Scene cleanup - Trauma Scene cleanup - Homicide & Suicide cleanup - Industrial accidents - Blood/Body Fluid removal - Odor removal.

Provides lead testing of homes. Supplies contractors who make necessary home modifications valued up to $8,000 for income-eligible homeowners or renters to provide a lead-safe environment for children. Loans out a vacuum cleaner equipped to capture lead swept up in the cleaner. Maintains a list of properties that have been abated for lead and made safe.

Responsible for the control and extinction of fires in urban and wilderness areas; the inspection of buildings and hillside property to ensure potential fire hazards; and the maintenance of equipment and trained firefighters necessary for a quick and efficient response to fires when they occur. Also, provides emergency medical services and ALS transportation to local hospitals.

Provides free assistance to reduce or remove lead hazards from homes. Provides windows, doors, and siding.

Provides a lead-based paint remediation program.

Responsible for the control and extinction of fires in urban or wilderness areas; the inspection of buildings and hillside property to ensure potential fire hazards; and the maintenance of equipment and trained firefighters necessary for a quick and efficient response to fires when they occur.

Takes reports on emergencies and other sudden public threats such as oil, radioactive, and other hazardous chemical spills as well as railroad incidents and maritime reports of suspicious activity and relays them to the proper authorities for action.

Provides a lead abatement program to reduce lead-based paint hazards in homes. Services may include window replacement, siding, porch replacement/repair, and door replacement/repair. Program is in partnership with Summit County Public Health.

Offers home and facility repairs for lead-based paint mitigation. Eligible repairs include window and door replacement; siding, soffit, and fascia enclosure; porch component repair, other items.

The Lead Safe Program assists eligible homeowners with repairs to make the home lead-safe. Visit https://wocap.org/housing-services/lead-safe-program/ to apply online.

Provides a grant between $ 2,500-$5,500 to City of Lakewood homeowners and residents for exterior paint, supplies and labor to paint their home. Participants will be educated on lead safety issues. Property will be inspected by the agency (not a Building Dept. inspection) prior to approval, after prep work for the painting is done, and after work is completed. Amount of grant will be limited to amount of painting required as well as income guidelines.

Offers lead paint abatement for eligible and rehabilitation homeowners, per availability of funding.