Local Agriculture Planning Support EMAG Conference, November 12-14, 2007 Local Emergency Management Planning and the Post-Katrina Reform Act William Wright

Local Agriculture Planning Support

EMAG Conference, November 12-14, 2007

Local Emergency Management Planning and the Post-Katrina Reform Act

William WrightDr. Paul WilliamsDr. Bill ThomasDon Hamilton

Local Agriculture Planning Assistance


SHSP Grant

• All agriculture programming funds are local• MOU with ACCG• Deliverables

– Local planning templates– Planning support through exercises– Risk assessment of agriculture & food– Building capacity

• Training• Equipment



SART• State Agricultural Response Team

• One Type III team in state

• Responsibilities– Foreign animal disease– Foreign plant disease– Food incidents– Natural disasters

• Support to agriculture• Emergency food and food stamps• Companion animals



What to Expect

• SART will manage foreign animal disease– High Path Avian Influenza – Foot & Mouth Disease

• Could be mobilized by GEMA for any incident• NIMS requires participation of local EMA• Possible Unified CMD (local’s call)• Need support of local resources

Local Agriculture Planning Support


Unique Components to Agricultural Disease Events

at a Glance

DisposalDisposal

EuthanizeEuthanize

QuarantineQuarantine MediaMedia

Quarantine EnforcementQuarantine Enforcement

DecontaminationDecontamination

ProtestorsProtestors



ESF 11: Food & Water



ESF 8: Vector Control



ESF 13: Security



ESF 8 & 11: Surveillance



ESF 1: Transportation



ESF 10: DECON



ESF 5: Mobile CMD Post



ESF 3: Disposal



ESF 5: Public Safety



SART Strike TeamsSART Strike Teams

• Specialized Strike Teams for Type III & IV incidents– Farm & Food Animals– Food– Companion animals

• Requested through EOC• Fall in under OPS Section of your IC



ESF 11

• Food Assistance– Food Stamps – Emergency Food & Water

• Animal & Plant Diseases

• Food Safety

• Natural Resources & Historic Places

• Companion Animal Sheltering



PETS EVACUATION and TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS

(PETS) ACT

• 358 M pets, 63% of households

• Katrina showed 61% of people with pets did not evacuate

• Companion animals not included in plans

• Limited number of pet friendly shelters



PETS Act

• Require local and state emergency preparedness authorities include plans for pets and service animals in their disaster plans;

• FEMA has authority to assist in developing disaster plans to accommodate people with pets and service animals;

• Authorizing federal funds to help create pet-friendly emergency shelter facilities; and

• Allowing FEMA to provide assistance for individuals with pets and service animals, and the animals themselves, following a major disaster.



Types of Shelters

• Pre Impact/ Evacuation Shelters (Pet Friendly)– 72 Hours– Associated with Red Cross Shelters– Have to consider Special Needs– Limited Size 100-150 pets

• Rescue Shelters– Post Impact– Large scale (400+)– Last up to one month



Types of Shelters

• Hurricane Impact Counties– Sheltering in place

• Host Counties– Far enough in to not be victims– Pre-impact shelter could turn into longer term

shelter• Local Disasters

– Tornadoes– Floods– Ice/Snow– Terrorism



Step by Step

• Assistance available for local planning using the HSEEP exercise process:– Review/revise agriculture part of LEOP as

needed– Develop/revise animals in disaster plan– Validate plan with table top exercise

• Assistance available for animal shelter volunteer training



Peach County

• EMA Director, Jeff Doles, contacted

• Initial planning meeting set

• Doles set meeting of key players

• UGA works with Peach contacts to develop their plan (app. 60 days)

• Plan validated with table top (+90)

• Parts of plan revised if necessary



Peach County

• Based on plan & situation– Assistance in organizing CART– Training for volunteers– Training for shelter managers (when

developed)



Equipment



Planning Decisionsfor

Animal Shelters



Who will manage?



What animals?



Where?



What care to provide?



How to Dispose?



Hall County

• ESF 11 divided into functions– Animal Control is Animal Disaster Manager

• CERT– XX people trained– CART

• Work under animal control• Vet as leader/planner• XX people recruited



Hall Issues

• Approval by County Commission

• Buy-In by animal control

• Training volunteers

• Equipment

Documents

Local Agriculture Planning Support EMAG Conference, November 12-14, 2007 Local Emergency Management Planning and the Post-Katrina Reform Act William Wright