federal response agencies plans and programs for animal disease emergencies
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Federal Response Agencies Plans and Programs for Animal
Disease Emergencies
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Federal Agencies
• U.S. Department of Agriculture– Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS)• Veterinary Services• Emergency Management
and Diagnostics– National Center for Animal Health Emergency
Management– National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories
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Livestock Quarantine Stations
• Import quarantine of livestock and poultry– 4 facilities – 2002, livestock imports
• 1.5 million cattle• 5.8 million pigs
• Personally owned birds– 6 quarantine facilities
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USDA-APHIS-VSDiagnostic Laboratories
• Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL)– Plum Island, NY– Provide diagnostic
services and training
• National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL)– Ames, IA
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National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)
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USDA Personnel in Iowa
• Area Veterinarian In Charge (AVIC)– Dr. Kevin Petersburg
• 9-Federal Veterinary Medical Officers – All are Foreign Animal Disease
Diagnosticians
• Area Emergency Coordinator– Dr. Stephen Goff
• Iowa, Nebraska
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Lyon
Montgomery
Audubon
Buena Vista
Clay
Dickinson
Sioux
Plymouth
Woodbury
Monona
Harrison
Pottawattamie
Mills
Fremont Page
Shelby
Crawford Carroll
Cass
Ida Sac
Cherokee
O'Brien
Osceola
Taylor Ringgold Decatur Wayne Appanoose Davis Van BurenLee
DesMoines
HenryJeffersonWapelloMonroeLucasClarkeUnionAdams
Adair Madison Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington
Louisa
Guthrie
Greene
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
Emmet Kossuth
Webster
Boone
Polk
Story
Hamilton
Wright
Hancock
Winnebago Worth
Cerro Gordo
Franklin
Hardin
Marshall
Poweshiek Iowa Johnson
Muscatine
Scott
Clinton
Jackson
Dubuque
Clayton
Allamakee
WinneshiekHowardMitchell
Floyd Chickasaw
Fayette
Buchanan Delaware
Jones
Cedar
LinnBentonTama
GrundyBlack Hawk
BremerButler
Dr. Pamela Smith
Dr. James Johnson
Dr. Tim Smith
Dr. R.E. Welander
Dr. Gary E. Eiben
Humboldt
February. 2008
Dr. Neil Rippke
Dr. Sharon Fairchild
Dr. Don Otto
Dallas Jasper
Dr. John Schiltz
USDA Federal Veterinary Medical Officers (VMO)Dr. Kevin Petersburg, Area Veterinarian In Charge (AVIC)
Work: 515-284-4140
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Customs and Border Protection– 317 ports of entry into US– Monitor for imported animal and
plant material – Over 40,000 employees
• 3,000 agriculture specialists– 1 million conveyances– 83 million passengers– 3.6 million cargo inspections
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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DHS Beagle Brigade
• 141 detector dog teams in the U.S.– 24 at int’l airports– 9 at ports of entry on land– 9 at int’l mail facilities
• 2002, 8 million passengers searched– Over 22,000 vehicles and
43,000 aircraft
• 75,000 interceptions annually
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Veterinary Response Teams
• National Veterinary Response Teams (NVRT)
• Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT)
• National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)
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HSPD-9
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive #9: Management of Domestic Incidents
• January 30, 2004– National policy to defend the nation’s
agriculture and food system against terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies
– Develop a National Veterinary Stockpile
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National Veterinary Stockpile
• HSPD-9 (Jan 30, 2004)– National repository of
critical veterinary supplies• Vaccine, antiviral, drugs• PPE kits
– Deploying within 24 hours– Support response efforts for
40 days
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National Animal Identification System (NAIS)
• National program• Created to identify and track livestock• State to state consistency• More rapid tracing of animals in disease
outbreak• Maintain contact information that can be
accessed in case of an animal health emergency to speed notification Starts with premise ID– Followed by Animal ID
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Other Federal Agencies
• Department of Homeland Security– FEMA – Federal Emergency Management
Agency
• Department of Justice– Law enforcement activities
• Department of State– International response activities
• Department of Defense– Authorizes Defense Support of Civil Authorities
National Response Framework
Animal Disease Emergencies
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National Response Framework
• Released January 2008– Successor of NRP– Effective March 22, 2008
• All-hazards approach• Unified; All-discipline• Flexible and scalable• Best practices and procedures• Allows Federal, State, local and tribal
governments and the private sector to work together
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NRF Applicability and Scope
• Provides national operational/resource coordination framework for domestic incident management of national significance
• Details federal incident management structure/coordination processes
• Details overarching roles and responsibilities
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National Response Framework
• A basic premise– Incidents are handled at the lowest
jurisdictional level possible
• Emphasis on local response and identifying personnel responsible for incident management at the local level– E.g., police, fire, public health,
medical or emergency management– Private sector is key partner
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NRF Components• Core document
– Structure and process• Emergency Support Function Annexes
– Federal resources and capabilities– Functional Areas
• Support Annexes– Support aspects common to all incidents
• Incident Annexes – Unique aspects of select incidents
• Partner Guides– Ready references describing key roles for local, tribal,
State, Federal and private sector response
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The 15 ESFsThe 15 ESFs1: TransportationDept. ofTransportation
6: Mass Care,Emergency Assistance,Housing and HumanServices
American Red Cross
11: Agriculture and Natural Resource US Dept. of Agriculture/ Dept. of the Interior
2: CommunicationsNational Communications System
7: Resource SupportGeneral ServicesAdministration
12: EnergyDept. of Energy
3: Public Works and Engineering Dept. of Defense/Army Corps of Engineers
8: Public Health andMedical ServicesDept. of Health andHuman Services
13: Public Safety and Security Dept. of Homeland Security/Justice
4: FirefightingDept. of Agriculture/ Forest Service
9: Urban Search and RescueFederal EmergencyManagement Agency
14: Long TermCommunity RecoveryUS Small Business Administration
5: EmergencyManagementFederal Emergency Management Agency
10: Oil and Hazardous Materials ResponseEnvironmental Protection Agency
15: External AffairsFederal Emergency Management Agency
Slide used with permission from Dr. Dahna Batts, CDC/COCA.
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Response: Five Key Principles
• Engaged partnership• Tiered response• Scalable, flexible and adaptable
operational capabilities• Unity of effort through unified
command• Readiness to act
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Local Roles and Responsibilities
• Chief Elected or Appointed Official– Ensure public safety and welfare– Provide strategic guidance and resources– Coordinate resources within jurisdictions,
among adjacent jurisdictions, with private sector
• Emergency Manager– Oversees emergency programs and activities– Coordinate jurisdiction capabilities
• Department and Agency Heads– Perform emergency management functions
• Local emergency plans, provide response resources
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Local Roles and Responsibilities
• Individuals and Households– Reduce hazards in and around their homes– Prepare an emergency supply kit and
household emergency plan– Monitor emergency communications carefully– Volunteer with an established organization– Enroll in emergency response training courses
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Local Roles and Responsibilities
• Private Sector Organizations– Welfare and protection of employees– Maintain essential services
• Water, power, communications, transportation, medical care, security
– Stay involved in local crisis decision making process
• NGO – Nongovernmental Organizations– Provide sheltering, emergency food spplies,
counseling, etc.– Provide specialized services for those with
special needs
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The Food and Agriculture Incident Annex
• Detect event• Establish primary
coordinating agency • Determine source of
the incident or outbreak• Control distribution
of the affected source• Identify and protect the population at risk• Assess public health, food, agriculture, and
law enforcement implications • Assess any residual contamination and
decontaminate and dispose as necessary
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For More Information
• NRF Resource Center– http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/mainindex.htm
• NRF Brochure– http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/about_nrf.pdf
• NRF Fact Sheet– http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/
NRFOnePageFactSheet.pdf
• NRF Frequently Asked Questions– http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/NRF_FAQ.pdf
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Acknowledgments
Development of this presentationwas funded by a grant from the
Iowa Homeland Securityand Emergency Management and
the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to the
Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University.
Contributing Authors: Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MPH, DACVPM; Danelle Bickett-Weddle, DVM, MPH, DACVPM; Gayle Brown, DVM, PhD