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Agriculture Emergency Response
Team
AERT
Partnering with NC Emergency Management, Civil Air Patrol, NC Counties, and others to assist communities
with recovery after a disaster
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Agenda
BackgroundWhat is AERT?Department PersonnelQuestions
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Background Information
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Natural Disasters Agriculture and Farm Communities
Ag 77+ billion $ industryEmploys 1 out 8 workersHurricane Irene: $400 m ~ 300m AgIA and PA programs do not Assist farmers
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NC Farm Numbers
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N.C.’s Rank in U.S. Agriculture
First Tobacco Sweet Potatoes
Second Hogs Turkeys Christmas Trees Trout Sold
Third Cucumbers Tomatoes
Fourth Broilers Peanuts Strawberries
Fifth Upland Cotton Peanuts Greenhouse / Nursery Cash Receipts Catfish Sold
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Bottom Line
Agriculture is extremely important to NC
Assisting farmers and farming communities is a top priority
Building and developing a partnership, will help to assist communities
Thus the question is:
How can we assist farming communities in a time of need?
AERT is born…
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What is AERT?
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Drought, Hurricanes, Tornados…..
“We can’t get our equipment in the fields…”
“Animals & livestock are all over the place…”
“Equipment and barns with damaged roofs….”
“Crops are blown over…”
“There are limbs and trees blocking roads and access points…”
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What they were saying…
Debris needs to be removed
Fences need temporary repair
Equip. and structures need to be tarped
Crops/nurseries need assistance
We need access to roads and entryways
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Tasks were developed to assist farmers and farming communities…
Field Debris Removal
Temporary Fence Repair
Tarping
Harvestability
Tree / limb cutting***
The Five AERT Tasks:
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What is AERT?
AERT =Agriculture Emergency Response Team
- Comprised of 8 – 10 members, a leader, and AERT trailer
- That deploy upon request, to accomplish AERT tasks
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Teams
NCDA&CS Personnel +Leader8 – 10 team members
Civil Air Patrol Personnel + CAP Leader8 – 10 team members
+
NCDA&CS (Leader / Liaison)
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AERT Trailer
Currently have 3 trailers across the state:
West: Morganton Central: Raleigh East: Kinston
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Agriculture Emergency Response Team
AERT
Goal: provide help to fill the gaps farmers and farming communities encounter immediately after natural disasters
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Plan
Train NCDA&CS employees Register through SERVNC
Maintain contact information Train as Team member / Team Lead / Liaison
Train CAP Personnel CAP maintains own rosters and contact information Train-the-trainer
Deploy upon request – Teams come from? NCDA&CS CAP Other
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Personnel
Resource Trained Personnel Chain Saw Crews**
NCDA &CS =10
NCDA&CS 61
Civil Air Patrol 18
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Mission Flow: Request
Assessment• County
• Extension• NCDA & CS• Farmers
County EOC• Request for
Team• Extension• County
Ranger• County EM• NCDA & CS
SEOC• Mission
approved
Teams to county
AgEOC• AERTs
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Mission Flow: Deployment
County Farm Task
Teams will work at discretion of requesting county
NCDA & CS will have input through Team leader and County EOC rep.
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AERT
Agriculture Emergency Response Team
Building a Partnership
● #1 Priority - Safety
● Missions must be routed through county and state EM
● Program assists farmers / farming communities
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Questions
Mike MayesNCDA & CS Emergency Programs919-807-4309Michael.mayes@ ncagr.gov