Cook County Cook County Animal & Rabies Animal & Rabies

ControlControl

NATO Preparation:NATO Preparation:

Evacuation and Evacuation and Sheltering PlanSheltering Plan

NIMSNIMS

Establish a chain of commandEstablish a chain of command Define incident objective/develop Define incident objective/develop

incident planincident plan Determine resources available. Determine resources available.

Establish resource management.Establish resource management. Define area of commandDefine area of command Speak with one voice. Establish Speak with one voice. Establish

communications and information communications and information systems.systems.

IncidentIncident

Evacuation of 35,000 people in 5 miles square area. 3,500 people will

require temporary sheltering. Some of those will require

sheltering for household pets and/or service

animals.

CHALLENGES

• Defer to local EMA• Chicago Animal Care and Control Facility,

Anti-Cruelty Society, PAWS, and Animal Welfare Society above capacity.

• Chicago has no temporary shelter resources.• No MOU between City and County.

• Animal estimates made with Purdue methodology.

• No common communication system.

• Animal components added late in preparedness plan.

Establish Chain of CommandEstablish Chain of Command

Define the incident objective/develop the Incident plan

Assumption: 35,000 people will need to be evacuated. 3,500 will require temporary housing. Some will be accompanied by pets

and/or service animals.

Utilizing aerial photographs of a five mile radius of the intended target (McCormick Place or Chicago Loop) and the A.V.M.A. (i.e. 32% of all households) protocol for representing population of pet animals in a geographic area the number of pets requiring housing

was reduced from 1,200 to 300 – 600.

Site for hub registration: Cellular Field

Site of temporary shelter: Marie Curie High School

Methodology for Methodology for Calculating NeedsCalculating Needs

Purdue method based on phone and Purdue method based on phone and mail census data for cancer study.mail census data for cancer study.

AVMA study based on pet food sales, AVMA study based on pet food sales, veterinary visits, shelter capacities, etc. veterinary visits, shelter capacities, etc.

AVMA = 2.67 people per household and AVMA = 2.67 people per household and 31% of all households own animals.31% of all households own animals.

Urban reality - 38% of total population Urban reality - 38% of total population in rental property that restrict pet in rental property that restrict pet ownership.ownership.

Each arrow points to a participating veterinary hospital. Each arrow points to a participating veterinary hospital. Individual capacities can be programmed into software.Individual capacities can be programmed into software.

What did we learn?What did we learn?How do we improve?How do we improve?

Must develop and distribute an updated directory Must develop and distribute an updated directory of animal related resources.of animal related resources.

EMAs must notify animal response teams from the EMAs must notify animal response teams from the outset of planning.outset of planning.

Veterinary hospitals and shelters must be notified Veterinary hospitals and shelters must be notified of threat assessment in the same time frame as of threat assessment in the same time frame as human hospitals.human hospitals.

Veterinarians are responsible for educating their Veterinarians are responsible for educating their clientele of preparedness strategies. clientele of preparedness strategies. Veterinarians should keep a log for clients that Veterinarians should keep a log for clients that require special drugs and make contact before require special drugs and make contact before incidents occur.incidents occur.

What did we learn?What did we learn?How do we improve?How do we improve?

Develop MOUs with essential partners and Develop MOUs with essential partners and generic MOUs that can be put into place at the generic MOUs that can be put into place at the scene.scene.

Attend law enforcement reviews as a first Attend law enforcement reviews as a first responder to ensure adequate communication responder to ensure adequate communication capabilities.capabilities.

Train and drill all involved personnel.Train and drill all involved personnel. Certify volunteers before incidents occur.Certify volunteers before incidents occur. Stick to the basics. Improvisation will follow Stick to the basics. Improvisation will follow

smoothly if you insure the basics first.smoothly if you insure the basics first.