Federal Response Agencies Plans and Programs for Animal Disease Emergencies.

Federal Response Agencies Plans and Programs for Animal

Disease Emergencies

Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008HSEMD, IDALS, CFSPH

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


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


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


National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)


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


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


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)


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


Veterinary Response Teams

• National Veterinary Response Teams (NVRT)

• Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT)

• National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)


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


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


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


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



• 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


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



• 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


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


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.


Response: Five Key Principles

• Engaged partnership• Tiered response• Scalable, flexible and adaptable

operational capabilities• Unity of effort through unified

command• Readiness to act


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



• 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



• 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


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


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


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

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