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Emergency Responder Sensitive

PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ~ STRATEGIES FOR ~

AGROTERRORISMJerry Gillespie, DVM

Public Policy and Biological ThreatsPublic Policy and Biological ThreatsIGCC/AAAS Wye River Biosecurity Workshop

14-16 August 2006

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UNDERSTANDING THE DANGERS OF AGROTERRORISM

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RESPONSE / INVESTIGATION

DETECTION / DIAGNOSES

RECOVERY

Incident

loss

es

timelag time

point of attack

The Steps to PreparednessThe Steps to Preparedness

MITIGATION

PREVENTION

AWARENESS PREPAREDNESS




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State and Federal Response

time

loss

es

Rapid local detection and response

Intermediate detection and response

expenditures

INCIDENT

Slow detection and responsepoint of attack

Farm to Table

Farm

Transportation

Processing

Transportation

Warehousing

TransportationInternational Markets

Retail Markets Domestic Tables

International Tables

Environment(air, water & soil)

Borders

food continuum

Human beings(health & well-being)

A new

Points of Potential Terrorism




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Before the occurrence Before the occurrence of harmful consequencesof harmful consequences

– Detection of botulinum toxin in the Detection of botulinum toxin in the milk tank from a dairy farmmilk tank from a dairy farm

After the occurrence of harmful After the occurrence of harmful consequencesconsequences

– Detection of children in hospitals Detection of children in hospitals with signs of botulism paralysiswith signs of botulism paralysis

Levels of Incident DetectionLevels of Incident Detection




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Overall WIFSS Curriculum Goal

Help Communities Prepare Teams ofFrontline Responders for an Agroterrorism Event

prepared to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks on the food system

TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION ARE ESSENTIAL!




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NIMS and PreparednessNIMS and Preparedness

Coordinated, effective response to Coordinated, effective response to major disasters:major disasters:

Well prepared local response team

Coordinated, well planned stateand regional response team

Coordinated, well planned federal agencies’ response

Each new level of response

is • supplemental• integrated• seamless• focused on results.

Evidence of preplanning




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Courses: “Understanding the Dangers of Agroterrorism” “Principles of Preparedness for Agroterrorism and Food Systems’

Disasters” “Principles of Detection and Diagnosis-Strategies and

Technologies” “Principles of National Incident Management System (NIMS), Team

Building and Risk Communication” “Principles of Frontline Response to Agroterrorism and Food

Systems’ Disasters” “Principles of Planning and Implementing Recovery”

WIFSS Agroterrorism Preparedness

Curriculum for Frontline Responders

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Courses:

“Understanding the Dangers”

“Principles of Preparedness”

“Principles of Detection and Diagnosis”

“Principles of (NIMS), Team Building”

“Principles of Frontline Response

“Principles of Recovery”

WIFSS Agroterrorism Preparedness

Curriculum for Frontline Responders


TeamTeamLearningLearning

Team Team ActionAction

Established TeamEstablished Team




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Courses (continued): Electives

Risk Assessment Tools for Communities

Dangerous foreign Animal and Plant Diseases

Foot and Mouth Disease

Understanding the Food Systems and How They Work

Avian Influenza

Building Teams Across Disciplines

√ Performance testing exercises (certification)

WIFSS Agroterrorism Preparedness Curriculum for Frontline Responders




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Includes community members who will play a vitalrole in prevention and/or response to an agroterrorism event

Local emergency teams Representatives of the food and agriculture industry

(private and public and across the food continuum) Community leaders (private and public) Local Public/Environmental Health groups Local political leadership and designated agencies Designated communication authorities/agencies

Frontline Responders





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Education leaders Health care providers Law enforcement (police, sheriff, FBI) Fire fighters Local/regional disaster response teams (OES, HAZMAT,

ambulance, emergency health care) Agricultural industry Veterinarians

Frontline Responders

In short, everyone with a legitimate role in agroterrorism response

The training will take place in the local environment, but will emphasize integration with state and federal emergency response systems.




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designated communicatio

n authorities &

agencies

local political leadership & designated

agencies

local emergency

teams

local public health

groups

A Model Frontline Response Team

designated communicatio

n authorities &

agencies

local political leadership & designated

agencies

local emergency

teams

local public health

groups

agriculture & food sector




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Getting the right team members together to build a team

Creating effective planning and implementation Sustaining the team Knowing each other Shared vision and purpose Effective communication Trust

Challenges for Frontline Response Teams




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Next Training Objectives(DHS Grant – Pending)

Train the neglected elements in communitiesTrain the neglected elements in communities:: Food-system employeesFood-system employees Tribal nationsTribal nations Port authorities and employeesPort authorities and employees Military basesMilitary bases Health care providers and Public health officialsHealth care providers and Public health officials Cross border officialsCross border officials Local government officialsLocal government officials------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regional collaboratorsRegional collaborators Publics within communitiesPublics within communities




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Harry & LizOrange Juice Scenario

It all started with a It all started with a misunderstanding.misunderstanding.

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