International Association of Emergency Managers annual conference, Orlando, FL 2012
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Transcript of International Association of Emergency Managers annual conference, Orlando, FL 2012
Jeleen Briscoe, USDA APHIS Animal Care Emergency ProgramsAnne McCann, USDA APHIS Animal Care Emergency Programs
Raw and UncutExperiences in Animal Emergency Management
People refused to leave their pets
600,000 pets either died or abandoned
Coastal zoos and aquariums damaged and collections lost
Once upon a time there was a hurricane named Katrina...
47% wont leave their pets
The Human Animal Bond: Survey Says...
46.9% Pet is FAMILY
APMA, AVMA, AHA
Pre-Katrina recommendation: Leave pets with three days of food and
water.
Pre-Katrina recommendation: Leave pets with three days of food and
water.
Snowball, Katrina, and the PETS Act
The dog was taken away from this little boy, and to watch his face was a singularly revealing and tragic experience. This legislation was born at that moment.
-- Rep Tom Lantos (D-CA)
Support states
Disaster preparednessEvacuation
Shelter plans
The PETS ActPets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act
Humans
Household pets
Service animals
On average:0.67 pets per person in
the typical U.S. community
Animal Emergency Management
Animal issues ARE people issues
Incident management must prepare for people AND animals
Animal Emergency ManagementRESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other
Animal Emergency ManagementRESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other
Animal Emergency ManagementRESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other
Animal Emergency ManagementRESPONSE
Evacuation ShelterRescue Other
All HazardsAll Species
Raw and Uncut
Audubon Zoo
Iowa Floods
Missouri River Flood
North Dakota Flood
Zanesville
Duluth Flood
Duluth Flood
NATO Summit
NATO Summit
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Pre- and Post-Assessment
Flu at the Zoo Tabletop Exercise
Thank you to Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture
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Weaknesses
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Weaknesses
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Weaknesses
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Weaknesses
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Weaknesses
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Situational Awareness
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Animal Search and Rescue
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Animal Sheltering
Collocated/Cohabitational Sheltering
Advantages
Owners’ involvement
Healthier for owners and
animals
Fewer volunteers
Disadvantages
Owners’ abilities
Physically able
Responsible
Experience
Alternatives to Animal Sheltering
Distribution CentersFeed-in-Place Program
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Disaster Veterinary Care
LicensureZoonoses
Quarantine
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Animal Decontamination
Animal Emergency ManagementChallenges
Animal Disposition
Animal Emergency ManagementRecovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition
Animal Emergency ManagementRecovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition
Animal Emergency ManagementRecovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition
Animal Emergency ManagementRecovery
Family Recovery Animal Disposition
Federal Partnerships� Statutory authority (Stafford Act)
� Resources
Federal Animal Emergency Working Group
� AWA & Pets Mission
� Staff of veterinarians and VHT’s� Program Response Team
� National Veterinary Response Team
� Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps
� Emergency Management Coordination Group
NASAAEP BPWG CollaborationNational Alliance of State Animal and Agriculture
Emergency ProgramsBest Practice Working Groups
Animal Search
& Rescue
Evacuation & Transportation
Emergency Animal
Sheltering
Disaster Veterinary Care Animal
DecontaminationTraining
Preparedness Community Outreach
Planning & Resource
Management
NASAAEP Best Practice Working Groups
National Animal Rescue and Shelter Coalition
Associate: AVMAAffiliates: Society of Animal Welfare Administrators, American Red Cross, NASAAEP,
PetFinder.com Foundation, American Veterinary Medical Foundation
APHIS Emergency Operations Center
Multi-Agency Coordination System
642Jeleen Briscoe, VMD, DABVP (Avian)Veterinary Medical Officer, Avian SpecialistAPHIS Animal [email protected] @JeleenVMD
Anne McCannNational Emergency Programs CoordinatorAPHIS Animal [email protected]