Georgia Emergency Response and the State Emergency Board

1. Georgia Emergency Responseand the State Emergency Board

2. VISION Georgia’s agriculture industry will be prepared to meet the challenges that will be presented to local areas and the agriculture community of Georgia in the event of a disaster, catastrophic disease outbreak, or terrorism.

4. Building SARTs • GDA & APHIS take lead (ESF 11) • Work with GEMA, UGA, industry, NGOs, other Gov’t • SART Commanders/Incident CDR may come from GDA/USDA • Gain support from GA Vet Med Assoc, Farm Bureau, Public Health, Animal Control, GBI, Forestry, Local Agencies, Federal Agencies, Humane groups, etc. • Continue education & training

5. Partnering Is a Priority

6. What the Partners Offer • Public Entities: consistency, legal authority and statewide presence • Private Organizations: zeal, abilities, rapid deployment, solutions and availability of funds and funding mechanisms • Animal Industries: need, experience, mandate to be responsible

7. Partnership Is Key! • Action begins quickly with pre-determined plan. • The expertise of the private sector advises the authority of the government. • Turf battles are resolved in advance with more time for reason to prevail. • Cooperation increases the efficiency of both public and private efforts.

8. Working with Others • Working with other agencies • GSP/DNR – quarantine management • DOT – Equipment, Food distribution, food escort • DHS – Food stamps • Corrections – Food, facilities, personnel • Georgia Building Authority – Food • GFC – Logistics, Personnel, Vehicles • DOD – Disposal, Biosecurity • FSA/NRCS/Extension/etc.—Damage Assessment

9. Unique Aspects of Ag-Incident Response Disposal Euthanasia Decontamination Quarantine Recovery

10. Unique Aspects of Ag-Incident Response • AG may not use normal FEMA/SBA assistance programs • Typical AG assistance • Livestock Compensation • Livestock Assistance Program; • Livestock Indemnity program; • Flood Compensation Program. • Disaster Debt Set-Aside Program • Emergency Loans • In FAD, FSA pays compensation

11. Integrated Agricultural Disaster Teams • Any Animal • Any Plant • Any Food • Any Disaster • Anywhere

12. Natural Disasters

14. Katrina's damage to LA agriculture: $1 billion and climbing Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Agriculture All told, Mississippi's agriculture, forestry and marine industries -- which account for one-third of the jobs and economic product of this unwealthy state -- lost more than $10 billion.

15. USDA announced Sept. 8, 2005, that $20 M in Emergency Conservation Program funding will be given to Louisiana ($12.45 M), Mississippi ($7.1 M), Alabama ($855,0000) and Tennessee ($25,000) to help states clean up debris, and restore fences and conservation structures. Eligible participants can receive cost-share assistance of up to 75%.

16. Agricultural WTC

17. Potential FMD Disease Spread After a simulated terrorist attack at 5 Locations 21 17 22 2 10 11 7 8 9 19 12 15 14 16 18 20 13 Day: 1 23 6 5 4 3 30 40 30 39 35 38 37 15 19 33 27 23 5 12 States Infected: Day 5 Disease First Detected Even if a national “stop Movement” of all susceptible animals is ordered on Day 8, by the time the disease is eradicated the nation could lose still 23.6 million animals!

18. Bird Flu Preparedness

20. Trigger Point Pasteur Institute says that once fatalities reach 200, there is an 80% likelihood that a Pandemic will follow. There have been 137 deaths to date.

23. WHERE EMERGENCY BOARD MEMBERS FIT IN

24. Four Phases of Emergency Management • Mitigation / Prevention • Preparedness • Response • Recovery Slide 5

25. Mitigation / Prevention • Prevent the emergency from happening • Reduce the chances of an emergency happening, or • Reduce the damage of unavoidable emergencies Slide 6

26. Roles of SEB in Mitigation • Provide continuous annex review and updating • Work with city/county agencies to prepare for natural disasters & technological emergencies • Education in awareness for customers • Train staff for emergency response • Plan for integrated response

27. Preparedness • Develop emergency supply lists • Create a roster of trained responders • Prepare a continuity of operations plan (COOP) • Stockpile vaccines, supplies and equipment Slide 7

28. Roles of SEB in Preparedness • Appoint participants • Establish training standards • Develop procedures to support goals • Coordinate Commo procedures with EOC • Create a roster of trained responders • Agency/Board mission • Support ESF 11/SART • Prepare a continuity of operations plan (COOP) • Stockpile supplies and equipment

29. Response • Quarantine • Contain or eradicate the disease • Increase surveillance and testing • Depopulate and dispose • Set up a public relations effort with constant, accurate updates Slide 8

30. Roles of SEB in Response • Cooperate with & extend mutual aid to any jurisdiction that express a need • Provide public information in a consistent & timely manner, through PIO • Maintain contract with County EOC • Conduct damage assessment • Provide planning resources for ESF 11 • Provide operations resources for programs which are in place & relevant to incident • Plan for transition to recovery

31. Recovery • Actions after an emergency to return to normal and to make things even safer. • First step: restore consumer confidence that danger is over. • Financial assistance to replace losses: • Depopulated livestock, • Destroyed crops and soil, • Unusable facilities & equipment, • Wages Slide 9

32. Roles of SEB in Recovery • Continue response operations • Assist in damage assessment • Take leadership in recovery phase • Financial assistance to replace losses: • Depopulated livestock, • Destroyed crops and soil, • Unusable facilities & equipment, • Etc.

33. Specific Steps to Improve Response • SEB quickly assess losses in case of any emergency: • Natural disaster • Flash estimate & DAR include immediate physical needs to facilitate emergency response • Survey include agribusinesses • Data be available at individual/county level • Assessment coordinated with GEMA to ensure it is comprehensive • Data available to state gov’t for use in response and obtaining Federal aid • Foreign animal disease • Estimate economic impact of losses • Projections for future • Handle compensation

34. Lessons Learned from Katrina • There should only be one Ag survey conducted • Survey should be comprehensive • Survey data should be made available ASAP on the county level

35. ESF 11 Support • Agency Representative assigned to SART and AC/MAC • From SEB or • Each agency • FSA, NRCS, other agencies with GIS data • Actively participate in the SART planning section • Participate on GIS subcommittee • Include data on GTVC • Experts to interpret data • NRCS – disposal expertise

36. FSA/NRCS Agency Reps • All Agency Reps have authority to speak for agency • Coordinate transition from response to recovery • When do you quit giving emergency aid • Move to financial assistance • Educate customers about available aid.

37. GA SART (ESF-11)

38. SART1(Ops)Natural Disaster

39. GA SART Plans Section

40. GA SART Admin. & Finance

41. Immediate Needs • Assign agency reps to train/meet regularly with SART • Determine if comprehensive reports (Flash Estimate &/or DAR) are possible • Identify who will conduct survey • Continue participation in GIS subcommittee and ensure compatibility of data bases with GCTV

43. NIMS Training Guidelines Baseline for Training Command Staff ICS-400: Advanced ICS or Equivalent ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent FEMA IS-800: National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction Middle Management ICS-300: Intermediate ICS or equivalent ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent FEMA IS-800: National Response Plan (NRP), An Introduction FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction Front Line Supervisors ICS-200: Basic ICS or equivalent ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction Front Line Employees ICS-100: Introduction to ICS or equivalent FEMA IS-700: NIMS, An Introduction Entry level first responders and Disaster workers including: EMS personnel, firefighters, hospital staff, police officers, public health workers, public works/ utility personnel, skilled support personnel, and other emergency management response personnel at the federal, state, and local level. First line supervisors, single resource leaders, field supervisors, and other emergency management/ response personnel that require a higher level of ICS/ NIMS training. Middle management including strike team leaders, task force leaders, unit leaders, division/ group supervisors, branch directors, and multi-agency coordination system/ emergency operations center staff. Command and general staff, select department heads with multi-agency coordination system responsibilities, area commanders, emergency managers, and multi-agency coordination system/emergency operations center managers. www.fema.training.gov

44. What to Exercise before a Disaster State & local plans: • Any animals • Any disasters • Anywhere • Will not work together if you do not exercise together

45. Chaos, Confusion and Crisis Cooperation, Coordination and Communication