Federal Response Agencies Plans and Programs for Animal Disease Emergencies

1. Federal Response Agencies Plans and Programs for Animal Disease Emergencies

2. Federal Agencies • U.S. Department of Agriculture • Animal and Plant HealthInspection Service (APHIS) • Veterinary Services • Emergency Management and Diagnostics • National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management • National Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

3. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

4. USDA-APHIS-VSDiagnostic Laboratories • Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL) • Plum Island, NY • Provide diagnosticservices and training • National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) • Ames, IA Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

5. National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

6. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

7. USDA Federal Veterinary Medical Officers (VMO) Dr. Kevin Petersburg, Area Veterinarian In Charge (AVIC) Work: 515-284-4140 Dr. Pamela Smith Dr. Tim Smith Dr. Gary E. Eiben Osceola Lyon Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Winnebago Worth Mitchell Howard Winneshiek Allamakee Sioux O'Brien Clay Palo Alto Hancock Cerro Gordo Floyd Chickasaw Dr. Neil Rippke Fayette Clayton Butler Pocahontas Buena Vista Franklin Bremer Wright Plymouth Cherokee Humboldt Webster Buchanan Dubuque Delaware Black Hawk Woodbury Ida Sac Calhoun Hamilton Grundy Hardin Dr. Sharon Fairchild Tama Benton Linn Jones Jackson Dr. John Schiltz Monona Crawford Carroll Greene Boone Marshall Story Clinton Cedar Shelby Harrison Jasper Audubon Guthrie Poweshiek Iowa Dallas Polk Johnson Scott Muscatine Pottawattamie Cass Madison Adair Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington Louisa Mills Montgomery Lucas Monroe Wapello Henry Adams Union Clarke Jefferson Dr. R.E. Welander Des Moines Dr. James Johnson Ringgold Wayne Appanoose Fremont Page Taylor Decatur Davis Van Buren Lee Dr. Don Otto February. 2008 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

8. 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) Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

9. 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 and43,000 aircraft • 75,000 interceptions annually Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

10. Veterinary Response Teams • National Veterinary Response Teams (NVRT) • Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT) • National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC) Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

11. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

12. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

13. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

14. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

15. National Response Framework Animal Disease Emergencies

16. National Response Framework • 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

17. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

18. National Response Framework • 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

19. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

20. The 15 ESFs Slide used with permission from Dr. Dahna Batts, CDC/COCA. Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

21. Response: Five Key Principles • Engaged partnership • Tiered response • Scalable, flexible and adaptable operational capabilities • Unity of effort through unified command • Readiness to act Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

22. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

23. Local Roles and Responsibilities • 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

24. Local Roles and Responsibilities • 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

25. The Food and Agriculture Incident Annex • Detect event • Establish primarycoordinating agency • Determine source ofthe incident or outbreak • Control distributionof 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

26. 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008

27. Acknowledgments Development of this presentationwas funded by a grant from theIowa Homeland Securityand Emergency Management andthe Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to theCenter 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 Animal Disease Emergency Local Response Preparedness, 2008