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AERT Program

The AERT Program, led by Dr. Jimmy Tickel and the NCDA & CS, aims to bridge the gap for farmers and agricultural communities affected by natural disasters. Our mission includes providing essential support immediately post-disaster, with a focus on local-level engagement. Key features include a 24-hour emergency hotline, quick damage assessments, and coordination of resources. With the establishment of Ag Emergency Response Teams (AERTs), we facilitate the mobilization of volunteers and resources to address key tasks such as farm access, harvestability assessments, and debris removal.

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AERT Program

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  1. AERT Program Dr. Jimmy Tickel Emergency Programs, NCDA & CS

  2. Natural Disasters Agriculture and Farm Communities

  3. AERT’s Drought, Hurricanes, Tornados…..

  4. Ag Emergency Response Teams AERTs • Goal: provide help to fill the gaps farmers and farming communities encounter immediately after natural disasters • Use what we know works • Add personnel & equipment to it • Bring the program to the local level….

  5. What’s needed ?? • 24 hr. Emergency Hotline • Feedback from farming communities • Assessment of damage • Five Task areas • Farm access • Harvestability • Fence repair • Tarping • Field Debris removal

  6. Plan of Attack • Develop/refine web based tools • Information • Help exchange pages • Matching the “Have’s” with the “Needs” • Form response team model • Volunteers from NCDA & CS • Expand to local level • Helping hand

  7. Web Pages: Information

  8. Web Page: Tornado response

  9. Web Pages: Links

  10. Exchange Sites

  11. Web Exchange Site

  12. AgERT: Response Teams ** Most personnel volunteered for more than one team

  13. Mission Flow: Request

  14. Mission Flow: Activation • AgEOC • Coordination of available resources with prioritized requests

  15. Mission Flow: Deployment • Teams will work at discretion of requesting county • NCDA & CS will have input through Team leader and County EOC rep.

  16. AERT Trailers

  17. Equipment • Two trailers • 6’ x 12’ single 3500 lb axle • Staged: • Kinston • Morganton

  18. State HS grant Seed the AERT concept to the local level Expand the Web based tools Add another equipment trailer

  19. State HS grant • Goal: Stage 1 • Take AERT concept to

  20. State HS grant X3 • Goal: Stage 2

  21. Partnerships • Farm community ownership • Partnerships • State and Local Govt. • Groups and Associations • Farm Bureau • Grange • Rural Center • Faith Based Groups

  22. State HS grant • What counties do you recommend??

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