The Tennessee Animal Disaster Plan

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The Tennessee Animal Disaster Plan

• Oak Ridge Emergency Management Forum
• Oak Ridge, Tennessee
• October 18, 2007
• Robert Linnabary, DVM, MSc.
• Tennessee Department of Agriculture
• Disaster Animal Response Coordinator

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The Emergency Support Function Concept of
Operation

• The Tennessee Emergency Management Plan (TEMP)
  and the county Basic Emergency Operations Plan
  (BEOP) are the state and county emergency plans
• The ESF Concept of Operations mirror each other
  in number assignment and function

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The National Response Plan (NRP)

• Similar to the TEMP and County BEOP but has
  minor variation in ESF numbering and function
• Disaster animal care plans are ESF 16 in TEMP as
  ESF 16 and under NRP ESF 11 (Agriculture)

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The TEMP ESF Concept of Operation

• ESF 1 Transportation
• ESF 2 Communications
• ESF 3 Infrastructure
• ESF 4 Firefighting
• ESF 5 Infrastructure Planning
• ESF 6 Human Resources
• ESF 7 Resource Support
• ESF 8 Health Medical
• ESF 9 Search and Rescue
• ESF 10 Environmental Response
• ESF 11 Food
• ESF 12 Energy
• ESF 13 Law Enforcement
• ESF 14 Donations and Volunteers
• ESF 15 Recovery
• ESF 16 Animal Care and Housing

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Emergency Support Function 16

• Began development in 1997
• No template for state disaster animal care plan
  available
• Knox and Lincoln Counties had animal care plans
  prior to 1997
• All state agencies and 2 federal agencies took
  part
• Several non-governmental agencies and
  organizations
• 3 humane associations and all production animal
  groups were represented

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ESF 16 Development

• ESF 16 lead agency is the TN Department of
  Agriculture
• Since all disasters occur locally, there was a
  conscious effort to have a plan applicable to
  local needs
• Plan contains 7 sub-functions accounting for the
  variety of animals found in Tennessee

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ESF 16 Construction

• ESF 16
• Sub-Function 1 Companion Animals
• Sub-Function 2 Equine
• Sub-function 3 Livestock
• Sub-Function 4 Wildlife and non-Domestic
  Species
• Sub-Function 5 Concentrated Livestock and
  Poultry
• Sub-Function 6 Aquatic Species
• Sub-Function 7 Infectious Animal Disease
  Outbreaks
• Each annex describes the situations and policies
  and each annex has a Standard Operations
  Procedure (SOP) which are the response and
  recovery guidelines for the ESF 16

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ESF 16

• After Hurricane Katrina, all ESFs in the TEMP
  were updated to comply with the NRP and the
  National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• All Standard Operations Procedures were
  changed to the Disaster Operations Guides (DOG)
• The new TEMP was adopted in February, 2007

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ESF 16 Response (DOG)

• The ESF 16 Disaster Operations Guide defines the
  organization and function of the Disaster Animal
  Response Team (DART)
• All ESFs in the TEMP have a response phase and
  ESF 16 response is through the DART
• The DARTs are developed in the counties with
  local responders and are under county command and
  control
• With the uniqueness of each county, no two DARTs
  are expected to be the same

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The County DART

• Follows the state ESF 16 formula as close as
  possible
• Have responders for the animals as defined by
  the 7 sub-functions (avian, equine, livestock,
  wildlife and non-domestic species)
• County DART Teams should consist of

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County Scheme Modular
EOC ? DART leader
Disposal
Security
Grief counselors
PIO
Field ICP DART Field leader
Identification recovery
Follow upletters
Zoo non-domestic leader
Companion animal leader
Livestock leader
Equineleader
Evacuation
Evacuation
Evacuation
Evacuation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation
Host sites
Host sites
Host sites
Host sites
Assistance
Assistance
Assistance
Assistance
Special equipment
Special equipment
Special equipment
Special equipment
Veterinarians
Veterinarians
Veterinarians
Veterinarians
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Strike teams to be added for disease outbreaks

• Surveillance
• Diagnostic
• Evaluation Compensation
• Euthanasia
• Disposal
• Cleaning and Disinfection
• Biosecurity
• Others

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Resource Typing and Credentialing

• Credentialing of the DART responder is a
  function of the ESF 16
• All animal responders must be credentialed prior
  to responding to a call up
• Credentialing identifies the person, licensing,
  certificates, training, and capabilities
• Credentialing is a function of the TDA and shared
  with the county EMA/DART
• Resource typing is a by-product of credentialing

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Resource Typing and Credentialing

• A person may be credentialed as a
• Veterinarian
• Veterinary technician
• Extension Service
• Volunteer (animal owner, animal control, etc)
• Administration
• There are approximately 1325 persons
  credentialed in Tennessee representing each the
  above activity groups and in all counties

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Credentialing Class Includes

• Incident Command System IS 100, 200
• National Incident Management System - IS 700
• How ICS is utilized in an animal related disaster
• Knowledge of TEMA the TEMP
• Knowledge of ESF 16
• Basic Biosecurity
• Foreign Animal Diseases overview
• Reporting of FADs and TDA/USDA Response
• Emerging Disease Issues
• Submit Application
• Sign TN DART Code of Conduct

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• To be credentialed, person must also take
• ICS 100
• ICS 200
• NIMS IS-700

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The Badge
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New Laws Affecting the Care of Pets During
Disasters

• Tennessee Emergency Management Plan 07
• All human emergency shelters are pet friendly
• Only service dogs are permitted into the
  shelters but there must be provision for caring
  for the pets brought to the shelter by their
  owners
• These animals can be co-located, housed in
  nearby kennels veterinary hospitals or fostered

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• Congressional amendment to the Stafford Act
• H.R. 3858 The Pets Evacuation and
  transportation Standards Act of 2006
• (Shays/Lantos Bill, Pets Act, No pet Left
  behind Act)
• Mandates that all states and counties provide
  care for pets during disasters

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Conclusions

• The county Basic Emergency Operations Plan, the
  state Tennessee Emergency Management Plan and the
  federal National Response Plan each have an
  Emergency Support Function that addresses animals
  during disasters
• The ESF 16 to the TEMP is one of the oldest
  state disaster animal care plans
• ESF 16 contains 7 sub-functions to address the
  needs of all groups of animals

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• ESF 16 is an All animal All Hazard plan
• The Standard Operations Procedure of the ESF 16
  is now called the Disaster Operations Guide (DOG)
• The DOG describes the response phase of ESF 16
  and includes the Disaster Animal Response Team
  (DART) and credentialing of animal care workers

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• The DART is developed and administered by the
  counties
• Credentialing is a method for identifying animal
  care workers
• Credentialing is a means of resource typing
  individuals for their training and capabilities
• New state and federal laws mandate that all
  states and counties provide shelter and care for
  animals during disasters

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