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Safeguarding Animal HealthSafeguarding Animal Health

Midwest Regional EDEN Animal Midwest Regional EDEN Animal Agro-Security ConferenceAgro-Security Conference

Midwest Regional EDEN Animal Midwest Regional EDEN Animal Agro-Security ConferenceAgro-Security Conference

Federal Federal PanelPanelFederal Federal PanelPanelBarry N. Pittman, DVM, MPH, Barry N. Pittman, DVM, MPH,

DACVPMDACVPM

Area Emergency CoordinatorArea Emergency Coordinator

USDA APHIS Veterinary USDA APHIS Veterinary ServicesServices

Barry N. Pittman, DVM, MPH, Barry N. Pittman, DVM, MPH, DACVPMDACVPM

Area Emergency CoordinatorArea Emergency Coordinator

USDA APHIS Veterinary USDA APHIS Veterinary ServicesServices

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How does United States Department of How does United States Department of Agriculture fit into preparing for, responding Agriculture fit into preparing for, responding

to, and recovering from an animal agro-to, and recovering from an animal agro-security incident?security incident?

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BackgroundBackground• HistoryHistory 1979 1979 FEMA FEMA created created 1988 1988 Stafford ActStafford Act directs directs FEMAFEMA to create to create FRPFRP 2001 2001 DHS DHS absorbed absorbed FEMAFEMA 2002 2002 DHSDHS creates creates NRPNRP 30 Aug 2005 30 Aug 2005 NRPNRP 1 1stst invoked invoked 2005 – 2007 2005 – 2007 NRPNRP undergoes several updates undergoes several updates 2008 2008 DHSDHS creates creates NRFNRF• National, State & Local Level Emergency Management National, State & Local Level Emergency Management

……currently using the NRF! currently using the NRF! FEMAFEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency = Federal Emergency Management Agency

DHSDHS = Department of Homeland Security = Department of Homeland Security

FRP/NRP/NRFFRP/NRP/NRF = Federal / National / Response / Plan / = Federal / National / Response / Plan / FrameworkFramework

Doctrine, organization, roles and Doctrine, organization, roles and responsibilities, response actions responsibilities, response actions and planning requirements that and planning requirements that guide national responseguide national response

How the Framework is How the Framework is OrganizedOrganized

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Core Core DocumentDocument

IncidentIncidentAnnexesAnnexes

Incident-specific applications of the Incident-specific applications of the FrameworkFrameworkIncident-specific applications of the Incident-specific applications of the FrameworkFramework

Support Support AnnexesAnnexes

Essential supporting aspects of the Federal Essential supporting aspects of the Federal response common to all incidentsresponse common to all incidentsEssential supporting aspects of the Federal Essential supporting aspects of the Federal response common to all incidentsresponse common to all incidents

Emergency Support Emergency Support Function AnnexesFunction Annexes

Mechanisms to group and provide Federal Mechanisms to group and provide Federal resources and capabilities to support State resources and capabilities to support State and local respondersand local responders

Mechanisms to group and provide Federal Mechanisms to group and provide Federal resources and capabilities to support State resources and capabilities to support State and local respondersand local responders

Partner Partner GuidesGuides

Next level of detail in response actions Next level of detail in response actions tailored to the actionable entity tailored to the actionable entity Next level of detail in response actions Next level of detail in response actions tailored to the actionable entity tailored to the actionable entity

www.fema.gov/nrfwww.fema.gov/nrf

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What Has ChangedWhat Has Changed A A FrameworkFramework … not a Plan … not a Plan

Written for two audiencesWritten for two audiences Senior elected and appointed officialsSenior elected and appointed officials Emergency Management practitionersEmergency Management practitioners

Emphasizes roles of the local governments, States, Emphasizes roles of the local governments, States, NGOs, individuals and the private sector NGOs, individuals and the private sector

Establishes Response DoctrineEstablishes Response Doctrine• Engaged partnershipEngaged partnership• Tiered responseTiered response• Scalable, flexible, and adaptable operational capabilitiesScalable, flexible, and adaptable operational capabilities• Unity of effort through unified commandUnity of effort through unified command• Readiness to actReadiness to act

Establishes planning as a critical element of effective Establishes planning as a critical element of effective responseresponse

NRFNRF

State & Tribal State & Tribal GovernmentsGovernments

LocalLocalGovernmentsGovernments

FederalFederalGovernmentGovernment

Private Private Sector Sector & NGO& NGO

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- Nutrition assistanceNutrition assistance(Food & Nutrition Service)(Food & Nutrition Service)- Animal and plant disease and pest responseAnimal and plant disease and pest response (Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service)(Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service) - Food safety and securityFood safety and security (Food Safety & Inspection Service)(Food Safety & Inspection Service)- Natural and cultural resources and historic Natural and cultural resources and historic

properties protection properties protection (Department of the Interior)(Department of the Interior)- Safety and well-being of household pets Safety and well-being of household pets (Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service)(Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service)

Emergency Support Function #11 – Emergency Support Function #11 – Agriculture and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and Natural Resources

Plant Protection and Quarantine

New Coordination Role New Coordination Role within the Service…within the Service…

Emergency Emergency Operations Operations

CenterCenter

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NewNewCoordination RoleCoordination Role

for ESF #11for ESF #11

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New StaffNew Staff• Emergency Program Specialist (EPS)Emergency Program Specialist (EPS)

– ESF #11 coordinator in each FEMA Region (10)ESF #11 coordinator in each FEMA Region (10)

• Regional Emergency Response Program Regional Emergency Response Program Manager (REPM)Manager (REPM)– ESF #11 coordinators in each APHIS Region (2)ESF #11 coordinators in each APHIS Region (2)

• APHIS Program Liaison Officer (LNO)APHIS Program Liaison Officer (LNO)– ESF #11 Liaison Officer in 3 of APHIS HQ Program ESF #11 Liaison Officer in 3 of APHIS HQ Program

OfficesOffices

• National Coordinator (NC)National Coordinator (NC)– ESF #11 coordinator in APHIS HQESF #11 coordinator in APHIS HQ

Note: 6 Resource Ordering and Status Note: 6 Resource Ordering and Status System (ROSS) Dispatchers also hired System (ROSS) Dispatchers also hired and divided among various APHIS and divided among various APHIS program officesprogram offices

EPSEPS

REPMREPM

APHIS Regional Board of APHIS Regional Board of Directors & Program Directors & Program Emergency ManagersEmergency Managers

EMLC-Emergency Management Leadership Council OEMHS-Office of Emergency Management and Homeland SecurityNC-National ESF-11 CoordinatorREPM-Regional Emergency Program Manager – APHIS ESF-11 coordinator EPS-Emergency Program Specialist – APHIS ESF-11 coordinator at the FEMA region

ESF-11 Partners, e.g. FNS, FSIS and DOI

Figure 1. APHIS ESF-11 Positions

EPSEPS EPSEPS EPSEPS EPSEPS

APHIS Regional Board of APHIS Regional Board of Directors & Program Directors & Program Emergency ManagersEmergency Managers

REPMREPM

EPSEPSEPSEPSEPSEPSEPSEPSEPSEPS

ESF-11 Partners, e.g. FNS, FSIS and DOI

APHIS State Managers APHIS State Managers (e.g. AVIC, SPHD)(e.g. AVIC, SPHD)and Responders and Responders

NCNC

APHISAPHISEMLCEMLC

OEMHSOEMHS

Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management AgencyFederal Emergency Management Agency

APHIS State Managers APHIS State Managers (e.g. AVIC, SPHD)(e.g. AVIC, SPHD)and Responders and Responders

PPQPPQACAC VSVS

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Emergency Program Specialist…Emergency Program Specialist…

• Do the hard work of helping the FEMA region Do the hard work of helping the FEMA region prepare for an activation of ESF #11 and the prepare for an activation of ESF #11 and the subsequent activities that may take place for any subsequent activities that may take place for any of the 8 programs (VS, PPQ, WS, AC, IES, FNS, of the 8 programs (VS, PPQ, WS, AC, IES, FNS, FSIS, or DOI)FSIS, or DOI)

• Serve as the ESF #11 Desk Officer in the FEMA Serve as the ESF #11 Desk Officer in the FEMA Regional Response Coordination CenterRegional Response Coordination Center

• Provide field information to the Regional Provide field information to the Regional Emergency Response Program ManagerEmergency Response Program Manager

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What resources do we bring to an What resources do we bring to an event?event?

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Other Aspects of Our Emergency Other Aspects of Our Emergency Response StructureResponse Structure

• APHIS Emergency Management Leadership CouncilAPHIS Emergency Management Leadership Council• APHIS Office of Emergency Management and APHIS Office of Emergency Management and

Homeland SecurityHomeland Security• APHIS Veterinary Services Emergency Management APHIS Veterinary Services Emergency Management

& Diagnostics& Diagnostics- National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management- National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management

• Area Emergency CoordinatorsArea Emergency Coordinators• National Incident Management TeamsNational Incident Management Teams

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National Center for Animal Health National Center for Animal Health Emergency ManagementEmergency Management

• Augment state and local resources with critical Augment state and local resources with critical veterinary supplies, equipment, and services veterinary supplies, equipment, and services

• Provide safety emphasis and leadership Provide safety emphasis and leadership • Provide national guidance on disease Provide national guidance on disease

surveillance and eradication strategy surveillance and eradication strategy • Support the acquisition of resources Support the acquisition of resources • Resolve administrative, financial, legal, Resolve administrative, financial, legal,

legislative, and disease control issues legislative, and disease control issues • Coordinate and disseminate information. Coordinate and disseminate information.

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National Incident Management TeamsNational Incident Management Teams

• Type II – Type III teamsType II – Type III teams• Currently Command & General Staff “Short” Currently Command & General Staff “Short”

Teams – “long” teams in the worksTeams – “long” teams in the works• 16 positions on each team16 positions on each team• 6 Veterinary Services teams6 Veterinary Services teams• 4 Plant Protection & Quarantine teams4 Plant Protection & Quarantine teams• Most members trained up and through S-420 Most members trained up and through S-420

Command & General Staff ICSCommand & General Staff ICS• Currently deploying for TB outbreak in CACurrently deploying for TB outbreak in CA

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Other ResourcesOther Resources

• National Veterinary StockpileNational Veterinary Stockpile

• Emergency Management Response Emergency Management Response SystemSystem

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National Veterinary StockpileNational Veterinary Stockpile

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Emergency Management Response SystemEmergency Management Response System• A fully Web based system that can be accessed from A fully Web based system that can be accessed from

any computer running Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater.any computer running Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater.

• Can run on local servers to allow massive data entry.Can run on local servers to allow massive data entry.

• Is integrated with the National Prem ID allocation Is integrated with the National Prem ID allocation system.system.

• Has the ability to Has the ability to track all disease control activities track all disease control activities on thousands of premises in multiple stateson thousands of premises in multiple states..

• Has the ability to track personnel orders and tours of Has the ability to track personnel orders and tours of duty and work assignments.duty and work assignments.

• Can manage inventory and track all assignments of Can manage inventory and track all assignments of vehicles and equipment in multiple locations.vehicles and equipment in multiple locations.

• Task Tracking and Financial ledger capabilities.Task Tracking and Financial ledger capabilities.

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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

BARRY N. PITTMANBARRY N. PITTMAN

[email protected]@aphis.usda.gov

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