dr. jimmy tickel emergency programs, ncda & cs aert program
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Dr. Jimmy TickelDr. Jimmy TickelEmergency Programs, NCDA & CSEmergency Programs, NCDA & CS
AERT ProgramAERT Program
Natural DisastersNatural Disasters Agriculture and Farm Communities Agriculture and Farm Communities
Drought, Hurricanes, Tornados…..Drought, Hurricanes, Tornados…..
AERT’sAERT’s
Ag Emergency Response TeamsAg Emergency Response TeamsAERTsAERTs
• Goal: provide help to fill the gaps Goal: provide help to fill the gaps farmers and farming communities farmers and farming communities encounter immediately after natural encounter immediately after natural disastersdisasters
• Use what we know worksUse what we know works• Add personnel & equipment to itAdd personnel & equipment to it• Bring the program to the local level….Bring the program to the local level….
What’s needed ??What’s needed ??
• 24 hr. Emergency Hotline24 hr. Emergency Hotline• Feedback from farming communitiesFeedback from farming communities• Assessment of damageAssessment of damage
• Five Task areasFive Task areas– Farm accessFarm access– HarvestabilityHarvestability– Fence repairFence repair– TarpingTarping– Field Debris removalField Debris removal
Plan of AttackPlan of Attack
• Develop/refine web based toolsDevelop/refine web based tools– InformationInformation– Help exchange pagesHelp exchange pages
• Matching the “Have’s” with the “Needs”Matching the “Have’s” with the “Needs”
• Form response team modelForm response team model– Volunteers from NCDA & CSVolunteers from NCDA & CS– Expand to local levelExpand to local level
• Helping handHelping hand
Web Pages: InformationWeb Pages: Information
Web Page: Tornado responseWeb Page: Tornado response
Web Pages: LinksWeb Pages: Links
Exchange SitesExchange Sites
Web Exchange SiteWeb Exchange Site
AgERT: Response AgERT: Response TeamsTeams
Teams Number of Personnel **
CHAIN SAW 15
TARPING 24
FIELD DEBRIS 36
FENCE REPAIR 31
HARVESTABILITY 23
** Most personnel volunteered for more than one team
Mission Flow: RequestMission Flow: Request
Mission Flow: ActivationMission Flow: Activation
• AgEOCAgEOC– Coordination of available resources Coordination of available resources
with prioritized requestswith prioritized requests
Mission Flow: DeploymentMission Flow: Deployment
Teams will work at discretion of requesting county
NCDA & CS will have input through Team leader and County EOC rep.
AERT Trailers AERT Trailers
EquipmentEquipment
• Two trailersTwo trailers– 6’ x 12’ 6’ x 12’
single single 3500 lb 3500 lb axleaxle
• Staged:Staged:– KinstonKinston– MorgantonMorganton
State HS grantState HS grant
• Seed the AERT concept to the Seed the AERT concept to the local levellocal level
• Expand the Web based toolsExpand the Web based tools
• Add another equipment trailerAdd another equipment trailer
State HS grantState HS grant• Goal: Stage 1Goal: Stage 1
– Take AERT concept toTake AERT concept to
State HS grantState HS grant• Goal: Stage 2Goal: Stage 2
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PartnershipsPartnerships
• Farm community ownershipFarm community ownership
• PartnershipsPartnerships– State and Local Govt.State and Local Govt.– Groups and AssociationsGroups and Associations
• Farm BureauFarm Bureau• GrangeGrange• Rural CenterRural Center• Faith Based GroupsFaith Based Groups
State HS grantState HS grant
• What counties do you What counties do you recommend??recommend??
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