Presentation on all-hazards emergency preparedness for zoos at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

1. Jeleen Briscoe, USDA APHIS Animal Care Emergency Programs
Jereme Altendorf, US Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Force
Building an Emergency Management
Preparedness Program
Emerging Roles for AZA in Emergency Response and Confiscations

3. Fire Dept
Who may show up at your gates?
AZA
AVIC
AreaVet in Charge
EPA
FEMA
USDA ACEP
Animal Care Emergency Programs
NASAAEP
National Alliance of State Animal & Agriculture Emergency Programs
NVRT
NationalVeterinary ResponseTeam
DOIHHS
VMAT
Veterinary Medical AssistanceTeam
NARSC
National Animal Rescue & Shelter Coalition
State Vet
State EM
Emergency Management
ESF#11
Emergency Support Function
FOSC
Federal On-Scene Coordinator
ESF#10
Emergency Support Function

4. Who may show up at your gates?
ZOO

5. State & Local Response
Veterinary Emergency Managers
Other States
Emergency Management
Assistance Compact
Federal Government
Presidential Declaration(Stafford Act)
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Personnel overwhelmed
Resources dwindle
Prolonged response
HELP!

6. Nation’s approach to all-hazards response
Key response principles
Roles
Organizational structure
National Response Framework

7. National Response
Framework
National Incident
Management System

8. National Incident Management System
Incident Command System
Unified
Command
Participants
May Include:
Local Official(s)
State Official(s)
Federal Official(s)
Responsible Party Representative(s)
Safety
Liaison
Information
Operations Finance and AdministrationLogisticsPlanning
II

9. The PETS Act
2005

10. Federal Response
National Response Framework
Tribal Relations
Cyber Incident
Food and Agriculture
Incident
Terrorism Incident Law
Enforcement and
Investigation
Biological Incident
Nuclear/Radiological
Incident
Volunteer and Donations
Management
ESF #10 – Oil and
Hazardous Materials
Response
ESF # 9 –Search and Rescue
ESF #8 – Public Health &
Medical Services
Public Affairs
Private-Sector and
Nongovernmental
ESF #7 –Logistics
Management & Resource
Support
ESF #15 – External Affairs
ESF #6 – Mass Care,
Housing & Human
Services
ESF #5 – Emergency
Management
ESF #4 - Firefighting
ESF #3 – Public Works and
Engineering
ESF #2 –
Telecommunications
ESF #1 - Transportation
ESF #14 – Long-Term
Community Recovery
ESF #13 – Public Safety and
Security
ESF #12 - Energy
ESF #11 –Agriculture and
Natural Resources
Private-Sector Coordination
Financial Management
Worker Safety and Health
Support Annexes
Emergency Support
Function Annexes
State Response
Local Government
Response
Partner Guides
Base Plan
International Coordination
Critical Infrastructure and
Key Resources
Catastrophic Incident
Incident Annexes
Emergency Support Functions

11. ESF#6: Mass care and emergency services
- including pets
ESF#8:Veterinary medical support
ESF#11:Animal & plant disease & pests
Commercial food supply
Natural resources
Safety and well-being of pets
Emergency Support Functions

12. ESF#6: Mass care and emergency services
- including pets
ESF#8:Veterinary medical support
ESF#11:Animal & plant disease & pests
Commercial food supply
Natural resources
Safety and well-being of pets
Emergency Support Functions
Zoo
Animals?

13. Federal Partnerships
– Statutory authority (Stafford Act)
– Resources
Federal
Animal
Emergency
Working
Group
– AWA & Pets Mission
– Staff of veterinarians andVHT’s
– Program Response Team
– NationalVeterinary Response Team
– Veterinary Medical Reserve Corps
– Emergency Management Coordination
Group

14. NASAAEP BPWG Collaboration
National Alliance of State Animal and Agriculture
Emergency Programs
Best Practice Working Groups

15. Animal
Search
&
Rescue
Evacuation &
Transportation
Emergency
Animal
Sheltering
Disaster
Veterinary
Care
Animal
Decontamination
Training
Preparedness
Community
Outreach
Planning &
Resource
Management
NASAAEP Best Practice Working Groups

17. National Animal Rescue and Shelter Coalition
Associate: AVMA
Affiliates: Society of Animal Welfare Administrators,American Red Cross,
NASAAEP, PetFinder.com Foundation,AmericanVeterinary Medical Foundation

18. APHIS Emergency Operations Center
Multi-Agency Coordination System

19. Text
9 CFR
§2.38(e)
§2.129
ACVMO or Inspector
ACEP
AC Program Response Team
Local/State Authorities
NGO’s

23. National
Response
Framework
National
Response
System
Clean Water Act
Superfund
No Presidential Declaration
THE POLLUTER PAYS
Emergency Support Functions
Presidential Declaration
THE GOVERNMENT PAYS

24. The National Response System
Local
Regional
National
Oil and hazardous substance emergencies
Preparedness
Response

25. The National Response System
Local
Regional
National
+ Industry
www.nrt.org
P r e p a r e d n e s s

26. http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/epcra/

27. How Industry Coordinates Emergency
Preparedness within the National Response System
Qualified Individual
Training:
HAZWOPER, Health & Safety, ER Plan Requirements
Preparedness for Response Exercise Program

28. Qualified Individual
emergency preparedness coordinator
33CFR154.1026(c) ...designating them as a qualified
individual and specifying their full authority to:
(1) Activate and engage in contracting with oil spill
removal organization(s);
(2) Act as a liaison with the predesignated Federal
On-Scene Coordinator (OSC); and
(3) Obligate funds required to carry out response
activities.

29. Emergency Preparedness Training
LEPC and ACP Committees
Incident Command System
OSHA: Hazard Communications &
Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response
Agency specific training
Response Resources & Funding
Technical Assistance

30. Industry exercise
guidelines
Exercise objectives:
Resource Deployment
Tabletop
Full-scale
Compatible with HSEEP
II

31. State
Emergency
Management
Local Responders
Multi-Agency
Coordination
System
Statutory
Response
Emerging Roles for AZA?

32. State
Emergency
Management
Local Responders
Multi-Agency
Coordination
System
Statutory
Response
The rest is up to you...