Preparedness Training from the Center for Agriculture & Food Security & Preparedness Dr. Sharon Thompson, Director.

Preparedness Training Preparedness Training from the Center for from the Center for Agriculture & Food Agriculture & Food Security & PreparednessSecurity & Preparedness

Dr. Sharon Thompson, Director

Protecting Protecting RespondersResponders

Agriculture Emergency Agriculture Emergency Responder Training Responder Training

Course OverviewCourse OverviewMarch 17-20, 2009March 17-20, 2009

Agriculture Emergency Agriculture Emergency Responder TrainingResponder Training 32 hrs32 hrs Provides performance response skills Provides performance response skills

relative to the agriculture communityrelative to the agriculture community Covers accidental as well as intentional Covers accidental as well as intentional

CBRNE eventsCBRNE events Practical, hands on course culminating

in a day long practical exercise Joint training with the Center for

Domestic Preparedness– Only Federally owned and operated Only Federally owned and operated

Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Weapons of Mass Destruction Training CenterCenter

Why AgERT?Why AgERT? U.S. agriculture is:U.S. agriculture is:

– At growing risk due to the elevated threat At growing risk due to the elevated threat of terrorism AND from foreign animal of terrorism AND from foreign animal disease incursion.disease incursion.

– Dependent on properly trained animal Dependent on properly trained animal health professionals (non-traditional health professionals (non-traditional emergency responders), as well as emergency responders), as well as traditional responders (e.g., fire fighters, traditional responders (e.g., fire fighters, emergency medical, hazmat teams, etc.). emergency medical, hazmat teams, etc.).

Animal health professionalsAnimal health professionals and and Emergency Responders train the way Emergency Responders train the way they will be required to operate, i.e., they will be required to operate, i.e., togethertogether

AgERT Target AgERT Target AudienceAudience

Federal, state and local agriculture Federal, state and local agriculture emergency response personnel and emergency response personnel and traditional emergency responderstraditional emergency responders

Private veterinary practitioners, Private veterinary practitioners, veterinary medical students and veterinary medical students and university staffuniversity staff

Military veterinarians, FBI, tribal Military veterinarians, FBI, tribal communitiescommunities

Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives

Describe agroterrorism and its effects on humans, animals and the economy

Identify chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive hazards and relate them to potential agroterrorism

Demonstrate knowledge of agricultural-related epidemiology

Identify zoonotic diseases that may be used by terrorists

Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives

Describe response actions for an agroterrorism event, including the role of the responder within ICS

Describe various methods of animal restraint and euthanasia that may be used in an agricultural incident

Describe various methods of animal carcass disposal

Course ObjectivesCourse Objectives

Demonstrate how to utilize personal protective equipment in an agricultural incident

Demonstrate how to perform decontamination procedures in an agricultural response

Demonstrate how to perform a post decontamination survey and maintain crime scene preservation

11/4/04

AgERT Course AgERT Course ModulesModules

Introduction to Introduction to Agroterrorism and Agroterrorism and ResponseResponse

CBRNE HazardsCBRNE Hazards EpidemiologyEpidemiology Zoonotic DiseasesZoonotic Diseases Foreign Animal Foreign Animal

DiseasesDiseases Response ActionsResponse Actions

Animal Restraint and Animal Restraint and EuthanasiaEuthanasia

Animal Carcass DisposalAnimal Carcass Disposal Personal Protective Personal Protective

Equipment– Levels B & CEquipment– Levels B & C DecontaminationDecontamination Survey & Monitoring/ Survey & Monitoring/

Crime Scene Crime Scene PreservationPreservation

AgERT Practical ExerciseAgERT Practical Exercise

Crime Scene Crime Scene Preservation Preservation

FBI 12-step FBI 12-step evidence collection evidence collection process:process:

Begins with Begins with preparationpreparation

Follows through to Follows through to the release of the the release of the crime scenecrime scene

PPE Level BPPE Level B

PPE Level CPPE Level C

AgERT- Additional Key AgERT- Additional Key InformationInformation

Limited to 32 studentsLimited to 32 students 2 hrs credit UTCVM Faculty: Drs. Thompson,

Welborn, Hopkins, Donnell UT Extension: Dr Burden CDP experts in crime scene

preservation & personal protective equipment

Practical exercise held at Cherokee Farm

AgERT- Additional Key AgERT- Additional Key InformationInformation

Registration- Ms. Ann White at [email protected] or 974-0345

Deadline February 27, 2009

Foreign Animal Foreign Animal and Emerging and Emerging Diseases Diseases CourseCourse

August 3-7, 2009August 3-7, 2009 Jointly sponsored with USDA/ Jointly sponsored with USDA/

APHIS APHIS Will be offered as CEM course Will be offered as CEM course

for creditfor credit U.S. and international expert U.S. and international expert

speakersspeakers

Foreign Animal Foreign Animal and Emerging and Emerging Diseases Diseases CourseCourse

Intended audience: veterinarians, Intended audience: veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary veterinary technicians, veterinary students, Extension agents and students, Extension agents and other allied professionalsother allied professionals

Foreign Animal and Foreign Animal and Emerging Diseases Emerging Diseases CourseCourse Foot and Mouth Foot and Mouth

DiseaseDisease Rift Valley FeverRift Valley Fever Exotic Newcastle Exotic Newcastle

Disease Disease BSE and other BSE and other

TSEsTSEs Nipah, HendraNipah, Hendra Rabbit Rabbit

Hemorrhagic Hemorrhagic DiseaseDisease

RinderpestRinderpest Screw Worm Screw Worm Avian InfluenzaAvian Influenza HeartwaterHeartwater African African

HorsesicknessHorsesickness Classical Swine Classical Swine

FeverFever African Swine African Swine

FeverFever

Foreign Animal and Foreign Animal and Emerging Diseases Emerging Diseases CourseCourse

Additional topics to be covered include:Additional topics to be covered include: International Animal Disease ControlInternational Animal Disease Control The Role of the OIE in International The Role of the OIE in International

Trade Trade Companion Animals: Sentinels for Companion Animals: Sentinels for

BioterrorismBioterrorism Mass Animal Care in a Disaster SettingMass Animal Care in a Disaster Setting Federal and State Response to Foreign Federal and State Response to Foreign

Animal DiseasesAnimal Diseases

Foreign Animal Foreign Animal and Emerging and Emerging Diseases CourseDiseases Course

Draft agenda and registration rates to Draft agenda and registration rates to be available by Marchbe available by March

Reduced student registration rates will Reduced student registration rates will be availablebe available

Additional information will be available Additional information will be available at at http://www.vet.utk.edu/cafsp/http://www.vet.utk.edu/cafsp/

QuestionsQuestions??

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974-7445974-7445