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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/