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18 Cards in this Set
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What is a disaster?
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A sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss or destruction
Calamity becomes a disaster when you are unable to deal with it without outside help |
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What are examples of disasters?
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Floods, Blizzards, Hurricanes/cyclones, tornadoes, Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, Tsunamis, Industrial mishaps, major population displacement droughts/famine and disease
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What happens in the event of a disaster?
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You and your community are on your own for up to 3 days
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What do you need to know if you are part of the local response?
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Your county emergency manager
The sheriff The fire chief The animal shelter director The extension educator if you don't know these people they may not want your help after the disaster strikes |
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What are the four stages of disaster management?
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Mitigation
Preparedness Response Recovery |
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What is Mitigation?
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The effort to reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters
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What are examples of mitigation?
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Structural and physical things
Can be operational Build new veterinary clinic outside the flood plain Write a business continuity plan Current copies of files and computer records offsite Water system independent of electrical system |
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What is Preparedness?
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Having:
-emergency and evacuation plans -unobstructed escape routes -emergency lighting -multiple exits -accessible and adequate number of leashes and carriers for animal evacuation -regular disaster/evacuation drills -off site emergency meeting place -offsite emergency animal shelter -alternative food and water source -identification on all animals at all times -employees personal family disaster plain -inventory of hazardous materials -adequately insured |
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What is the comprehensive emergency management plan (CEMP)?
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In every county in the US (supposedly)
Specifies the roles of local agents and individuals in the emergency response Has an annex for dealing with animal issues with coordination passes to the humane society director, a veterinarian or extension educator Should conform to the incident command system The incident commander will usually be the county emergency management director If local resources can not cope with the disaster the county requests a state disaster declaration. The state may request a federal declaration in large disasters to access federal help |
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What is the essential part of preparedness processes?
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Exercising the plan
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What is happens during the recovery phase of a disaster?
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Implement business continuity plan
Re-unite pets with owners Community planning and recovery (3 months) |
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What is the all hazards approach?
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A conceptual and management approach that uses the same set of management arrangements to deal with all types of hazards (natural, man-made, complex)
Mainly deal with Response but many principles can be applied in other situations All Hazards Approach is codified into the incident command system |
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What is the incident command system?
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ICS is a standardized, on-scene, all hazards incident management approach that:
-allows for the integraton of facilities, equipment, ppersonnel, procedures and comminucations operating within a common organizational structure -enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies both public and private -establishes common processes for planning and managing resources |
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What are companion animal issues in disasters?
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Failure of people to evacuate because shelters for humans won't take pets
Logistics (animal sheltering, cages) Triage Animal Abandonment Animal ID |
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What are examples of Epidemic Animal Diseases as Disaster?
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FMD
Pandemic Flue (H5N1) |
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What are animal issues in epidemic disease and farm animal mass casualties?
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Veterinary manpower (where do you get the people)
Time from diagnosis to slaughter (FMD) Carcass disposal Environmental contamination -surface water -ground water -atmospheric pollution form carcass incineration Animal ID and premise ID Policy issues (vax vs stamping out) |
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What was the sequel of hurricane Floyd (1999)?
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Damage to 22 water treatment plants, 209 sewage plants and 430 animal faming operations
E.coli and Enterococci in groundwater on or near flooded farms Multidrug resistant bacteria Elevated nitrogen nutrients in ground water |
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What is the veterinary response to a disaster?
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USDA and state veterinarians will respond
Regular veterinarians can volunteer |
