Two free, virtual courses, All Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters and All Hazards Planning for Animal, Ag, & Food Related Disasters, are available in November. Register to reserve your spot.
AWR 328 All Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters (virtual, Zoom) November 9-10, 2021; 8am-12pm Central both days
This 8-hour, tuition-free, DHS/FEMA-certified course will provide livestock producers, emergency managers, veterinarians, extension agents, veterinary technicians, rural community leaders, public and human health personnel, fire and law enforcement with tools to protect, respond to, and recover from the consequences of disasters e.g. fire, flood, heat, earthquake, tornadoes, hurricanes, hazardous materials and catastrophic disease exposure involving animals in rural communities.
Please register through the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium (RDPC) website: https://ruraltraining.org/course/AWR-328/?scheduled=true&id=2301
MGT 448 All Hazards Planning for Animal, Ag, & Food Related Disasters (virtual, Zoom) November 16-17, 2021; 8am-12pm Central both days
This DHS/FEMA-certified, 8 hour, tuition-free, management-level course will provide the background information needed to lead a multi-agency team of emergency planners in the development of an Emergency Support Functions (ESF) annex for food and/or animal-related disasters to supplement their community’s existing Emergency Operation Plans (EOP). The course will address topics such as agroterrorism, detection and diagnosis, unique challenges that rural communities face in planning for and responding to food and/or animal-related disasters, utilization of ESF, recovery and the importance of sustainable operations during a disaster event, and mapping a community to identify areas of vulnerability and resources. All content will be presented at an all-day instructor-led training that will include presentations and problem-solving activities that will be completed in small groups.
Please register through the RDPC site https://ruraltraining.org/course/MGT-448/?scheduled=true&id=2302