Security Alerts andWhy We in Agriculture

Should CareJulie SmithNACAA 2007

Grand Rapids, Michigan July, 2007

20 min to change your world• Why should Extension employees be

involved in emergency preparedness?

• What are our potential roles?

• How should we prepare for these roles?

Here’s the deal• Disasters happen• We should be prepared• Preparedness enhances survival

Why should we care?• Trusted sources of information• Have access to resources and training; can

conduct trainings• Bridge between local knowledge/local

resources and emergency managers• Our agricultural clientele are focused on

day to day challenges• Written into state support function

Thanks to the Roland Bauer Family Dairy Farm

Ringwood Township, Illinois

Emergency management• Goals of EM are to save lives,

prevent injury, protect property, and protect the environment

All hazards approach• Natural disaster• Transportation accident• OIE notifiable disease • Unintentional contamination• Intentional contamination

– Agriculture is vulnerable– Recognized by HSPD-9

(Homeland Security Presidential Directive)

Consequences of emergencies

• Communications are challenged• Infrastructure fails• Threats to animal and public safety arise• Need to evacuate people and animals• Animals displaced/escape• Environment and wildlife adversely affected• Need for euthanasia and carcass disposal• Threats to animal well-being and

human mental health• Public concern

National response plan• NRP established by HSPD-5• Comprehensive approach to incident

management• Secretary of Homeland Security charged

with overseeing EM in the event of terrorist threats or actions, major disasters, and other emergencies

• Coordinates incident management disciplines—HS, EM, law enforcement, firefighting, public works, public health, EMS, private sector (Red Cross, Salvation Army)

Emergency support functionsESF 1 - Transportation

ESF 2 - Communications

ESF 3 - Public Works and Engineering

ESF 4 - Firefighting

ESF 5 - Emergency Management

ESF 6 - Mass Care, Housing and Human Svcs

ESF 7 - Resource Support

ESF 8 - Public Health and Medical Services

Emergency support functionsESF 9 - Urban Search and Rescue

ESF 10 - Oil and Hazardous Materials Response

ESF 11 - Agriculture and Natural Resources

ESF 12 - Energy

ESF 13 - Public Safety and Security

ESF 14 - Long-term Community Recovery and Mitigation

ESF 15 - External Affairs

Emergency support functionsESF 9 - Urban Search and Rescue

ESF 10 - Oil and Hazardous Materials Response

ESF 11 - Agriculture and Natural ResourcesESF 12 - Energy

ESF 13 - Public Safety and Security

ESF 14 - Long-term Community Recovery and Mitigation

ESF 15 - External Affairs

Potential roles• Education, training, research-based

information• First detector• Volunteer management• Media work• Assist state support function

Cultivate a culture of preparedness• Disaster supply kits (Go kits)• Family/business communication

plans• Continuity of operations plans (Ready

Business)• Farmstead security and emergency

biosecurity preparedness

Personal disaster preparedness (PDP) model• Citizen Corps model to target

marketing of preparedness messages• Based on social science “program”

theories which have to do with changing behaviors

• Provides audience analysis useful for developing messages appropriate for different profiles

Strategies to increase preparedness• Discomfort motivates change• Excitation/emotional stimulation

increases effectiveness of message• External motivators –

coop policies, insurance incentives - can stimulate change

Steps you can take• Become certified in incident command

system and national response plan awareness

IS-100 (ICS), IS-700 (NIMS), IS-800.A (NRP)

• Take EDEN trainings, www.eden.lsu.edu• Know where you fit into your local and state

plans; get to know your local EM; get involved

• Integrate preparedness messages into all programs: Prevent, Prepare, Prevail

What’s your RQ?• We must practice preparedness• We must promote preparedness

www.eden.lsu.edu