ID
1-508-1221
Name
Animal and Agriculture Damage Assessment Team
Status
Published
Version
1.5
Updated
11/15/2019 10:16:27 AM
Original Release
06/19/2018
Last Major Release
11/15/2019
Description
The Animal and Agriculture Damage Assessment Team performs initial and ongoing situational assessments and needs assessments to determine the types of emergency relief necessary in an incident involving animal and agriculture issues. This team's work begins in the early, critical stages of a disaster and continues throughout the incident. Depending on the incident and hazards, the team may assess community veterinary infrastructure, animal shelters, animal control facilities, feed stores, retail services, animal exhibitors (such as zoos), agricultural producers (farms, ranches, dairies, and so on), processors, market facilities, and agricultural support industries (agrichemical, feed mills, and so on). The team may also assess animal evacuation and shelter needs, stray animals, and animal carcass issues.
Resource Category
Animal Emergency Response
Primary Core Capability
Situational Assessment
Secondary Core Capability
 
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
This team: 1. Photographs and records disaster site damage 2. Investigates locations where damage exists 3. Analyzes the significance of affected animal and agriculture infrastructures, crops, and animals 4. Estimates the extent of damages 5. Identifies potential cascading effects of animal and agricultural issues 6. Recommends initial priorities for response and recovery
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Discuss logistics for deploying this team, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment. 2. Requestor specifies specialty areas necessary, such as animal health professionals, agronomists, engineering specialists, logisticians, environmental experts, animal sheltering experts, communications specialists, and others
Supporting Core Capabilities
None
Components
Component Notes  
MINIMUM PERSONNEL PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 13
MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PERSONNEL PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 11 – National Incident Management System (NIMS) Type 1 Animal Emergency Response Team Leader
SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAM1. Animal and Agriculture Damage Assessment Team Member is not a NIMS typed position. 2. Team members are multidisciplinary and can include animal health professionals, agronomists, engineering specialists, logisticians, environmental experts, animal sheltering experts, communications specialists, and others.
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 12 – Animal and Agriculture Damage Assessment Team Member
Assessment Equipment Per Team1. Appropriate software includes word processing, spreadsheet, Geographic Information Systems, and database management programs. 2. Measuring devices include tape measures (25' to 100') and measuring wheels. 3. Cleaning and disinfecting supplies are necessary when moving from one agricultural area to another. 4. Requestor provides Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)-approved damage assessment forms for the team to complete.
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 11. Laptop computer(s) 2. Digital camera(s) 3. GPS capabilities 4. Office supplies 5. Measuring devices 6. Appropriate software 7. Cutting/trimming device(s) 8. Marking paint or other marking materials 9. Traffic control device (or safety signage) 10. Cleaning and disinfecting supplies 11. Other equipment and supplies as necessary, based on ordering specification
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment Per Team MemberThe following regulation addresses PPE: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.132: Personal Protective Equipment.
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 1PPE is mission specific and may vary by work environment; it includes: 1. Protective footwear 2. Protective clothing for skin exposure 3. Eye and ear protection 4. Respirators 5. Gloves 6. Masks
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 13 - Two-way portable radio 3 - Cell phone
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT PER TEAMNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 11-Vehicle
818
Notes
References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 509: Animal Emergency Response Team Leader
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910.132: Personal Protective Equipment, latest edition adopted