-------------------- --------------------------------------------------
                       

  A Two Module Course  Animals in Disasters
  -------------------- --------------------------------------------------

# Module A Awareness and Preparedness {#module-a-awareness-and-preparedness .Animals-head}

#  {#section .Animals-head}

#   {#section-1 .Animals-head}

#  {#section-2 .Animals-head .unnumbered}

# CONTRIBUTORS {#contributors .Animals-head}

This course was made possible through the efforts of the following
persons and organizations.

Project coordinator, senior editor

Sebastian Heath, VetB

Purdue University, School of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN

> Secretary/Treasurer, American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine,
> West Lafayette, IN

Logistics supervisor, FEMA representative

Joe Bills

Emergency Management Institute, Emmitsburg, MD

Contributors (in alphabetical order of organization)

> American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine and the Veterinary
> Emergency and Critical Care Society
>
> John H. Anderson, DVM, Ph.D.
>
> American Humane Association, Denver, CO
>
> Doug Trowbridge
>
> American Red Cross, Falls Church, VA
>
> Judith Melicks
>
> American Veterinary Medical Association, Schaumburg, IL
>
> Lyle Vogel, DVM
>
> Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration,
> Rockville, MD
>
> Michael Blackwell, DVM, MPH; Richard Cullison, DVM, Ph.D.
>
> Fayette County Emergency Management Agency, Connersville, IN
>
> Adrian Ellis
>
> Humane Society of the United States, Washington, DC
>
> Steve Dickstein, Melissa Rubin, Eric Sakach, Laura Bevans
>
> Interbay Animal Hospital, Seattle, WA
>
> Julia Allen, Ph.D., DVM
>
> Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, Los Angeles, CA
>
> Fred Michael
>
> Los Angeles Area G, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Lomita, CA
>
> Patty Boge, DVM
>
> Maryland Department of Agriculture, Frederick, MD
>
> Jack Casper, DVM
>
> Montclair Veterinary Hospital, Oakland, CA
>
> James Harris, DVM
>
> City of Torrance, California, Police Department, Torrance, CA
>
> Terese Condon
>
> Santa Barbara Equine Emergency Service, Santa Barbara, CA
>
> Tim Collins
>
> Sunshine State Horse Council, Sarasota, FL
>
> Cindy Ferguson
>
> United Animal Nations, Sacramento, CA
>
> Terri Crisp
>
> University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
>
> Robert Linnabary, DVM
>
> U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, Fort Sam Houston, TX
>
> Col. Paul Barrows

Acknowledgments

Over the three years in which it took to develop this course many other
people and organizations have contributed through their ideas,
suggestions, editing and reviewing sections.

American Academy on Veterinary Disaster Medicine, Alan Beck (Purdue
University, IN), Candace Lundin (AVMA, IL), Jim Hamiliton (Southern
Pines Equine Services, NC), Richard Mannsmann (Central Carolina Equine
Services, NC), American Animal Hospital Association, Nicholas Gilman
(American Humane Association), Vicky Vogelman (U.S. Air Force Veterinary
Services, Arlington, VA), Richard Dorn (The Ohio State University, OH),
Dave Barrabee, Chat Sloane (Indiana State Emergency Management Agency,
IN), Kerri Marshall (VetSmart, OR), Melissa Nixon (Grass Valley
Veterinary Services, CA), Jean Hooks (Fairfax County US&R, VA), Victoria
Joseph (Bird and Pet Clinic, Roseville, CA), Indiana Board of Animal
Health, Indiana State Emergency Management Agency, Franklin County, OH,
Emergency Management Agency

# Letter from FEMA  {#letter-from-fema .Animals-head}

> Page intentionally blank.
>
> Page intentionally blank.

  -------------------- --------------------------------------------------
  Animals in Disasters 

  MODULE A\            Overview
  UNIT 1               
  -------------------- --------------------------------------------------

+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
| #                | Why should       |                               |
| Preface {#prefac | emergency        |                               |
| e .Animals-head} | management       |                               |
|                  | officials be     |                               |
|                  | concerned with   |                               |
|                  | animals in       |                               |
|                  | disasters? After |                               |
|                  | all, they are    |                               |
|                  | responsible for  |                               |
|                  | the safety of    |                               |
|                  | humans, not      |                               |
|                  | animals.         |                               |
|                  | However,         |                               |
|                  | according to the |                               |
|                  | American         |                               |
|                  | Veterinary       |                               |
|                  | Medical          |                               |
|                  | Association,     |                               |
|                  | 58.9 percent of  |                               |
|                  | all U.S.         |                               |
|                  | households own   |                               |
|                  | animals. For     |                               |
|                  | this reason, the |                               |
|                  | care of animals  |                               |
|                  | in disasters is  |                               |
|                  | important to the |                               |
|                  | care of humans.  |                               |
|                  |                  |                               |
|                  | This course aims |                               |
|                  | to bring         |                               |
|                  | together         |                               |
|                  | emergency        |                               |
|                  | management       |                               |
|                  | officials and    |                               |
|                  | the animal-care  |                               |
|                  | community to     |                               |
|                  | share resources, |                               |
|                  | authority and    |                               |
|                  | expertise. A     |                               |
|                  | collaborative    |                               |
|                  | effort between   |                               |
|                  | emergency        |                               |
|                  | management and   |                               |
|                  | animal-care      |                               |
|                  | providers can    |                               |
|                  | improve a        |                               |
|                  | community's      |                               |
|                  | successful       |                               |
|                  | disaster         |                               |
|                  | preparedness and |                               |
|                  | response.        |                               |
|                  |                  |                               |
|                  | This course does |                               |
|                  | not intend to    |                               |
|                  | provide details  |                               |
|                  | on the care of   |                               |
|                  | animals in       |                               |
|                  | disasters, but   |                               |
|                  | to promote       |                               |
|                  | personal         |                               |
|                  | responsibility   |                               |
|                  | of animal owners |                               |
|                  | and care         |                               |
|                  | providers. It    |                               |
|                  | also guides      |                               |
|                  | emergency        |                               |
|                  | managers in the  |                               |
|                  | recruitment and  |                               |
|                  | use of local     |                               |
|                  | community        |                               |
|                  | resources to     |                               |
|                  | define, develop, |                               |
|                  | teach, and       |                               |
|                  | implement a      |                               |
|                  | disaster         |                               |
|                  | response. **Each |                               |
|                  | community must   |                               |
|                  | tailor its plan  |                               |
|                  | to meet its own  |                               |
|                  | needs.**         |                               |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
| # The pu         | The purpose of   |                               |
| rpose of this co | this course is   |                               |
| urse {#the-purpo | two-fold. Module |                               |
| se-of-this-cours | A is intended to |                               |
| e .Animals-head} | increase         |                               |
|                  | awareness and    |                               |
| #  {#section-    | preparedness     |                               |
| 3 .Animals-head} | among animal     |                               |
|                  | owners and care  |                               |
|                  | providers. It    |                               |
|                  | includes         |                               |
|                  | sections on      |                               |
|                  | typical hazards, |                               |
|                  | how these affect |                               |
|                  | animals and what |                               |
|                  | can be done by   |                               |
|                  | responsible      |                               |
|                  | owners to reduce |                               |
|                  | the impact of    |                               |
|                  | disasters. It is |                               |
|                  | also intended to |                               |
|                  | help animal      |                               |
|                  | owners, care     |                               |
|                  | providers and    |                               |
|                  | industries to    |                               |
|                  | better           |                               |
|                  | understand       |                               |
|                  | emergency        |                               |
|                  | management.      |                               |
|                  | Module A will    |                               |
|                  | heighten         |                               |
|                  | awareness of the |                               |
|                  | special issues   |                               |
|                  | that emergency   |                               |
|                  | managers need to |                               |
|                  | consider when    |                               |
|                  | incorporating    |                               |
|                  | animal-care      |                               |
|                  | annexes into     |                               |
|                  | their emergency  |                               |
|                  | operations       |                               |
|                  | plans.           |                               |
|                  |                  |                               |
|                  | Module B is      |                               |
|                  | intended to      |                               |
|                  | guide emergency  |                               |
|                  | management       |                               |
|                  | officials and    |                               |
|                  | animal owners,   |                               |
|                  | care providers,  |                               |
|                  | and industries   |                               |
|                  | in preparing     |                               |
|                  | community        |                               |
|                  | disaster plans.  |                               |
|                  | The goal of      |                               |
|                  | Module B is to   |                               |
|                  | provide          |                               |
|                  | sufficient       |                               |
|                  | information for  |                               |
|                  | both groups to   |                               |
|                  | meet and develop |                               |
|                  | meaningful and   |                               |
|                  | effective plans  |                               |
|                  | that improve the |                               |
|                  | care of animals, |                               |
|                  | their owners,    |                               |
|                  | and the          |                               |
|                  | animal-care      |                               |
|                  | industries in    |                               |
|                  | disasters. This  |                               |
|                  | course provides  |                               |
|                  | the basic        |                               |
|                  | background       |                               |
|                  | knowledge needed |                               |
|                  | to develop a     |                               |
|                  | coordinated      |                               |
|                  | response to a    |                               |
|                  | disaster in      |                               |
|                  | which animals    |                               |
|                  | and their owners |                               |
|                  | are affected.    |                               |
|                  | Further training |                               |
|                  | with local or    |                               |
|                  | State emergency  |                               |
|                  | management       |                               |
|                  | programs is      |                               |
|                  | essential.       |                               |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
| Summary of the   | #### Type        | #### Examples                 |
| groups that make |  of Organization |                               |
| up the           |                  |                               |
| animal-care      |                  |                               |
| community and    |                  |                               |
| examples of      |                  |                               |
| local groups     |                  |                               |
| that may         |                  |                               |
| represent them   |                  |                               |
|                  |                  |                               |
| #  {#section-    |                  |                               |
| 4 .Animals-head} |                  |                               |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | ####             | Pet owners, livestock         |
|                  | # Private owners | producers                     |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | Public owners    | Native wildlife (tax payers   |
|                  |                  | own wildlife, which are       |
|                  |                  | managed by the natural        |
|                  |                  | resources department)         |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | Businesses       | Veterinarians, pet stores,    |
|                  |                  | feed stores, farmers          |
|                  |                  | cooperatives, animal          |
|                  |                  | accessory stores, department  |
|                  |                  | stores, boarding kennels,     |
|                  |                  | grooming parlors, animal      |
|                  |                  | transport companies, pest     |
|                  |                  | control companies,            |
|                  |                  | racetracks, renderers,        |
|                  |                  | slaughterhouses, circuses     |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | Humane           | Humane shelters, SPCA,        |
|                  | organizations    | volunteers groups             |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | Educational      | Veterinary schools,           |
|                  | institutions     | veterinary technician         |
|                  |                  | schools, animal science and   |
|                  |                  | agriculture schools and       |
|                  |                  | departments, zoos, aquaria    |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | Governmental     | Animal care and control, U.S. |
|                  | agencies         | Department of Agriculture,    |
|                  |                  | health departments, natural   |
|                  |                  | resources department,         |
|                  |                  | Cooperative Extension         |
|                  |                  | Services, public health       |
|                  |                  | services                      |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | Professional     | Veterinary medical            |
|                  | associations     | associations, registered      |
|                  |                  | veterinarian health           |
|                  |                  | technician associations       |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+
|                  | ##### Ot         | Livestock producer            |
|                  | her associations | associations, breeding clubs, |
|                  |                  | riding schools, search and    |
|                  |                  | rescue teams, wildlife        |
|                  |                  | rehabilitators, youth and 4H  |
|                  |                  | groups                        |
+------------------+------------------+-------------------------------+

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| #                | Module A is divided into an overview, seven units |
| Course overview  | of instruction, a final exam and appendices. A    |
| {#course-overvie | description of each unit is provided.             |
| w .Animals-head} |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 1: Overview. Preface, purpose of the course, |
| #  {#section-    | and information on the course. **(This unit is    |
| 5 .Animals-head} | the same in both modules.)**                      |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 2: Introduction. Why are animals an          |
|                  | important consideration in disasters? This unit   |
|                  | describes the animal-care community, the societal |
|                  | impact of animal ownership and introduces the     |
|                  | concept of the human-animal bond as a major       |
|                  | factor affecting animal owners in disasters.      |
|                  | **(This unit is the same in both modules.)**      |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 3: The four phases of emergency management.  |
|                  | This unit introduces the activities of            |
|                  | mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery   |
|                  | and addresses government and individual           |
|                  | responsibilities for carrying out these           |
|                  | activities.                                       |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Units 4 through 6: Defining the risks and         |
|                  | applying the four phases of emergency management. |
|                  | These units describe the major natural and        |
|                  | technological hazards in the United States and    |
|                  | provide information on typical animal-related     |
|                  | issues that may arise in these circumstances.     |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Units 7 and 8: The care of animals in disasters.  |
|                  | These units contain specific information on how   |
|                  | to provide care for animals in disasters.         |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 9: Module A final examination. By completing |
|                  | this unit and passing the exam, you may receive a |
|                  | certificate of completion from the Emergency      |
|                  | Management Institute.                             |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 10: Appendices. This unit contains reference |
|                  | materials that supplement the course materials    |
|                  | and indicates where further information can be    |
|                  | obtained.                                         |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| # Co             | Module B is divided into an overview, six units   |
| urse overview {# | of instruction, a final exam and appendices. A    |
| course-overview- | brief description of each unit is provided to     |
| 1 .Animals-head} | follow.                                           |
|                  |                                                   |
| # (conti         | Unit 1: Overview. Preface, purpose of the course, |
| nued) {#continue | and information on the course. **(This unit is    |
| d .Animals-head} | the same in both modules.)**                      |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 2: Introduction. Why are animals an          |
|                  | important consideration in disasters? This unit   |
|                  | describes the animal-care industries, their       |
|                  | societal impact and introduces the concept of the |
|                  | human-animal bond as a major factor affecting     |
|                  | animal owners in disasters. **(This unit is the   |
|                  | same in both modules.)**                          |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 3: Disaster preparedness through planning    |
|                  | and collaboration. This unit outlines the steps   |
|                  | needed to develop a community disaster plan that  |
|                  | takes special consideration for animals and their |
|                  | owners. Suggestions are made as to how emergency  |
|                  | management and the animal-care community can      |
|                  | collaborate to develop an effective plan.         |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 4: Analyzing risks affecting animals and     |
|                  | their owners. This unit outlines the principles   |
|                  | of identifying risks that are relevant to animals |
|                  | and their owners.                                 |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 5: The organization of the response to       |
|                  | disasters. This unit provides information on the  |
|                  | official and proven methods of response to        |
|                  | disasters. The Incident Command System and other  |
|                  | established elements of response are described.   |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 6: Recovering from a disaster. This unit     |
|                  | outlines considerations for effective recovery    |
|                  | from disasters. It also describes major sources   |
|                  | of disaster relief.                               |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 7: Developing community support for the      |
|                  | disaster preparedness plan. This unit suggests    |
|                  | ways in which the community, government and       |
|                  | citizens can be informed and inspired to support  |
|                  | and participate in disaster planning.             |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 8: Module B final examination. By completing |
|                  | this unit and passing the exam, you may receive a |
|                  | certificate of completion from the Emergency      |
|                  | Management Institute.                             |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | Unit 9: Appendices. This unit contains reference  |
|                  | materials that supplement the course materials    |
|                  | and indicate where further information can be     |
|                  | obtained.                                         |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| # How to         | You will remember the material best if you do not |
|  complete the co | rush through it. Take a break at the end of each  |
| urse {#how-to-co | section and give yourself time to think about the |
| mplete-the-cours | material. Once you feel familiar enough with the  |
| e .Animals-head} | material, take the quiz at the end of the unit or |
|                  | section. The answers to the quizzes are provided  |
| #  {#section-    | in an appendix. There is a final examination at   |
| 6 .Animals-head} | the end of each module.                           |
|                  |                                                   |
|                  | The purpose of the final examination is to ensure |
|                  | you have a complete understanding of the          |
|                  | material. An answer sheet is supplied with the    |
|                  | course materials. Mail the completed answer sheet |
|                  | to the address on the form; your test will be     |
|                  | evaluated and results will be mailed to you       |
|                  | within a few weeks. If your score is 75 percent   |
|                  | or above, a certificate of completion will be     |
|                  | mailed to you. Interested students who have       |
|                  | successfully completed the course and passed the  |
|                  | final examination may apply for one semester hour |
|                  | of college credit through the FEMA Independent    |
|                  | Study Program Office.                             |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

Page intentionally blank.