FiOps Logistics Center

National Veterinary Stockpile 

Overview

Andy Titsworth

NVS Training & Exercise Coordinator

Field Operations Logistics Center

USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services

Veterinary Services
History, Mission, Goals and 

Organization
National Veterinary Stockpile

National repository of critical veterinary supplies, equipment, 

animal vaccines, and response support services. 

Ready for Animal Disease Emergencies
NVS Mission and Goals

Provide veterinary countermeasures – supplies, 

equipment, vaccines, and response support services –

that States, Tribes, and Territories need to respond to 

damaging animal disease outbreaks.

1. Deploy within 24 hours countermeasures against 

damaging animal diseases and during natural 

disasters.

2. Assist Federal Officials, States, Tribes, and 

Territories plan, train, and exercise for the rapid 

acquisition, receipt, processing, and distribution of 

NVS countermeasures during an event. 
Tier 1 – national concern: 

• African swine fever*

• Classical swine fever*

• Foot-and-mouth disease*

• Avian influenza (any strain that is highly pathogenic or has zoonotic significance)*

• Virulent Newcastle disease*

Tier 2 - transmitted primarily by pests: 

• Heartwater

• New World screwworm

• Rift Valley fever*

• Venezuelan equine encephalitis*

Tier 3 - less risk and fewer consequences:

• African horse sickness

• Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia

• Glanders and melioidiosis

• Henipaviruses (Hendra and Nipah)*

• Rinderpest* and peste des petits ruminants*

• Tropical Bont Tick

High-Consequence Foreign 

Animal Diseases and Pests

Source: APHIS Fact Sheet July 2013

* APHIS identifies as biological threats that 

need to be considered in program priorities 

and countermeasure stockpile requirements.

Note: The Fact Sheet is undergoing a comprehensive review and a revision of this document is pending. 
Deployable Countermeasures
Deployable Countermeasures

 24 Hour Push Packs of PPE 

 Bulk PPE

 Decon supplies 

 Animal Vaccines 

 Vaccine shipping and portable 

storage containers

 Antiviral medications

 Poultry depopulation 

foaming units, CO2 carts, 

Whole House CO2

 Captive Bolt 

 Animal handling equipment

 Response support services

Kifco Avi-FoamGuard
24 Hour Push Pack

• Contains PPE and decontamination supplies.

• Deploys within 24 hours ofAPHIS’ approval.

• Arrival will precede additional items necessary to continue

supporting the response.

Bulk Kits

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Decontamination Module

• Bags, Ziploc (10/Bx) 

• Brush, Long Handle, Car 

• Bucket w/ Cover, 5 Gal 

• Pool, Pop Up, Ultra 

• Scraper, Shoe and Boot (4/Bx) 

• Shears, EMS, 7 1⁄4” (3/Bx) 

• Sprayers, 2 Gal 

• Tape, Chem (12/Bx) 

• Tape, Yel, Caution-black (15/Bx) 

• Test Strips, Virkon

• Virkon S, 2 Bx with four 10 lb

buckets ea (total 80 lbs)
Canada United States Mexico 

North American Foot and 

Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank

 If requested, the NVS may assist in the 

coordination of transporting vaccine.

Maintained by the NVS

 Vaccines are shipped from multiple 

locations following APHIS approval 

to vaccinate.

 The vaccine shipped depends on 

the type and strain of vaccine that 

APHIS decides to use.

 The time of arrival varies according 

to vaccine type. Some may arrive 

within 24 hours of request. Others 

take longer.

Animal Vaccines

National Animal Vaccine and 

Veterinary Countermeasures Bank

 The NVS will serve as the Logistics 

arm of the National Bank
Mobile Refrigeration Units

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8’ x 20’ Unit 8’ x 12’ Unit

For Use in Non-Contaminated Areas 
Thermal Packaging Solutions

GTS 5420 pallet shipper will deliver animal vaccines to the 

State/Tribe/Territory and maintains 2-8 degrees C for at least 120 hours.
Thermal Packaging Solutions

40 bottles, 500 ml 

(two layers of 20 bottles)

Improved Temperature 

GTS-342 – Kool Temp Monitoring Devices 

Maintains 2-8 degrees C for at least 72 hours
Thermal Packaging Solutions

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GTS 35

HP 76

Holds 20, 50ml bottles Holds 5, 500ml bottles 

GTS 35 and the HP 76 maintain 2-8 degrees C for at least 72 hours

Insulated shipping envelope
Temperature Data Loggers 

Temperature Chemical 

Monitors
Antiviral Medication for 

Agriculture Responders

• Tamiflu (80% inventory)

Relenza (20% inventory) 

• NVS antivirals dispensed to 

agriculture responders are 

checked into incident 

command. 

• Safety Officer and logistics 

medical unit collaborate to 

identify responders that 

require medication.
Antiviral Medications for 

Agriculture Responders

State NVS plans should include 

State pharmaceutical 

requirements for:

• Receiving

• Storing

• Prescribing

• Dispensing

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Poultry Depopulation Equipment

• Kifco Avi-FoamGuard units

• NC FoamPro unit

• Whole House CO2 unit

• TEDs

• CO2 carts

• Poultry CO2 Trailer
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st Generation Foam Depopulation Equipment

Kifco AV-ST3 Foam Unit

North Carolina Foam Unit

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Kifco AV-ST3 Foam Unit

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Kifco AV-ST3 Foam Unit

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• Designed as a 

simple system

– Operate two 

devices at a time

– Variations exist on 

when purchased

• Same pump and 

motor as AV-ST3

North Carolina Foam-Pro Unit

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North Carolina Foam-Pro Unit

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AV-STC

AV-STC AW

• Kifco AviGuard AV-STC 

and AV-STC AW

• Upgraded nozzle-based 

system

– Designed for up to 4 

nozzles at a time

• AV-STC

– Open trailer

• AV-STC AW

– Enclosed trailer 

designed for cold 

weather use

Kifco AV-STC Foam Units

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• Four nozzles per 

trailer

• Based on fire style 

attack lines

AV-STC AW

AV-STC

Kifco AV-STC/AW Foam Unit
Kifco AV-STC Foam Unit

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Kifco AV-STC AW Foam Unit

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Differences in Projection - Generator
Differences in Projection - Nozzle

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CO2 Cart
Poultry CO2 Trailer

• Portable gassing system for small

flocks

• Capacity 300 broilers; 440 layer

hens; 80 turkey (hens) 

• Stainless steel construction

• Transport by half-ton vehicle 

• Dynamic top loading

• Dumping capability for easy

disposal
Distribution Manifold

• Liquid CO2 delivered from tanker to

this manifold

• Connects to 4 dosing manifolds

Dosing Manifold

• Deliver CO2 gas to poultry barn

• Four manifolds spaced throughout the 

barn

Whole House CO2

C02 LogPac Trailer
Other Equipment

• Captive Bolt

• Animal Handling Equipment
Pistol-grip for Livestock Depopulation

• Supplied as kits

• Include extended bolt for cattle

• Penetrating and non-penetrating

• Rod sizes and charge colors vary by 

species

•supply 

Captive Bolt 

Depopulation Equipment
Turkey Euthanasia Device (TED)
• Equipment in storage and ready to deploy 

• Additional types of equipment available through contracts

Mobile Corral – CA FMD Exercise September 2011 

Swine 

Gates and Panels

Swine Mobile 

Chute

Cattle 

Gates and Panels

Animal Handling Equipment 
Deployable Resources

3D Response Support Services
 Depopulation, disposal, decontamination (3D), or other 

services to support incident command.

 Trained and self sufficient contractors with their own

equipment.

 Companies available through USDA Contracts.

3D Response Support

Services
Requesting Assistance 

for a Damaging Animal Disease
Prior to Requesting

NVS Assistance

• List inventory of 

resources available 

within the State

• Consider local, state, 

federal, private

• Preplan what 

resources you will 

likely request from 

NVS 
NVS Request Process

SAHO/AVIC determine all available 

resources in the State will soon be 

exhausted. 

NVS deploys countermeasures within 24 

hours of APHIS approval.

NVS 5-Step Request Process

1. SAHO/AVIC agree 

NVS support is needed.

2. SAHO/AVIC consult 

with VS District Office.

3. VS District Office calls FiOps 

24/7 hotline, 800-940-6524.

4. NVS Director returns call to 

acknowledge request and DD initiates 

conference call with all parties.

5. APHIS approves, ICS 213 submitted, 

and NVS DMT coordinates deployment 

details with Incident Command POC.
NVS Planning Tools

Regular Updates of NVS Website

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/nvs
NVS Website

• Mission

• Purpose

• Goals

• Contact Us

• NVS News

• NVS Documents

• Request Approval as an NVS 

Planner

• Information for NVS Planners
• Recently 

migrated to 

USDA Connect

• eAuth Level 1 for 

Access

• Request access 

from NVS 

Training and 

Exercise 

Coordinator or 

email 

nvs@usda.gov

Restricted Website for NVS Planners
NVS Planners’ Website

• Current NVS Catalog

• State NVS Tabletop 

Exercise Templates

• State NVS Drill Exercise 

Templates

• NVS State IMF Training 

documents

• NVS State IMF Access 

Database (password 

protected) 

• NVS Logistics 

Warehouse Training 

Materials

• Factsheets

• Presentations

• Vaccine Questions and 

Answers

• NVS Planning Tools

• NVS Plans

• Reports – AAR/IPs
NVS Logistics Catalog

• Posted on restricted NVS 

website accessible to NVS 

planners upon approval

• Password required to open 

catalog 

• Describes all available NVS 

countermeasures
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Progress of NVS Written Plans

No Plan

Plan in Progress

Plan Approved by 

State Officials

District 1

District 2

District 4

District 3

Western US 

Territories:

• American Samoa

• Guam

• N. Mariana 

Islands
If you had an 

outbreak tomorrow...

• What countermeasures would you request?

• What facility would receive countermeasures?

• What support agencies would assist you?

• What is the plan to receive, store, prescribe and 

dispense antiviral medications to responders?

• Who will do what in the ICS Logistics Section, 

specifically the Supply Unit? 

• What tool will be used to manage inventory?

• How would you train Logistics responders and 

access just-in-time training materials?

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Questions?

Andy.Titsworth@usda.gov