Roles and
Responsibilities
Local Agencies and Responders
All Agencies
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List resources available in area
Develop a local response plan
Contact information
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Planning and training sessions
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Identify areas of risk, response and personnel
needed, and local response plan
Develop a standard operating procedures
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For responders
Agricultural resources
Test and disseminate to all parties involved
Support response with available resources
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Local Roles and Responsibilities
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Chief Elected or Appointed Official
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Emergency Manager
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Ensure public safety and welfare
Provide strategic guidance and resources
Coordinate resources within jurisdictions,
among adjacent jurisdictions, with private
sector
Oversees emergency programs and activities
Coordinate jurisdiction capabilities
Department and Agency Heads
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Perform emergency management functions
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Local emergency plans, provide response resources
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Individuals and Households
Reduce hazards in and around their homes
– Prepare an emergency supply kit and
household emergency plan
– Monitor emergency communications carefully
– Volunteer with an established organization
– Enroll in emergency response training courses
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Local Roles and Responsibilities
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Private Sector Organizations
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Welfare and protection of employees
Maintain essential services
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Water, power, communications, transportation,
medical care, security
Stay involved in local crisis decision making
process
NGO – Nongovernmental Organizations
Provide sheltering, emergency food spplies,
counseling, etc.
– Provide specialized services for those with
special needs
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Local Emergency Management
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Coordinate all community support
and response resources
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Activate, staff and manage the County EOC
Coordinate communications
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Local agencies and responders
Coordinate delivery of information
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Personnel, logistical support, supplies, equipment,
vehicles, food, lodging and administrative support
Coordinate with IDALS to ensure consistent messages
Record keeping and message flow activities
Support response and recovery
with all available resources
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Law Enforcement
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Establish quarantine perimeters
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Perimeter determined
by State Veterinarian
Possibly 6.2 miles or more
Enforce quarantine zones
and animal movement restrictions
Site security and conflict resolution
For suspected deliberate incidents,
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Coordinate and assist with investigation
Iowa Dept of Criminal Investigation
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Support response and recovery
with all available resources
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Fire Services
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Coordinate
decontamination sites
for vehicles, property,
and personnel
Aid in possible rescue
situations
Support response and
recovery with all
available resources
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County Public Works/
Municipal/County Engineers
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Assist with perimeter development
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Signage, barricades
Reroute traffic
Logistics support
Provide technical assistance
• Assist with animal disposal activities
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Equipment, personnel
Coordinate with State Veterinarian
and IDNR for acceptable locations
Support response and recovery
with all available resources
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Environmental Health
Department
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Assist with
Environmental permitting issues
– Air and groundwater pollution/
contamination issues
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Carcass disposal, disinfectants
Vector (insect) control, when applicable
– Management of lagoons, slurries and
other byproducts of animal operations
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Support response and recovery with
all available resources
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Local Government Officials
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The Local Government Officials are
responsible for their respective city
or county emergency operations,
including assuring continuity of
resources
The County Board of Supervisors is
responsible for all county emergency
operations outside corporate city
limits
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
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Assist with responder health
and safety issues that arise
Support response and recovery
with all available resources
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Local DNR/County
Conservation Officers
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Coordinate resources and serve as
liaisons for the state offices
Assist with animal disposal and
needed resources
Support response and recovery with
all available resources
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Human Services/County Health
and Public Health Departments
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Assist with community outreach
and education
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Coordinate and provide mental health
services
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Human health risks associated with response
Livestock producers, their families
Response staff
Others affected by the event
Support response and recovery with all
available resources
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Extension Personnel
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Assist with information dissemination
to industries and public
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Close coordination with IDALS public
information officer to ensure consistent
messages
Support response and recovery with
all available resources
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Livestock Industry Groups
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Liaison to livestock industries affected by ADE
Identify individuals qualified to assist in response
Develop a list of qualified appraisers
Provide assistance to families affected
Provide support for disease control and
eradication activities
Assist in dissemination of information to
industries and public
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Close coordination with IDALS public information officer
to ensure consistent messages
Support response and recovery with all available
resources
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Acknowledgments
Development of this presentation
was funded by a grant from the
Iowa Homeland Security
and Emergency Management and
the Iowa Department of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship to the
Center for Food Security and Public Health
at Iowa State University.
Contributing Authors: Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
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