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ESF 11 Meeting
By Dr. Mandy Tolson, NCDA&CS
On March 23, NCDA&CS Emergen-
cy Programs hosted the first ESF
(Emergency Support Function) 11
meeting in Durham, NC. This meet-
ing brought together many partners
who work together closely in re-
sponse to a large disaster at the State
Emergency Operations Center
(SEOC). During the week leading up
to Hurricane Matthew, and the months that followed, these partners worked hard to fill any unmet needs in
the agriculture community. These partners also work together daily to prepare for any emergency or disaster
that North Carolina’s agriculture might face. Recognizing this team effort, and the work that went into the
large response that Hurricane Matthew required, it was determined that
a meeting would be invaluable to share information gained during the
event. The day long meeting integrated response from many divisions
within the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as
well as other invaluable partners. At this informative meeting we col-
laborated with other partners such as public health, emergency man-
agement, cooperative extension, animal control, and some of non gov-
ernmental organizations (NGOs). It was amazing to see all of the ef-
forts and talents that are put forth to support agriculture and the citizens
of North Carolina each day, as well as in response to an event like Hur-
ricane Matthew. We hope that this meeting was the first of many. It
was a great opportunity to bring everyone together and share
knowledge that we have gained and strengthen the partnerships we
have made.
In This Issue:
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE &
CONSUMER SERVICES
Emergency Programs Division
Steve Troxler, Commissioner John Howard, Director
ESF 11 Meeting (page 1)
NARSC (pages 2 and 4)
Little Brown Dog (pages 3
and 5)
One Medicine 2016 (page 6)
THE VRC CONNECTION QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
Spring 2017
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Established in early 2006, the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC) is an outgrowth of the unprecedented disaster season of 2005, during which major storms – most notably Hurricane Katrina – impacted more people and animals than any other storm in the history of the United States.
In the aftermath of that storm season, the major national animal protection organizations in the U.S. met to discuss ways in which our animal disaster response resources could be used most collaboratively and effectively in future events.
In the years since Hurricane Katrina, this collective of organizations has developed and grown into a strong Coalition whose mission is to identify, prioritize and find collaborative solutions to major human-animal emergency issues. This Coalition of national organi-zations represents millions of animal welfare, animal care, and animal control professionals, volunteers, and pet owners. The Coali-tion is arguably the largest collective of experienced, qualified animal rescue and sheltering management professionals in the coun-try. Member agencies have cooperatively responded nationally and internationally to natural disasters such as wildfires, flooding, ice storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and to man-made animal disasters including puppy mills and hoarders.
Coalition representatives meet regularly to address major human-animal disaster issues at the federal, state and local levels. Some of the achievements of NARSC include:
Creation and acceptance of a Code of Conduct for all NARSC members
Standardization of a core curriculum of training for disaster responders
Credentialing system for animal responders
Volunteer management and training
Resource typing of animal rescue, transport and sheltering expertise
Assisting state and local entities in disaster planning under the PETS Act
We have established communication channels and working relationships with federal departments and agencies that have roles in emergency response and animal issues. We have also built a strong record of working effectively and cooperatively with other dis-aster NGO’s as well as with local, state and federal entities.
Mandy Tolson, DVM
Southeastern Region Emergency
Programs Veterinarian
(252) 813-0989
ICS 100, 200, and 700
Biosecurity/PPE Training
Knowledge of NC Emergen-
cy Management
Knowledge of Emergency
Support Functions
Attendance at VRC Meetings
Sign a Code of Conduct
COMPLETE YOUR VRC
REGISTRATION AT
WWW.SERVNC.ORG
Please see our website for
future training and activi-
ties.
Check out our sheltering
webinars posted on the
website!
www.ncagr.gov/oep/
sheltering/
VRC COORDINATOR UPCOMING EVENTS: REQUIREMENTS FOR
VRC DEPLOYMENT
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VRC MISSION: Train and prepare professionals in the animal care community to respond to disaster
The Story of “The Little Brown Dog” By Melissa Knicely/Public Information Officer – CMPD Animal Care & Control
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Animal Care & Control’s (AC&C) Emergency Response team deployed to Eastern North Carolina for nearly a week to assist with Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts. AC&C’s 7-member team was sent to Edgecombe County to assist the overburdened Edgecombe County Ani-mal Control with search and rescue and shelter operations. Five members of the AC&C field team spent each day working with members of the North Carolina National Guard in order to navigate the flood waters. They performed search and rescue and conducted care checks (providing food and water) to ani-mals that remained safe from flooding but were left behind when their owners had to quickly evacuate their homes. The team rescued 16 dogs from flood waters and performed over 200 care checks.
Meanwhile, back at the overcrowded shelter, AC&C Shelter Manager Josh Fisher and Kennel Supervisor Kim Miller assist-ed the Edgecombe County shelter staff and volunteers with vaccinations, fecal checks, de-worming and flea medication. Minor medical care was also provided to a few of the animals. They cared for approximately 120 animals. Perhaps the most memorable event that occurred during the deployment involved a small dog, who quickly captured many hearts by way of so-cial media, traditional media and even had her own hash tag #LittleBrownDog
Little Brown Dog, now named “Charlotte” by the Edgecombe County Animal Shelter melted hearts including the hearts of the AC&C Officers.
During the care checks in an evacuated area near Tarboro, they found Little Brown Dog in the middle of the street. Officers checked for id: no collar and no microchip. Assuming she lived in the area, like many of the dogs they were taking care of, they provided her with fresh water and food and moved on to check on other animals down the street. Little Brown Dog had a different plan. She started following the caravan of animal control trucks down the street. Officer Woody who was in the second truck noticed this and started recording a video. Officer Kish, who is seen get-ting out of the first truck in the video, said, “She must have followed us for over 3 blocks; we had to stop and pick her up.” Picking her up ended up not being necessary. Although it was not captured on the video, the lit-tle girl jumped in and stole Officer Kish’s seat! She clearly made herself a member of the team. Little Brown Dog remained at the Edgecombe County shelter for several months, awaiting a homecoming with her family. Unfortunately that day never came. No family came for her.
NOTES: To see recent news and updates, please visit the VRC website at www.ncvrc.org. If you have questions about the VRC or would like to offer suggestions or articles for future newsletters, contact Mandy at [email protected].
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We have established communication channels and working relationships with federal departments and agencies that have roles in emergency response and ani-mal issues. We have also built a strong record of working effectively and cooper-atively with other disaster NGO’s as well as with local, state and federal entities.
In recognition of the fact that animal is-sues are human issues, we look forward to working with government and non-governmental organizations to ensure that all members of families – whether human or animal – are included in disaster pre-paredness and recovery plans.
NATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTERING COALITION
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:
American Humane Association
American Red Cross
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
American Veterinary Medial Association
American Veterinary Medical Foundation
Association of Zoos and Aquarius
Best Friends Animal Society
Code 3 Associates
International Fund for Animal Welfare
National Alliance of State and Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs
National Animal Control Association
Petfinder Foundation
PetSmart Charities
RedRover
Society of the Animal Welfare Administrators
National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition—NARSC
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“Charlotte” heads to the QC!
By Melissa Knicely/Public Information Officer – CMPD Animal Care & Control
January 23, 2017 – “Little Brown Dog,” now named “Charlotte” heads to the Queen City to join the CMPD Ani-mal Care & Control Team in a very special role.
Her story continues…
Since an owner never came forward to reclaim “Little Brown Dog,” who our friends at the Edgecombe Animal Control Shelter lovingly named “Charlotte,” the staff at Edgecombe felt it was only fitting that “Charlotte” make her way back to the team who rescued her off the street. Fortu-nately for “Charlotte,” AC&C had a job opening!
“Ebony,” a 14 year old, mix breed dog and a longtime mem-ber of the Humane Education and Community Outreach Program at AC&C, had recently submitted her request to retire from her duties.
“Ebony” handed over the torch to none other than…
You guessed it!
“Charlotte” – The Little Brown Dog.
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By: Dr. Anna Allen, NCDA&CS
The Thirteenth One Medicine Symposium was held December 7-8, 2016 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in
Durham, NC.
The One Medicine Symposium is hosted by the NC Department of Agriculture and NC Department of Health and Human Services
in cooperation with NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, and the NCSU Office of Professional Development. This conference provides professionals from a va-
riety of backgrounds with current information and take-home tools to improve awareness and understanding of the topics from a One Medicine perspective, promote collaboration across professional disciplines, and enhance preparedness for natural or man-made
disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, and other challenges affecting human and animal health. The target audience includes human and animal health professionals, public health professionals, environmental health specialists, agriculture professionals, wildlife pro-fessionals, and federal, military, state and local emergency management and disaster responders.
The first day began with a presentation by Dr. Tony Goldberg from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He spoke to the audience
on his observations, experiences, and research in the realm of infectious disease transmission. He was followed by Commissioner
Steve Troxler from the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Dr. Zack Moore, Acting Chief State Epidemiolo-
gist, from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health who provided welcome comments. Dr.
Christopher Perdue, Chief of the International Health Regulations Branch at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
gave a thorough overview of the National Focal Point and the recent Joint External Evaluation of the United States – important Fed-
eral level infectious disease preparedness and response efforts. Dr. Jill Lebov and Donna Womack, both from RTI International,
presented a framework for conceptualizing and planning One Health research. Dr. Benjamin Anderson from Duke University pre-
sented his experiences and research on bioaerosol sampling as a tool for infectious disease surveillance in animal agriculture. Dr.
Ronald Warner from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spoke about travel medicine considerations. Dr. Natalie Kwit
from CDC presented on the implications of canine Lyme Disease serology for human and animal health. Dr. Christina Nelson, also
from CDC, gave an overview and update on Cat Scratch Disease in the United States. To end Day 1, Dr. Madhavi Kakumanu from
NCSU presented her research on Rickettsia species in Dermacenter variablis ticks.
Conference participants were welcomed on the second day by Dr. Paul Lunn, Dean of the NC State University College of Veterinary
Medicine and Dr. Jim Harrington, Executive Director of the Gillings Global Gateway at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public
Health. Scott Alderman gave an overview of the Duke Infectious Disease Response Training Program at Duke University. Dr. Sid
Thakur from the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine presented an update on antimicrobial resistance and stewardship from a
global, one health, perspective. Kelly Squires from the NC Division of Public Health, Ashley Ward from Carolinas Integrated Sci-
ences and Assessments, and Sarah Smith from the NC Department of Health and Human Services presented on heat-related illnesses
in North Carolina, heat vulnerability mapping in North Carolina, and incorporating community stakeholder feedback into the heat
health vulnerability tool. To end Day 2, NC State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Carl Williams and Michael Doyle, the new NC
State Public Health Entomologist, both from the NC Division of Public Health, gave an overview and update on Zika Virus.
If you are interested in contact information for any of the speakers to learn more about their presentation or area of expertise, please
contact Anna Allen, [email protected] or Mandy Tolson, [email protected].
A Review of the 2016 One Medicine Symposium; A One
Medicine Approach to Emerging Diseases
