Agroterrorism Preparedness Course: AWR 151
Understanding the Dangers of Agroterrorism, developed by the Western
Institute for Food Safety and Security, University of California Davis. The
course goal is to increase awareness among local and regional emergency
response teams about the potential targets and impacts of agroterrorism. By
creating a new alliance among traditional first responders and the agricultural
industry, communities can begin to develop plans to mitigate acts of
agroterrorism. The course raises awareness about the need to identify and
defend against pathogens, chemical and biological contaminants, and other
hazards that affect the safety of the foods we eat. The course stresses the
importance of responding to incidents of intentional contamination as well as
natural disasters using the ?all hazards? approach.

Participatory workshop will include:

Overview of federal guidance documents for protecting our
food supply from terrorism

Inventory of free online tools available for food facility
and food systems protection

Overview of the security of food being imported and
transported

Discussion Session: What are we doing well? What is still
being left undone?

The workshop is designed to provide new information and
offer value to food agencies and businesses, whether or not participants have
completed food and agriculture preparedness courses in the past.

The course and workshop are being offered free of charge,
with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the
Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium. Registration includes a $20 fee
for lunch, which will be provided.

Workshop Speakers

Art Johnstone and Dr. Jennifer Chatfield

The Florida State Animal Response Coalition (www.flsarc.org) invites responders to
"Take the next step and become a Disaster Animal Responder!" This
class is offered free ofcharge due to a generous grant. Costs are incurred for
each participant who registers and we hate to waste valuable grant money,
Forberg says! So if you register, please honor your commitment to attend.
Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be provided through a sponsorship by IAMs Pet
Foods.

Course Topics include: Personal Preparedness, Overview of
the Incident Command System, Deployment Preparedness, Assisting in Shelter Set
Up, Daily Care and Feeding, Proper Cage Cleaning and Disinfection, Animal
Behavior, Stress Management, Zoonotic Disease, Personal Safety and more.



NOTE: In order to respond as part of a team, Florida SARC team members must
complete three FEMA courses. These courses do not however have to be completed
before class! They must be completed however before you are eligible to
deploy! These courses are self-study online courses and are free of charge.

IS-100.b
Introduction to Incident Command Syste

IS-200.b
ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

IS-700.a NIMS an Introduction

If you complete ICS 100,
200 and 700 courses before attending the Awareness Level class, take the
completion certificates with you to class and you will receive a FREE Florida
SARC uniform t-shirt!