ESF 11 HSPD 9 Ag Incident Annex Blake Velde USDA NRT Member
ESF 11 Agriculture & Natural Resources Formerly Food only – Food Stamps and nutrition assistance New ESF divided into four sections: Nutrition Assistance Animal & Plant Disease and Pest Response Food Safety and Security Supply Natural & Cultural Resources and Historic Property Protection (NCH Resources)
Food Food & Nutrition Service Food Stamps Commodity Assistance at shelters Commodity Assistance for homes
Animal Plant Disease & Pest Response APHIS Response to Animal/zoonotic disease outbreaks Plant disease Plant insect infestations Coordination with ESF-8 Public Health Animal/vet/wildlife support Pets
Food Safety & Security FSIS Slaughter House and processing plant safety Distribution & retail sites Lab analysis of food samples Product control Food borne disease surveillance Field Investigations
NCH Resource Protection Natural Resources Cultural Resources Historic Properties
NCH Resources Coverage Covers natural resources damaged by natural disasters, WMD and other non-oil or HAZMAT NRDs Coordinates with ESF 10 and ESF 3 Interior is primary Lead Secondaries include: USDA, NOAA, FEMA
NCH Resources Assistance Technical Scientific Assistance Financial Assistance through existing programs Contracting and procurement assistance National Interagency Fire Center Not just recovery – prevention, mitigation, minimization of impacts
NCH Examples Timber blow down not on infrastructure Coral Reef damage Flooded historic buildings Assistance in ESA consultations
Ag & Food Safety Incident Annex USDA working with Nat. Assoc. of State Departments of Agriculture Coop Agreement with FSIS, FDA, DHS/IAIPD for development Info gathering on existing emergency plans Project workgroup includes human health associations, CDC, APHIS, FBI, EPA, DoD Goal will be to develop basic overarching annex and human health, food, plant and animal sections