0. Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 10 – Pet Preparedness
Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 10
10/11/2016
Contra Costa County CERT Program Unit 10 – Pet Preparedness
Released: 11 October 2016
Rev. 11 October 2016

1. Community Emergency Response Team
Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 10
Community Emergency Response Team
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Personal safety is ALWAYS the number one priority
Work as a team
Wear personal protective equipment…gloves, helmet, goggles, N95 mask and boots
The CERT goal is to do the
Greatest Good for the Greatest Number
Hope for the best but plan for the worst
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2. Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 10
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Why Pets Matter
Why Pets Matter
63% of all US households own pets
Before Katrina, 25% of pet owners failed to evacuate (during mandatory evacuation)
Before Katrina, 40% of pet owners left pets behind (during mandatory evacuation)
Before Katrina, 70% of those pet owners attempted to return to rescue their animals
After Katrina, 61% of pet owners state they will not evacuate without their pets
Pets Matter, Because People Matter...
Up to 25% of pet owners will fail to evacuate because of their animals; this represents 5-10% of the total population directed to evacuate.
30-50% of pet owners will leave pets behind, even with advance notice of evacuation.
Approximately 50-70% of people leaving animals behind will attempt to reenter a secure site to rescue their animals; this represents 5-15% of the total population directed to evacuate.
58.9% of US households own pets
Average number of pets per pet-owning household (Lamorinda: 21,410 in 2000):
Dogs 1.69 (31.6% of all households - Lamorinda: 11,433 dogs)
Cats 2.19 (27.3% of all households - Lamorinda: 12,800 cats)
Birds 2.74 (4.6% of all households - Lamorinda: 2,698 birds)
Horses 2.67 (1.5% of all households - Lamorinda: 857 horses)
Data: California Department of Food and Agriculture, based on studies of three incidents: Oakland, CA firestorm (1991), Weyauwega, WI train derailment (1996), and Marysville, CA floods (1997).
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3. Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 10
Pets in Disasters
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"During Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of animals became homeless or perished. Many pet owners stayed with their pets and perished," Rep. Chris Shays, 2006
The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act – introduced by Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.) – requires the inclusion of companion animals in disaster planning at the state and local levels.
It was signed into law by President Bush on October 8, 2006
President Bush Signs Bill to Leave No Pet Behind in Disaster Planning and Evacuation
October 6, 2006
WASHINGTON – The Humane Society of the United States today celebrated the news that President George W. Bush – who said during Hurricane Katrina that if he had to evacuate the one thing he would take would be his dog Barney – has signed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act to help ensure that America's pets and service animals aren't left behind in the next disaster.
The bill – which was introduced in the House by Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus, and in the Senate by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) – requires the inclusion of companion animals in disaster planning at the state and local levels. It was approved by unanimous voice vote in the U.S. Senate on August 4 and the U.S. House of Representatives on September 20.
"We're tremendously grateful to the House and Senate leaders who reacted swiftly by introducing the legislation, and shepherded it through the committee process and floor votes to today's signing by the President," said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States. "While Katrina wreaked so much devastation and disruption, it also highlighted the remarkable bond between this nation and our pets and service animals, and the need for public policy to echo that appreciation of animals."
The final bill that the President signed contains provisions to help with disaster planning, including:
* requiring that local and state emergency preparedness authorities include plans for pets and service animals in their disaster plans to qualify for grants from FEMA;
* granting FEMA the authority to assist states and local communities in developing disaster plans to accommodate people with pets and service animals;
* authorizing federal funds to help create pet-friendly emergency shelter facilities; and
* allowing FEMA to provide assistance for individuals with pets and service animals, and the animals themselves, following a major disaster.
"People victimized by disasters should not suffer needless additional injury by having to abandon their household pets or service animals to their fate," said Rep. Tom Lantos. "With the cooperation of state and local authorities under the mandates of this new law, nobody will ever again have to confront the choice between personal safety and that of their animal companions."
"During Hurricane Katrina, tens of thousands of animals became homeless or perished. Many pet owners stayed with their pets and perished," added Rep. Chris Shays. "Today, we ensured that won't happen again. Communities across the nation are now required to include pet owners and their pets in emergency evacuation plans. I am grateful for the advocacy of The Humane Society of the United States and the bipartisan, bicameral support of this measure."
HSUS disaster experts note that evacuations will run more smoothly if pets are included in pre-disaster planning. "People lost their lives in the wake of Katrina because government responders told them their animals had to be left behind and they couldn't bear to abandon their pets," said Pacelle. "For many people who face losing everything, their pet is the only comfort they have left."
There are over 358 million pets in the United States residing in 63 percent of American households. A recent Zogby International poll found that 61 percent of pet owners say they would refuse to evacuate if they could not take their pets with them.
"We learned many important lessons from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. One of these lessons was that we must put procedures in place to evacuate not only residents in areas impacted by a natural disaster, but also pets and service animals," said Sen. Ted Stevens. "This legislation is an important step forward in our efforts to mitigate personal suffering during times of disaster."
"People see pets as part of their family and they do not want to leave any family members behind," added Sen. Frank Lautenberg. "As we learned during Hurricane Katrina, when people need to choose between safety and their pets, some of them will choose their pets. Now, they don't need to make that choice."
In addition to Rep. Lantos, Rep. Shays, Sen. Stevens, and Sen. Lautenberg, who sponsored the legislation and shepherded it through to passage, The HSUS would also like to thank key committee members for their support, including Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) and Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), the chair and ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Also of special importance were the efforts of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), who included parallel language on disaster planning and response for people with pets and service animals in the FY 07 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, which provides the funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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4. Pets in Contra Costa Lafayette 24,317 9,107 5,282 6,011 911 455 975
City
Population
Households
Dogs
Cats
Birds
Horses
Other
Total
Antioch
101,049
37.846
21,951
24,978
3,785
1,892
4,050
56,656
Brentwood
40,912
15,323
8,887
10,113
1,532
766
1,640
22,938
Clayton
10,982
4,113
2,386
2,715
411
206
440
6,157
Concord
124,798
46,741
27,110
30,849
4,674
2,337
5,001
69,971
Danville
42,809
16,033
9,299
10,582
1,603
802
1,716
24,002
El Cerrito
23,407
8,767
5,085
5,786
877
438
938
13,124
Hercules
23,360
8,749
5,074
5,774
875
437
936
13,097
Lafayette
24,317
9,107
5,282
6,011
911
455
975
13,634
Martinez
36,818
13,790
7,998
9,101
1,379
689
1,475
20,643
Moraga
16,435
6,155
3,570
4,063
616
308
659
9,215
Oakley
28,265
10,586
6,140
6,987
1,059
529
1,133
15,847
Orinda
17,797
6,666
3,866
4,399
667
333
713
9,978
Pinole
19,604
7,342
4,259
4,846
734
367
786
10,991
Pittsburg
62,605
23,448
13,600
15,475
2,345
1,172
2,509
35,101
Pleasant Hill
33,638
12,599
7,307
8,315
1,260
630
1,348
18,860
Richmond
103,012
38,581
22,377
25,464
3,858
1,929
4,128
57,756
San Pablo
31,344
11,739
6,809
7,748
1,174
587
1,256
17,574
San Ramon
51,027
19,111
11,085
12,613
1,911
956
2,045
28,610
Walnut Creek
66,501
24,907
14,446
16,438
2,491
1,245
2,665
37,285
Unincorporated
161,574
60,582
35,138
39,984
6,058
3,029
6.482
90,691
1,020,434
382,185
221,667
252,242
38,219
19,019
40,894
572,131
Estimates from 2000

5. Identify Evacuation Locations
Safe distance from home
Coordinate with Neighbors
Define Tasks
Identify Pet Friendly Hotels
Identify Boarding Kennels and Ranches

6. Evacuation Evacuate with your animals
PETS Act: Mandatory evacuation of pets with human animals
If you are not home:
You may not be home when the evacuation order comes; find out if a trusted neighbor would be willing to take your pets and meet you at a prearranged location.

7. Secure Your Animals
Your Home May Be Compromised: Create Controlled Environment
Have Kennels / Evac-Sacs in a
Safe Place
Assign Retrieval Tasks to Family Members
Have Buddy System
Exchange Keys / Plans With Neighbor / Pet Sitter
Identify Outdoors Holding Area
Obtain Materials to Create Holding Area
Identify & Remove Hazards

8. Keep Your Animals Alive
Store animal food (2 weeks)
Airtight, waterproof containers
In secure area
Store extra water (2 week supply)
Not in direct sunlight
Water that is unfit for human animals is unfit for ALL animals
Food and water bowls
Paper towels, dish soap, disinfectant

9. Keep Your Animals Healthy
Pet first aid kit
Medications
Ask vet about his/her disaster plan
Blankets
Toys and treats
Plastic poop bags or cat litter and litter trays

10. Provide a Clean, Safe Place
Dogs and cats
Collapsible crate or kennel
Harness, leash and cable screw / stake
Horses, swine, cattle
Halter and lead rope
Bedding material
Manure fork
Birds, reptiles, rabbits
Cage liners
Evacuation cage or carrier
Fish?

11. ID Your Animals and Yourself
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ID Your Animals and Yourself
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ID your pets
Put an ID tag on collar
Microchip each pet
Vet contact
Vaccination records / spayed or neutered
Register your pet –
ID yourself
Take photos of yourself with your pets
In wallet
In emergency kit
With loved one outside of district
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12. Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 10
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Travel ID Ziplock
Put these 3 items in a Ziplock bag and keep them with your pet:
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Travel ID Ziplock
Put these 3 items in a Ziplock bag and keep them with your pet:
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14. Contra Costa County CERT - Unit 10
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Travel ID Ziplock
Put these 3 items in a Ziplock bag and keep them with your pet:
Rev. 11 October 2016

15. What’s Next? Animal Response Training through Concord CERT
CoCoCART – Contra Costa County Animal Response Team
Learn pet first aid
Noah’s Wish
American Red Cross
American Safety Academy
Take FEMA courses
IS-10 – Animals in Disaster, Awareness and Preparedness
IS-11 – Animals in Disaster, community Planning
IS-111 – Livestock in Disasters
Join animal rescue groups
Get your city prepared for pet evacuation

16. Provide a Safe Place

17. Pets Left in Cars
 Section of the Penal Code Signed into law 26 Sept 2016
 (a) A person shall not leave or confine an animal in any unattended motor vehicle under conditions that endanger the health or well-being of an animal due to heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, or lack of food or water, or other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the animal.
(b) (1) This section does not prevent a person from taking reasonable steps that are necessary to remove an animal from a motor vehicle if the person holds a reasonable belief that the animal’s safety is in immediate danger from heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, lack of food or water, or other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the animal.
(2) A person who removes an animal from a vehicle in accordance with paragraph (1) is not criminally liable for actions taken reasonably and in good faith if the person does all of the following:
(A) Determines the vehicle is locked or there is otherwise no reasonable manner for the animal to be removed from the vehicle.
(B) Has a good faith belief that forcible entry into the vehicle is necessary because the animal is in imminent danger of suffering harm if it is not immediately removed from the vehicle, and, based upon the circumstances known to the person at the time, the belief is a reasonable one.
(C) Has contacted a local law enforcement agency, the fire department, animal control, or the “911” emergency service prior to forcibly entering the vehicle.
(D) Remains with the animal in a safe location, out of the elements but reasonably close to the vehicle, until a peace officer, humane officer, animal control officer, or another emergency responder arrives.
(E) Used no more force to enter the vehicle and remove the animal from the vehicle than was necessary under the circumstances.
(F) Immediately turns the animal over to a representative from law enforcement, animal control, or another emergency responder who responds to the scene.

18. Unit Summary Why pets matter Keep your animals safe
Identify evacuation locations
Secure your animals
Keeping your animals alive
Keeping your animals healthy
Provide a clean, safe place
ID your animals and yourself
Get additional training
Get your city prepared for pet evacuation