Event Toolkit
Make It Happen!Toolkit for Planning a Community-Based
SART Training Event
SART Training Media
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Prepared by: Elizabeth Wang, SART Coordinator, Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry, Tallahassee, FL
Gregory Christy, State ESF-17 Coordinator, Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry, Tallahassee, FL
Copyright 2006 by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
For a complete list or to download SART Training Media, visit the Florida SART Web site at
<www.flsart.org>.
Acknowledgements
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About Florida SART
SART is a multiagency coordination group consisting of governmental and private entities dedicated to all-
hazard disaster preparedness, planning, response, and recovery for the animal and agriculture sectors in the
state of Florida.
SART operates at the local level through county SART organizations.
SART utilizes the skills and resources of many agencies, organizations, and individuals with its multiagency
coordination group structure.
SART supports the county, regional, and state emergency management efforts and incident management
teams.
SARSARSARSARSART MissionT MissionT MissionT MissionT Mission
Empower Floridians through training and resource coordination to enhance all-hazard disaster planning and
response for animals and agriculture.
SARSARSARSARSART GoalsT GoalsT GoalsT GoalsT Goals
••••• Promote the active engagement of each county coordinator who is responsible for animal and
agricultural issues
••••• Provide assistance in the development and writing of county ESF-17 plans
••••• Promote the establishment of a county SART to work as a multiagency coordination group to support
emergency management and incident management teams
••••• Provide training for all SART and animal and agriculture personnel
••••• Identify county resources available for an emergency or disaster
••••• Work to comply with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) document
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Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 Step 3 —Preparing for the Organizational MeetingPreparing for the Organizational MeetingPreparing for the Organizational MeetingPreparing for the Organizational MeetingPreparing for the Organizational Meeting 1919191919
Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 —Conducting the Organizational MeetingConducting the Organizational MeetingConducting the Organizational MeetingConducting the Organizational MeetingConducting the Organizational Meeting 2323232323
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Step 6 Step 6 Step 6 Step 6 Step 6 —Hold First County SART MeetingHold First County SART MeetingHold First County SART MeetingHold First County SART MeetingHold First County SART Meeting 3232323232
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Letter of Invitation for County Emergency Management Meeting Letter of Invitation for County Emergency Management Meeting Letter of Invitation for County Emergency Management Meeting Letter of Invitation for County Emergency Management Meeting Letter of Invitation for County Emergency Management Meeting 4 04 04 04 04 0
Letter of Invitation for County SART Organizational Meeting Letter of Invitation for County SART Organizational Meeting Letter of Invitation for County SART Organizational Meeting Letter of Invitation for County SART Organizational Meeting Letter of Invitation for County SART Organizational Meeting 44444 11111
County SART Potential Contacts County SART Potential Contacts County SART Potential Contacts County SART Potential Contacts County SART Potential Contacts 4 24 24 24 24 2
Community Characteristics and Hazards Community Characteristics and Hazards Community Characteristics and Hazards Community Characteristics and Hazards Community Characteristics and Hazards 4 34 34 34 34 3
County SART Member Application County SART Member Application County SART Member Application County SART Member Application County SART Member Application 44-4644-4644-4644-4644-46
County SART Member Roster County SART Member Roster County SART Member Roster County SART Member Roster County SART Member Roster 44444 77777
County SART Contact Sheet County SART Contact Sheet County SART Contact Sheet County SART Contact Sheet County SART Contact Sheet 4 84 84 84 84 8
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Agenda for County Emergency Management or Organizational Meeting Agenda for County Emergency Management or Organizational Meeting Agenda for County Emergency Management or Organizational Meeting Agenda for County Emergency Management or Organizational Meeting Agenda for County Emergency Management or Organizational Meeting 55555 11111
Agenda for Organizational Meeting Agenda for Organizational Meeting Agenda for Organizational Meeting Agenda for Organizational Meeting Agenda for Organizational Meeting 5 25 25 25 25 2
Agenda for First County SART Meeting or Organizational Meeting Agenda for First County SART Meeting or Organizational Meeting Agenda for First County SART Meeting or Organizational Meeting Agenda for First County SART Meeting or Organizational Meeting Agenda for First County SART Meeting or Organizational Meeting 5 35 35 35 35 3
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Introduction
This publication provides guidance for those creating a county SART in their county. This
manual is intended to be used in conjunction with the other materials in the County SART
Starter Pack. It provides information for: 1) a County Emergency Management Informational
Meeting, 2) a county SART Organizational Meeting, and 3) the first county SART member
meeting.
The County SART Starter Pack contains the following materials:
• 3 copies of Creating a County SART toolkit
• One DVD and videocassette entitled State Agricultural Response Team
• 50 copies of the Creating a County SART tri-fold brochure
• 50 copies of the Coordinating Disaster Response for Animals and Agriculture tri-fold
brochure
• 10 pens
• 10 magnets
• 10 koozies
• 10 key chains
The manual breaks down the process of creating a county SART — from identifying the Action
Committee to holding the first county SART member meeting — into six easy-to-follow steps.
The six steps are:
1. Recognize need for a county SART
2. Meet with County Emergency Management officials
3. Prepare for an Organizational Meeting
4. Conduct the Organizational Meeting
5. Prepare for first county SART Member Meeting
6. Conduct first county SART Member Meeting
In addition to providing guidelines to these tasks, this publication also supplies a series of
forms that may be utilized in organizing, conducting, and promoting the various steps in the
process of creating a county SART. The forms are summarized as follows:
• Letter of Invitation for County Emergency Management Meeting
• Letter of Invitation for County SART Organizational Meeting
• Potential Contact List
• Community Characteristics and Hazards Worksheet
• County SART Member Application
• County SART Member Roster template
• County SART Contact Sheet
• SART FAQ
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• Agenda for County Emergency Management Meeting
• Agenda for Organizational Meeting
• Agenda for First County SART Member Meeting
• Local Resources Tree Structure
• Reusable Name Card
What is a County SARWhat is a County SARWhat is a County SARWhat is a County SARWhat is a County SART?T?T?T?T?
A county SART is a group of people from a specific county that prepares for, responds to, and
aids in recovery from an animal or agricultural emergency or disaster. Members are drawn
from county agencies and organizations that play a role in the animal and agriculture com-
munity. The group may also include citizen volunteers. County SART members provide critical
support to state SART and other responders, assist victims, and collect information that
allows disaster relief to get to those who need it. Although, the word “response” appears in
the SART name, a county SART is not necessarily a response team. Some SART members
will be responders, and others will not. A county SART’s work improves planning, response,
and recovery operations for animals and agriculture affected by emergencies and disasters.
The county SART operates as a multiagency coordination group (MAC), which identifies
incident priorities that guide incident objectives, provides resources for an incident, inte-
grates incident communications, integrates incident information, and provides interagency
decision coordination. The SART MAC is a coordinating entity for local animal and agricul-
tural disaster issues.
What Does a County SARWhat Does a County SARWhat Does a County SARWhat Does a County SARWhat Does a County SART Do?T Do?T Do?T Do?T Do?
A county SART meets regularly, perhaps monthly or bimonthly. During meetings, members
share disaster-related activities within their organizations, perform a county risk assess-
ment, study training material, prepare for or debrief from activation, or update the county
and/or city ESF-17 plans.
In an emergency, the county SART is the key resource to the county’s ESF-17 coordinator.
Some SART members may be called to assist the coordinator at the county emergency
operation center or be called upon to report to the ESF-17 incident command post. Other
members will work with their groups or agencies while maintaining contact with SART lead-
ers. Any of these activities would fall under the response category of activity. Response
action may be initiated for events such as a hurricane or plant or animal disease outbreak.
Additional categories of activity that a county SART may participate in include training,
outreach, and networking.
Training may take place at local meetings, conferences, or workshops. Training may also be
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provided at the annual SART meeting and conference. Another example of a training oppor-
tunity is simulating an activation of the emergency support function for animals and agricul-
ture. Utilizing training materials created by SART or hosted by another entity is yet another
way SART members may participate in training opportunites.
Outreach activities include conducting a community workshop on preparing pet disaster kits
and staffing a SART display at community events, such as a county fair or hurricane exposi-
tion.
Networking is always part of SART activities. Contacts will be made during the staffing of
display booths, attendance at training workshops, and ESF-17 activation for an emergency.
Additional networking examples include developing mutual aid agreements with other coun-
ties and sharing information about needs and resources throughout the SART organization.
Who Should FWho Should FWho Should FWho Should FWho Should Form a County SARorm a County SARorm a County SARorm a County SARorm a County SART?T?T?T?T?
Every Florida county! Each county in the state of Florida has an animal and/or agricultural
sector. Some have a larger concentration of one versus the other, but each has special
needs that should be addressed in the event of an emergency or disaster. A county SART is
the county level of the State Agricultural Response Team (SART), which was formed to coordi-
nate resources in order to respond to and aid in recovery from disasters that affect animals
and agriculture.
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Step 1: OK, We Recognize the Need for a County SART…
So, What’s Next?
A small group (two to three people referred to as the Action Committee) of
interested individuals in the animal and/or agriculture community may
initiate a county SART. The interested individual(s) should contact state SART
to verify that a county SART for the county does not already exist. If there is
one, state SART can provide the main contact(s) for it.
Since you are reading this section, that means you have already received the
Starter Pack because there is no county SART in your community.
Congratulations! You have already completed the first step in creating a
county SART! Now, on to the next step: holding an informational meeting with
county emergency management.
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Step 2: County Emergency Management Informational
Meeting
The next step in creating the county SART is to arrange and hold a meeting
between your county emergency management director, ESF-17 coordinator
(if one exists), and your Action Committee. Remember that small group of
people you identified earlier as the Action Committee? This is the first oppor-
tunity that they, and you, will have to present information on the SART organi-
zation and the plan for the county SART.
Now, your ESF-17 coordinator may have already been contacted and is
involved at this point. They may know about SART and have already made
contacts within emergency management. If this is the case, you may choose
to eliminate this step.
Because SART is a component of ESF-17, it is imperative that county emer-
gency management know that SART exists and that the county SART team is
being formed.
A state SART member should be contacted to make the presentation with
you and your Action Committee. It is important that a state SART representa-
tive, such as the State Coordinator, be involved in beginning county SART
operations. They are able to provide guidance and assistance through the
various steps.
The emergency management director and ESF-17 coordinator should be
contacted via mailed letter, followed up with a phone call. A template for this
letter is located in the Resources section. If a good working relationship
exists between an Action Committee member and the county emergency
management director and/or the ESF-17 coordinator, the formality of this
step may be eliminated. A simple e-mail or phone call request may be used
instead. Make sure to state the purpose, location, and time-frame for the
meeting.
A sample agenda for the meeting is located in the Resources section of this
publication. The meeting should not last more than one hour, as follows:
Part 1 – Call to Order 5 min
Part 2 – Introducing SART 20 min
Part 3 – What is a County SART? 10 min
Part 4 – How a County SART Can Help Our Community 10 min
Part 5 – Exploring Opportunities and Determining Next Steps 10 min
Part 6 – Adjournment 5 min
TOTAL 1 hour
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Specific Meeting ObjectivesSpecific Meeting ObjectivesSpecific Meeting ObjectivesSpecific Meeting ObjectivesSpecific Meeting Objectives
At the end of the county emergency management meeting, attendees as
potential SART members, will be able to:
1. Describe SART, why it was formed, and how it is structured.
2. Describe what a county SART is.
3. Discuss how a county SART can help the community.
4. List the opportunities available to SART members.
5. Describe the next steps for the county SART.
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To complete the County Emergency Management Meeting, you will need the
following:
• Sufficient number of handouts for all attendees
- County Emergency Management Meeting Agenda
- County SART Member Application
- Coordinating Disaster Response for Animals & Agriculture brochure
(plus extras as needed)
- Creating a County SART brochure (plus extras as needed)
- County SART Contact Sheet
• Sufficient seating for all attendees
• Pens or pencils for each attendee
• Television with VCR or DVD player (to play SART video or DVD from
Starter Pack)
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On the day of the meeting, check that all equipment needed is in place, or in
possession of the person in charge of transporting it to the meeting venue
and setting it up. It is possible that this meeting will take place at the emer-
gency management director’s office or at the county emergency operations
center (EOC); if this is the case, check to make sure any and all needed
equipment is present and working.
Make certain that any materials such as worksheets, brochures, pencils, or
pens for attendees are available in sufficient numbers for each attendee.
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This is the start of the meeting where the Action Committee spokesperson
introduces themselves and the committee members and states the purpose
of the meeting.
If any state SART members or guests are present, make sure to introduce
them or allow them to introduce themselves.
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The emergency management director and ESF-17 coordinator may not know
about the SART organization. So, this is the first issue to address.
With this need in mind, a special training unit, Introducing SART, is available
for download from the Florida SART home page under the “Training Materi-
als” link. The lesson plan provides the instructor/speaker the background
information needed to explain why SART was begun, what it does, and how it
is structured. If proper electronic equipment is available, you may choose to
show the slide presentation. [Bear in mind that this arrangement would have
to be planned for ahead of time.] Otherwise, simply explaining the slide
handouts — also available from the training unit — should be sufficient.
A DVD and videocassette are included in the County SART Starter Pack that
may be useful here. Plan ahead to make sure that a television and VCR/DVD
player is available (and working) to show this 12-minute presentation.
This part of the meeting might be the right time for you to ask the invited
state SART member to speak as they would be particularly proficient at
explaining what SART is.
Make sure to stop and ask if there are any questions before proceeding to
the next part of the agenda. There is a SART FAQ sheet provided in Re-
sources to help you anticipate questions you may be asked and their sug-
gested answers. It may also be a helpful handout to provide to meeting
participants.
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Now that attendees have had the opportunity to hear about SART as a
whole, it is time to tell them more about the county segment of SART.
People tend to find out how to deal with an emergency as the emergency
occurs. In order to avoid this situation, people involved in planning, re-
sponse, recovery and the public need to work together on all levels. This is
especially true of the animal and agriculture communities.
The county organizations of SART are the next level of SART from which
cooperation and understanding are needed between the animal and agricul-
ture community, government agencies, and response and recovery organiza-
tions. County residents and organization personnel need to come together to
better plan for disasters on the local level. This joining through the county
SART will impose a greater sense of control for all involved. Better response
and quicker recovery will result.
Any emergency is a local emergency first. A county SART is the group of
people that coordinate resources to prepare for, respond to, and help victims
recover from an animal or agricultural disaster on the local, community level.
County SART members provide critical support to state and/or federal re-
sponders, assist victims, and collect information that allows disaster relief to
get to those who need it.
The county SART operates under the direction of the ESF-17 coordinator as a
multiagency coordination group (MAC) and is activated as needed. Response
to any animal and/or agricultural disaster is coordinated using the Incident
Command System (ICS). The ESF-17 coordinator may designate someone on
the county SART as the County SART Administrator. The County SART Admin-
istrator would be responsible, when called upon, to contact county SART
members along a determined chain of command. Additional, regular duties
of the Administrator include being listed as a contact for the county SART on
the Florida SART Web site, maintaining county SART information for their
county, keeping an up-to-date member roster, and posting county resources
to the Florida SART Web site, as well as working with the state SART coordi-
nator to address other miscellaneous issues that may arise.
In addition to performing response activities, a county SART participates in
training, outreach, and networking activities. Members also contribute to
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community planning for animal and agriculture disaster needs. Training
opportunities include attending the statewide SART conference and using
training materials during county SART member meetings. Outreach includes
setting up information booths at local fairs or disaster expositions. Network-
ing occurs at all levels and is considered a cornerstone principle of SART.
Before describing the benefits of the county SART, ask attendees to recall
the organizations that were previously mentioned. Tell them that all these
organizations have been identified as being critical to the mission of estab-
lishing a county SART. The actual county SART is comprised of individuals
just like those in the room: people with an interest in protecting animals and
agriculture from disaster. SART members come from diverse backgrounds;
some are local government or pet rescue organizations, and others may be
first responders. The county SART harnesses these diverse backgrounds to a
common interest and goal to create a powerful organization to coordinate
resources for planning, responses, and recovery.
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If you have a county SART in place when a disaster strikes, it will activate
according to its plan. This plan includes:
• Addressing the needs of the county’s animals and agriculture
• Coordinating response through the organizational structure
• Delivering expertise based on specialized training
• Tapping into identified resources to gain materials and assistance from
the statewide SART network
It is important to make clear that the county SART is not an effort by one
faction of the community to dictate how animal and agriculture disaster
planning, response, and recovery will take place, but it is a way that all
parties involved can come together and build a network of cooperation and
collaboration. During a time of need, differences need to be put aside to
realize the common goal of helping animals and agriculture.
The county SART operates under the direction of the ESF-17 coordinator and
is activated as directed. Response to any animal and/or agricultural disaster
is coordinated using the Incident Command System (ICS). The ESF-17 coordi-
nator may designate someone on the county SART as the County SART
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Administrator. The County SART Administrator would be responsible, when
called upon, to contact county SART members along a determined chain of
command. Regular duties of the Administrator may also include being listed
as a contact for the county SART on the Florida SART Web site, maintaining
county SART information for their county, keeping an up-to-date member
roster, and posting county resources to the Florida SART Web site.
County SART members have intimate knowledge of their community’s animal
and agricultural needs and bring this knowledge with them when participat-
ing in planning, training, outreach, response and networking activities.
This would be the opportunity to use community-specific examples of how a
county SART will help emergency response for the animal and agriculture
sectors. For example, if your community has several horse breeding opera-
tions and the water supply is interrupted for an extended period of time,
county SART members will have access to ESF-17 response teams to ar-
range and execute the delivery of water in addition to feed and hay needs.
Use just two or three examples -- enough to bring the concept home for the
meeting’s attendees.
Benefits for specific community stakeholders are summarized in the follow-
ing table.
Animal and agriculture community
Government (federal, state & local)
Communicators
Nonprofit agencies and civic groups
General public
• Improved preparation
••••• Identifiable help during response
and recovery operations
••••• More effective partnerships
••••• Increased ability to serve
••••• Better, more reliable information
available
••••• Service opprtunity
••••• Better, more reliable information
available for members
••••• Better, more reliable information
available
••••• Identifiable help during response
and recovery operations
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As you can see, SART has a positive influence for several areas of the com-
munity, not jut animals and agriculture. Make certain to stress to the audi-
ence the governmental benefits that SART presents.
Additionally, the Florida SART Web site provides an area for each county to
post contact information for the emergency management director, emer-
gency operations center (EOC) location and contact information for the ESF-
17 coordinator and county SART administrator. There is also a listing of
emergency response resources posted for each county.
Your audience may have some questions at this point; make sure to provide
an opportunity to answer them.
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Now, the director and coordinator have learned what SART is, how it works,
and the benefits it brings to the county. So, what is the next step? Getting
people to join the county SART!
Point out that a County SART Member Application has been provided to
everyone as part of their materials packet. Encourage them to fill out the
form and return it. This form is important whether they have signed up as
SART members on the Florida SART Web site or not. It allows the Action
Committee to compile a membership roster and contact sheet to reach the
team members in the event of activation and to send out meeting announce-
ments.
State the date, time and location of the initial Organizational Meeting. The
ESF-17 Coordinator should now agree to help plan for this meeting and
attend. The emergency management director may or may not attend this
county SART meeting. If they ask if they should, encourage them to, but also
prepare them for the fact that the Organizational Meeting will be presenting
most of the same information that was presented in this meeting. The emer-
gency management director’s attendance is most important at the first
county SART meeting where community benchmarking and initial review of
the ESF-17 plans will occur; the date, time, and place of the first county
SART member meeting will be forthcoming after the organizational
meeting(s).
Ask if there are any questions. Hopefully, at this point, anyone who has not
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already asked a question will raise their hand and ask about any lingering
thoughts.
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You have made it through the entire meeting!
Thank the group for their attendance, time, and cooperation. Congratulate
them for their commitment to the SART endeavor and on their desire to be a
part of the solution. Your invited speaker(s) may also wish to share some
parting comments. Make sure to arrange this with them ahead of time and
stress that they should keep any comments brief, so as to keep on schedule.
The meeting should then be adjourned (hopefully with the emergency man-
agement director’s blessing!).
Step 2 is now complete!
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Step 3: Preparing for the Organizational Meeting
Another Action Committee meeting is needed to determine the needs for the
county SART Organizational Meeting and to discuss items such as:
• Targeted contacts for county SART members
• Organizational Meeting date, place, and time
• First county SART member meeting date, place, and time (Note: Tasks
beyond date, place, and time will be addressed in Step 5.)
• Tasks needing completion for the Organizational Meeting such as
worksheets to use, speakers to invite, and refreshment and equip-
ment purchase and transport
• Completion dates for tasks
• Follow up for tasks
• Mail-out of letters of invitation
• Personal follow-up with key contacts
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The Action Committee now needs to focus on recruiting members to be the
county SART. The people who become members of the county SART are
likely to be already involved with animals and/or agriculture on a profes-
sional and/or personal level.
Some individuals must be contacted and are expected to become SART
members, if they are not already. These people include:
• County ESF-17 Coordinator (should already have commitment from
previous Emergency Management Meeting; they should be helping to
plan the Organizational Meeting as a member of the Action Commit-
tee now.)
• County Emergency Manager and/or staff (should already have a sup
port and membership commitment.)
• Staff and members from partner organizations that already support
SART and have committed employee and member involvement at all
levels
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
Divisions of Animal Industry (DAI), Plant Industry (DPI), Agriculture
Environmental Services (AES), Dairy (DOD), and Forestry (DOF)
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Farm Service Agency (FSA),
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Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS), and Rural Development (RD)
- Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Southeast Region
- Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)
- Florida Farm Bureau
- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF-
IFAS) and the College of Veterinary Medicine
- Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN)
- Florida Veterinary Medical Association (FVMA)
- Florida Animal Control Association (FACA)
- Southeast Milk, Inc.
- Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)
- Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN)
- Florida Cattlemen’s Association
- Florida Association of Kennel Clubs
- Florida Sea Grant
- United Animal Nations Emergency Animal Rescue Service (UAN/EARS)
- Sunshine State Horse Council (SSHC)
- Farm Credit of South Florida
The ESF-17 coordinator will, from now on, be notified and be participating in
SART activities. Make sure they are contacted or reminded of the planning
meeting(s) for the Organizational Meeting if they were not already notified at
the conclusion of the Emergency Management Meeting.
The county emergency director will be expecting a personal follow-up to
remind him/her about this meeting and additional thanks for attending the
county emergency management informational meeting. Make sure to assign
someone the task of personal follow-up with this key person.
Other individuals come from a diverse selection of organizations, as previ-
ously mentioned. A handout, Potential Contact List, located in the Resources
section, suggests further areas of expertise and people who may be consid-
ered as potential county SART members. Remember that these are just
suggestions; your community may have other areas and organizations that
should be considered. The purpose of the contact list is to provide a starting
point in compiling a list of invitees for the Organizational Meeting.
The Action Committee should schedule a time to develop a list of invitees
and their contact information. Alternatively, each Action Committee member
could be assigned certain areas of the list to research and obtain contact
information for.
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Compile a master list of invitees and contact information for use in another
part of Step 3.
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The second part of Step 3 is to plan for the Organizational Meeting. This is
when the concept of SART will be presented to targeted community mem-
bers (remember that list we just compiled?). Action Committee members
need to decide who will be responsible for scheduling the event (be aware of
holidays, other meetings, conferences, and the like, which may prevent some
members of the target audience from attending), mailing out the letters of
invitation, making sure that needed materials are available in sufficient
quantities, and other associated tasks.
Be as detailed as possible and create a checklist for yourselves.
When scheduling the event, choose a convenient date, location, and time for
the meeting. Make sure any equipment needed, like a television, VCR or DVD
player or chairs, are available before securing the venue. If needed ameni-
ties are not available, then they must be secured by the Committee prior to
holding the meeting or alternatives sought. A full list of materials needed to
conduct the Organizational Meeting is located under Step 4, Materials/
Equipment Needed.
Letters of invitation should follow the template provided in the Resources
section. Fill in the blanks with information specific to your county’s Organiza-
tional Meeting. Do not forget to include the time, date, and location of the
meeting and a way to contact someone if they have questions and to RSVP!
This letter will be addressed to each of the individuals on the master list of
potential county SART member contacts the Action Committee recently
finished.
If a final agenda has been developed, you may choose to enclose it with the
letter of invitation. If an agenda has not yet been finalized, then do not mail
one out; wait until the meeting to provide an agenda.
Pick someone to manage the RSVPs of attendees. The number of RSVPs will
be used to make sure enough seats and materials are available in addition
to emailing or calling to remind those who RSVP’d that the event will be held.
Arrange to have any handouts and brochures copied ahead of time and
make a few extra; there will always be people who show up without having
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RSVP’d or want to take some materials for a friend. Refreshments like cof-
fee, soda, juice, and cookies may be served. You might want to consider the
time of day when planning for refreshments; morning meetings may serve
coffee, juice, doughnuts, and pastries, whereas evening meetings may serve
coffee, soda, and cookies or a simple donated/catered dinner.
Other tasks like copying worksheets, member applications, and agendas
may be identified as needed by the Action Committee. Make sure someone
follows up on all of these tasks!
Once these tasks are completed you will simply be waiting to hold the Orga-
nizational Meeting.
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Step 4: Conduct the Organizational Meeting
This section provides step-by-step instructions for holding the county SART
Organizational Meeting.
Approximately one hour should be allocated for the meeting with up to 30
minutes of networking time after the conclusion of the meeting.
A reproducible copy of the agenda is located in the Resources section and
on-line at the Florida SART Web site (www.flsart.org). The agenda is as
follows:
Part 1 – Call to Order 5 min
Part 2 – Introducing SART 20 min
Part 3 – What is a County SART? 10 min
Part 4 – How a County SART Can Help Our Community 10 min
Part 5 – Exploring Opportunities and Determining Next Steps 10 min
Part 6 – Adjournment 5 min
Networking session 30 min
TOTAL 1 hour, 30 min
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At the end of the Organizational Meeting, attendees as potential SART
members, will be able to:
1. Describe SART, why it was formed, and how it is structured.
2. Describe what a county SART is.
3. Discuss how a county SART can help the community.
4. List the opportunities available to SART members.
5. Describe the next steps for the county SART.
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To complete the Organizational Meeting, you will need the following:
• Sufficient number of handouts for all attendees. (Note: These are the
recommended handouts. You may choose to use other worksheets
from the Resources section in addition to these.)
- Organizational Meeting Agenda
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- County SART Member Application
- Coordinating Disaster Response for Animals & Agriculture brochure
(plus extras as needed)
- Creating a County SART brochure (plus extras as needed)
- County SART Contact Sheet
• Sufficient seating for all attendees
• Pens or pencils for each attendee
• Television with VCR or DVD player
• Computer with projector and display surface (if slide presentation to be
shown)
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On the day of the meeting, check that all equipment needed is in place, or in
possession of the person in charge of transporting it to the meeting venue
and setting it up.
Once set-up, double-check that the television and VCR or DVD player work
together. Also, make certain that any materials, such as worksheets, bro-
chures, pencils or pens for attendees, are available in sufficient numbers for
all anticipated attendees. Refreshment set-up should also be taken care of
at this time.
Make sure a check-in table is set-up at least 20 minutes prior to the start of
the meeting, so that as invitees arrive, they are greeted, provided their
materials and directed to the proper area.
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Once all attendees have taken their seats and have settled down, welcome
them to the Organizational Meeting for the <your county’s name> county
SART. Thank them for attending, and congratulate them on taking the time
to become involved in this important project. Remind them that the best way
to plan for, respond to and recover from a disaster is to have a strong foun-
dation of community involvement.
Now is the time for the speaker(s) to introduce themselves and then have
everyone else in the room, stand and state their name and organization
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affiliation. This gets participants involved and begins the networking process.
This should only take about five minutes; if there is a particularly large turn-
out, limit introductions to the speakers.
This is a time when attendees are getting comfortable with the meeting
surroundings and you, the facilitator. At the same time, you and the other
speaker(s) are getting comfortable with the attendees. Pay close attention to
time; you may find yourself a bit nervous getting started. These “nerves” can
make people ramble or talk faster or slower than normal.
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The people in attendance probably do not know about the SART program.
Accordingly, an introduction to SART should be the first thing presented to
them. There are three ways to accomplish this: Introducing SART training
unit, SART DVD or video, and invited state SART member or coordinator.
A special SART training unit. Introducing SART, is available for download from
the Florida SART Web site under the “Training Materials” link. The lesson
provides the background information needed to explain why SART was
begun, what it does and how it is structured. If appropriate equipment is
available, you may choose to show the slide presentation. [Bear in mind that
this arrangement would have to be planned ahead of time.] Otherwise,
simply explaining the slide handouts, also available from the training unit,
should be sufficient.
A DVD and videocassette are included in the County SART Starter Pack that
may be useful here as well. Plan ahead to make sure that a television and
VCR/DVD player is available and working to show this 10-minute presenta-
tion. This may be the easiest way to introduce SART and can be used in
concert with the other two options.
For this part of the Organizational Meeting, you might want to ask the invited
state SART member to speak, as they would be proficient at explaining what
SART is.
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Now that attendees have had the opportunity to hear about SART as a
whole, it is time to tell them why they are at this meeting.
People tend to find out how to deal with an emergency as the emergency
occurs. In order to avoid this situation, people involved in planning, re-
sponse, recovery and the public need to work together on all levels. This is
especially true of the animal and agriculture communities.
Any emergency is a local emergency first. A county SART organization is the
basis for cooperation and understanding between the animal and agriculture
community, government agencies, and response and recovery organizations.
County residents and organization personnel need to come together to
better plan for disasters on the local level. Working together through the
county SART will provide a greater sense of control for all involved. Better
response and quicker recovery will result.
A county SART is the group of people that prepare for, respond to and help
others recover from an animal or agricultural disaster. Through resource
coordination, county SART members provide critical support to state and/or
federal responders, assist victims and collect information that allows disas-
ter relief to get to those who need it.
The county SART operates under the direction of the ESF-17 coordinator as a
multiagency coordination group (MAC) and is activated as needed. Response
to any animal and/or agricultural disaster is coordinated using the Incident
Command System (ICS). The ESF-17 coordinator may designate someone on
the county SART as the County SART Administrator. The County SART Admin-
istrator would be responsible, when called upon, to contact county SART
members along a determined chain of command. Regular duties of the
Administrator include being listed as a contact for the county SART on the
Florida SART Web site, maintaining county SART information for their county,
keeping an up-to-date member roster, and posting county resources to the
Florida SART Web site, as well as working with the state SART coordinator to
address other miscellaneous issues that may arise.
In addition to performing response activities, the county SART also partici-
pates in training, outreach, and networking activities. Members also contrib-
ute to community planning for animal and agriculture disaster needs. Train-
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ing opportunities include attending the statewide SART conference and
using training materials during county SART member meetings. Outreach
includes setting up information booths at local fairs or disaster expositions.
Networking is a cornerstone of the county SART’s effectiveness, and it
should be a part of all SART activities.
Before describing the benefits of the county SART, ask attendees to bring to
mind the names and organizations of their fellow attendees. Tell them that
all attendees have been identified as critical to the mission of establishing a
county SART. The actual county SART is composed of individuals just like
those in the room: people with an interest in protecting animals and agricul-
ture from disaster. SART members come from diverse backgrounds; some
are from local government or pet rescue organizations and others may be
first responders. The county SART harnesses this diversity through common
interests and goals into a powerful planning and response organization for
the county to coordinate resources for planning, response, and recovery.
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Benefits for specific community stakeholders are summarized in the follow-
ing table.
Animal and agriculture community
Government (federal, state & local)
Communicators
Nonprofit agencies and civic groups
General public
• Improved preparation
••••• Identifiable help during response
and recovery operations
••••• More effective partnerships
••••• Increased ability to serve
••••• Better, more reliable information
available
••••• Service opprtunity
••••• Better, more reliable information
available for members
••••• Better, more reliable information
available
••••• Identifiable help during response
and recovery operations
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It is important to make clear that the county SART is not an effort by one
faction of the community to dictate how animal and agriculture disaster
planning, response, and recovery will take place, but it is a way that all
parties involved can come together and build a network of cooperation and
collaboration. During a time of need, differences need to be put aside to
realize the common goal of helping animals and agriculture.
The county SART operates under the direction of the ESF-17 coordinator and
is activated as directed. Response to any animal and/or agricultural disaster
is coordinated using the Incident Command System (ICS). The ESF-17 coordi-
nator may designate someone on the county SART as the County SART
Administrator. The County SART Administrator would be responsible, when
called upon, to contact county SART members along a determined chain of
command. Regular duties of the Administrator may also include being listed
as a contact for the county SART on the Florida SART Web site, maintaining
county SART information for their county, keeping an up-to-date member
roster, and posting county resources to the Florida SART Web site.
County SART members possess an intimate knowledge of their community’s
animal and agricultural needs and bring this knowledge with them when
participating in planning, training, outreach, response and networking activi-
ties.
This would be the opportunity to use community-specific examples of how a
county SART will help emergency response for the animal and agriculture
sectors. For example, if your community has several horse breeding opera-
tions and the water supply is interrupted for an extended period of time,
county SART members will have access to ESF-17 response teams to ar-
range and execute the delivery of water in addition to feed and hay needs.
Use just two or three examples ––––– enough to bring the concept home for the
meeting’s attendees.
As you can see, SART has a positive influence for several areas of the com-
munity, not just animals and agriculture.
The Florida SART Web site provides an area for each county to post contact
information for the emergency management director, emergency operations
center (EOC) location and contact information for the ESF-17 coordinator
and county SART administrator. There is also a listing of emergency re-
sponse resources posted for each county.
Invite your audience to ask any questions they may have at this point. Keep
an eye on the time, and remind your audience that there will be time for
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more questions later in the program or one-on-one after the program con-
cludes.
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So now the audience has learned what SART is, what it does, and how it
benefits the county. So, what is the next step? Getting people to join the
county SART!
Becoming a SART member only costs some time. And while everyone’s time
is valuable, the benefits that SART offers outweigh this cost. Remind the
audience of the benefits and activities that SART offers.
Ask if there are any questions. Hopefully, at this point, anyone who has not
already asked a question will raise their hand and ask about any lingering
thoughts.
Point out that a County SART Member Application has been provided to
everyone as part of their materials packet. Encourage them to fill out the
form and return it to the table where they checked in (or direct them to bring
it to a certain person). This form is important whether they have signed up as
SART members or not. It allows the Action Committee to compile a member-
ship roster and contact sheet to reach the team members in the event of
activation and to send out meeting announcements. Encourage people to
sign up as SART members at the Web site (www.flsart.org) as well.
State the date, time, and location of the first official county SART meeting or
next organizational meeting, if another is to be held. Challenge each audi-
ence member to recruit and bring at least one person to the meeting. [This
is a quick, easy way to get new members to take ownership of the program
and show leadership. Plus, even if every person does not bring a new mem-
ber, they have at least talked to people about the county SART’s existence,
which is important marketing and promotion. You may choose to skip having
the audience recruit new members for the next meeting if a large group has
already turned out. Membership numbers should be kept manageable; the
membership cap is at your discretion.] If another organizational meeting will
be held, you will repeat the steps in Step 4 for the expanded group at the
next meeting.
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You have made it through the entire meeting! Now it is time to let people
network and make the final decision to join the county SART.
Thank the group for attending. Congratulate them for their commitment to
the SART endeavor and on their desire to be a part of the solution. Your
invited speaker(s) may also wish to share some parting comments. Make
sure to arrange this with them ahead of time, and emphasize that they
should keep any comments brief, so as to keep on schedule.
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Step 5: Call a Meeting of the Action Committee to Recap
the Organizational Meeting and Plan for the First
County SART Member Meeting
You and your Action Committee have successfully completed the first four
steps to forming your county SART. While it would be nice to relax, there is
still some work to be done.
Any tasks remaining unfinished or any issues that have surfaced by the
conclusion of the Organizational Meeting should be addressed at this junc-
ture. For instance, by this time, compilation of the member roster using the
template provided in the Resources section, should be nearly complete. You
may even be finished by now. If not, this task needs to be completed.
When compiling the Member Roster, make certain that the members are
entered online as SART members at the SART Web site. If you have not done
so already, contact the Florida SART Coordinator to designate the County
SART Administrator and make arrangements to perform these operations
online.
If another organizational meeting is to be held, planning for that would
continue as this point.
In planning the first member meeting, the Action Committee should consider
whether or not the county has an existing ESF-17 emergency management
plan. If a plan exists, arrange for copies of it to be made available and for a
presentation to be made about it at the member meeting. Work with the
ESF-17 coordinator to identify which areas, if any, he/she would like to have
addressed. A SART template to create a county ESF-17 plan is under devel-
opment. Until this template is available, your county should make arrange-
ments with a neighboring county to obtain a copy of their plan to establish a
starting point.
Whether your county has a current plan or will be developing one, state
SART should be contacted to help coordinate the plan. Through coordina-
tion, state SART provides guidance to ensure that the county plan can be
supported by the state. It also serves as an outside review to establish some
consistency among county plans, especially within a region of counties with
similar demographics.
One of the activities leading into an update of the county ESF-17 plans is to
perform a community risk assessment to identify the risks, both natural and
man-made, that are posed to the animals and agriculture within the area.
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Step 6: Hold First County SART Meeting
The date, time, and location for the Member Meeting were decided prior to
the Organizational Meeting and subsequently announced there. If any
changes occurred, make sure to contact all invitees to inform them. Now the
agenda must be finalized. The first membership meeting should cover the
following topics as outlined by the agenda in the Resources section. The
agenda is summarized as follows:
Part 1 – Call to Order 5 min
Part 2 – Reviewing the Role of Emergency Management 20 min
Part 3 – Community Evaluation 30 min
a. Characteristics
b. Potential Hazards
Part 4 – Local Resources 30 min
Part 5 – Review and Wrap-Up 10 min
Part 6 – Adjournment 5 min
TOTAL 1 hour, 40 min
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At the end of the Member Meeting, SART members will be able to:
1. Describe how emergency management operates and how it provides
for ESF-17 under SART.
2. List community characteristics that affect planning for animals and
agriculture in disasters.
3. List potential disasters/emergencies in their community; have an
understanding of the likelihood of these situations; recognize the
hazards they pose for animals and agriculture.
4. Perform a community risk assessment and identify potential organiza
tional resources.
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To complete the Member Meeting, you will need the following:
• Sufficient number of handouts for all attendees
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- Blank tree structure worksheets (one for each organization per
packet)
- Community Characteristics and Hazards worksheet
- Member Meeting Agenda
- County SART Member Application (as needed)
- Coordinating Disaster Response for Animals & Agriculture brochure
(as needed)
- Creating a County SART brochure (as needed)
- County SART Contact Sheet (as needed)
• Sufficient seating for all attendees
• Pens or pencils for each attendee
You may also consider creating folders for each person and name cards.
Both can be reused at future meetings. This may help organize meeting
activities. A template for the name card is located in the Resources section
of this publication.
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On the day of the meeting, check that all equipment needed is in place, or in
possession of the person in charge of transporting it to the meeting venue
and setting it up.
Make certain that any materials such as worksheets, brochures, pencils or
pens for attendees are available in sufficient numbers for all anticipated
attendees. Refreshment set-up should also be taken care of at this time.
Make sure a check-in table is set up at least 20 minutes prior to the start of
the meeting, so that as members arrive, they are greeted, provided with their
materials, and directed to the proper area. You may choose to keep this
greeting table for subsequent meetings or not.
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Once all attendees have taken their seats and have settled down, welcome
them to the first member meeting for the <your county’s name> county
SART. Thank them for attending and congratulate them on showing the
commitment to become involved in this important project.
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Now is the time for the speaker(s) to introduce themselves. Then ask every-
one else in the room stand and state their name and organization again. It
may have been a few weeks since these people last saw each other, so
having everyone say their names will break the ice for this meeting. If every-
one in the room knows each other, this task may be skipped, but be careful
of making this assumption.
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Your ESF-17 coordinator or emergency management director is probably best
able to provide this recap of emergency management for your community or
just the ESF-17 portion of the management plan. Exactly what is presented
will depend on who is available to speak.
Be sure the speaker knows how much time is allotted and what topics to
emphasize. At a minimum, the speaker needs to address the most recent
disaster/emergency that affected the community in which the EOC was
activated at full level (or ESF-17 was activated), what response was com-
pleted, how long it took, and some of the challenges that were encountered.
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Up to this point, the agenda has primed the members’ minds and encour-
aged them to think about how their community can be affected by disasters
and what disasters or hazards they have encountered.
The worksheet, Community Characteristics and Hazards, located in the
Resources section provides a matrix in which members can write the animal
and agriculture segments in the community and the hazards that threaten
their community. This worksheet could be completed individually and fol-
lowed with discussion, or it could be conducted as a group activity using one
large print-out of the worksheet and one person recording the suggestions
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provided by the audience. Just make sure to keep the meeting orderly!
The point of this activity is to get members thinking about what hazards
might befall the different animal and agriculture segments of their commu-
nity. What may be a disaster to one segment may not be to another. Identify-
ing the locations of certain segments is helpful as well. Something affecting
pets has the potential to affect households scattered county-wide, whereas
soybean rust may be clustered in areas with soybean rust-susceptible plant
material.
In examining characteristics of the community, have the audience consider
the following:
• Is the community urban or rural or a mixture of both?
• What are the community demographics? (ages, economic profile,
cultures, etc.)
• What natural features are present, such as sinkholes, cliffs/drop offs,
etc.
• What materials are transported regularly through the counties road-
and railways? What is the potential for man-made disasters from
nuclear, chemical and manufacturing plants?
• Is the community along major evacuation routes? Does it tend to host
response operations?
• What is the community’s history with disaster?
In asking members to consider what hazards are present, make sure to tell
them that no community is hazard-free. All communities have highways on
which a hazardous material incident could occur, and we are all within reach
of tropical weather effects. While some disasters may be more likely than
others, work toward plans that can accommodate less likely situations as
well.
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Part Four of this meeting should focus on what resources each organization
could bring to the table in the event of an emergency or disaster. This is a
logical step following a risk assessment and is important in determining who
should be included in the ESF-17 plan. There is a sample tree structure
located in the Resources section, and available online, that can be utilized in
completing this task. Make sure enough copies are made for all participants
so that they may fill in one per organization present.
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To complete the tree structure, the name of the organization goes in the top
box and contributed resources in the boxes below. The facilitator or discus-
sion may utilize a flip chart to write down the information in front of the
group, so group members have a reference as they are taking notes. Either a
blackboard or dry-erase board is a suitable alternative, although you will
have to be cautious of erasing the lines of the boxes along with the informa-
tion between agencies.
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that were discussed and any decisions that were made. Ask if there are any
questions of differences between the official record of the meeting and what
any member recollects.
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You have made it through the entire member meeting!
Thank the group for attending. Congratulate them for their commitment to
the SART endeavor and on their desire to be a part of the solution. Tie up
any final questions and comments. If the next member meeting date has
already been decided, then announce this before adjourning.
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Additional member applications may have been collected as a result of this
meeting. Remember to add information from these applications to the
Member Roster and online as well.
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Final Remarks: Future County SART Activities
You have now completed all six steps to create the county SART for your county. Pat your-
selves on the back!
The next steps are now up to you and your county SART members to sustain the county SART
and its operation.
Future member activities and meetings may include:
• Developing or updating ESF-17 plans
Some counties currently have an ESF-17 plan as part of their emergency manage-
ment plans, and some do not. The ESF-17 coordinator will be the best resource to
lead this part of the meeting and guide the discussion. They will also know what can
and cannot be done to the plan and what is needed. The revisions or writing may
include specific reference to the county SART and help to define its duties according
to your county’s specific needs.
If your county has a current ESF-17 plan, this part of the meeting would be used to
review it. Make sure copies of the plan are available for each person to have their
own to reference. After everyone has considered what hazards face their community
and any areas of special concern, they can better determine whether the ESF-17 plan
adequately meets those needs.
After discussion among the group, final review and changes could be sent to a sub-
committee led by the ESF-17 coordinator. Sending this to a subcommittee chaired by
the ESF-17 coordinator allows this task to be completed quickly and efficiently.
If the community does not have an ESF-17 plan, a plan should be written. At this time,
a SART template for such plans is under development. However, one does not need to
wait until a template is made. Contact neighboring counties to see if they have ESF-
17 plans which could be used as models for your own community.
• Use of SART training materials to improve knowledge of disaster- and agriculture-
related topics
• Simulations of disaster events with county emergency management
• County SART booth/table at local fair/show/exposition
• Attending the state-wide SART conference
• Planning a multi-county training event using the SART training materials
• Developing mutual aid agreements with surrounding counties
• Writing an article on county SART activities to share in The Sentinel newsletter
• Developing memorandums of understanding between organizations
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• Creation of a county/community-specific SART brochure for distribution (Please speak
to the Florida SART Coordinator if you decide to pursue this option.)
• Development of a calling tree in the event of an emergency
Remember, state SART is always available to help you and your county SART with any
requests you may have, whether you might need someone to speak to a group if interested
people, more brochures, or just a simple question.
Having a county SART will add a new dimension to your disaster response. You will meet
new, like-minded people, and you will increase your effectiveness. Have fun!
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Resources
The following agendas, templates and worksheets are available for this toolkit:
• Letter of Invitation for County Emergency Management Meeting
• Letter of Invitation for County SART Organizational Meeting
• Potential Contact List
• Community Characteristics and Hazards Worksheet
• County SART Member Application
• County SART Member Roster template
• County SART Contact Sheet
• SART FAQ
• Agenda for County Emergency Management Meeting
• Agenda for Organizational Meeting
• Agenda for First County SART Member Meeting
• Local Resource Tree Structure
• Reusable Name Card
If additional tri-fold brochures are needed, they are available for download on the Florida
SART Web site.
• For the Creating a County SART tri-fold brochure, visit the Florida SART Web site
www.flsart.org and click on “About Florida SART.”
• For the Coordinating Disaster Response for Animals and Agriculture tri-fold brochure,
visit the Florida SART Web site www.flsart.org and click on “About Florida SART.”
You may also contact state SART to request more brochures.
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Letter of Invitation for
County Emergency Management Meeting
[Date]
[Recipient Name(s)]
[Recipient Address]
Dear [Emergency Management Official’s Name]:
We are all aware of the potential for disaster – whether natural or man-made in Florida. We
often think first of the impact of these disasters on people or structures, but Florida’s
animals and agricultural sectors are affected just as severely.
Currently, disaster response for animals and agriculture under the Florida comprehensive
emergency management plan is designated ESF-17. Many counties do not have a plan for
this area of disaster response, and even in counties that do, there is no ongoing coordina-
tion of groups that might respond under ESF-17.
Therefore, in order to better serve the animal and agriculture industries of Florida, the State
Agricultural Response Team (SART) was created. SART is a cooperative effort between
multiple federal, state and local government agencies and private organizations, including
the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture and the University of Florida IFAS Extension Service, among others. The
goal of SART is to coordinate county organizations and resources to provide more effective
disaster planning and response for animals and agriculture by operating as a multiagency
coordination group.
Any disaster is a local disaster first. The county SART is the key resource to support the
county’s ESF-17 coordinator and emergency manager. SART members may be called upon
to assist with various tasks associated with animal and agriculture issues during emergen-
cies.
We, the undersigned, are interested in forming a county SART in [county name] County. As
part of its formation, we would like to schedule a time to meet with you and further discuss
SART and what a county SART offers our community. Only one hour of your time is needed.
One of the undersigned community members will be contacting you shortly to schedule a
mutually agreeable time to meet.
We look forward to speaking with you about this important endeavor.
Kindest regards,
[Names of Action Committee Members and, as applicable, Agency Affiliations]
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Letter of Invitation for
County SART Organizational Meeting
[Date]
[Participant Name]
[Participant Address]
Dear [Participant Name]:
We are all aware of the potential for disaster – whether natural or man-made in Florida. We
often think first of the impact of these disasters on people or structures, but Florida’s
animals and agricultural sectors are affected just as severely.
Currently, disaster response for animals and agriculture under the Florida comprehensive
emergency management plan is designated ESF-17. Many counties do not have a plan for
this area of disaster response, and even in counties that do, there is no ongoing coordina-
tion of groups that might respond under ESF-17.
To better serve Florida’s animal and agriculture industries, the State Agricultural Response
Team (SART) was created. SART is a cooperative effort between federal, state and local
government agencies and private organizations, including the Florida Department of Agri-
culture and Consumer Services, the United States Department of Agriculture and the
University of Florida/IFAS Extension, among others. The goal of SART is to coordinate
county organizations and resources to provide more effective disaster planning and re-
sponse for animals and agriculture by operating as a multiagency coordination group.
Any disaster is a local disaster first. The county SART is the key resource to support the
county’s ESF-17 coordinator and emergency manager. SART members may be called upon
to assist with various tasks associated with animal and agriculture issues during emergen-
cies.
A county SART is being formed in our community. To inform all individuals interested in
finding out more about SART, an organizational meeting is being held on [date] from [start
time] until [end time] at [location]. Refreshments will be served [before/after] the meeting.
We ask that you RSVP to [name of person collecting RSVPs] by [date]. Please contact
[him/her] at [phone number and/or email].
We look forward your participation at this important event.
Kindest regards,
[Names of Action Committee Members and, as applicable, Agency Affiliations]
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Efforts for emergency preparedness and response have more impact when a broad base
of people and organizations are involved. Communities vary in terms of which groups are
available, able and willing to help in emergency preparedness for animals and agriculture.
The stakeholders to contact listed below are just suggestions; customize this list for your
community as needed. See the County Resources section of the Web site for a list of high
priority contacts for your county.
County SART Potential Contacts
High Priority ContactsHigh Priority ContactsHigh Priority ContactsHigh Priority ContactsHigh Priority Contacts
• County emergency management director
• County coordinator for the animal and agriculture support function (ESF-17)
• FDACS Division of Animal Industry representative
• University of Florida Extension Service representative
• USDA, Farm Service Agency representative
Examples of Other StakeholdersExamples of Other StakeholdersExamples of Other StakeholdersExamples of Other StakeholdersExamples of Other Stakeholders
Farm Bureau, Farm Credit, agricultural cooperatives and similar
groups
Commodity groups
Nursery, growers and landscapers’ local associations
Major agricultural, aquacultural and horticultural producers
Humane Society and animal rescue groups
Large and small animal veterinarians
Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)
4-H and FFA clubs and chapters
Pet stores
Animal control/services
FDACS employees
USDA, various divisions
Fire rescue departments
Law enforcement agencies
Utility companies
Schools, colleges and universities like the
University of Florida - IFAS
Government public information professionals
Media representatives
Red Cross
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Service clubs
Insurance companies
Financial institutions
Clinics and hospitals
Animal and agriculture
community
Government and
educational institu-
tions
Key communicators
Nonprofit agencies
and civic groups
Business and
healthcare providers
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County SART Contact Sheet
The following are the Action Committee members that you may contact for additional information
regarding the County SART
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SART FAQ
1. What is SARWhat is SARWhat is SARWhat is SARWhat is SART?T?T?T?T?
The acronym SART stands for State Agricultural Response Team. Florida’s SART is a
cooperative effort between multiple government agencies and private organizations
with interests and responsibilities for animal and agriculture disaster situations. SART
is the organization that supports ESF-17 efforts. It operates as a multiagency coordi-
nation group.
2. What is a county SARWhat is a county SARWhat is a county SARWhat is a county SARWhat is a county SART?T?T?T?T?
A county SART is a team of people from a specific county that prepares for, responds
to and aids in recovery from an animal or agricultural emergency or disaster. County
SART members provide critical support to state SART and other responders, assist
victims and collect information that allows disaster relief to get those who need it. A
county SART’s work improves local planning, response and recovery operations. The
group works as a multiagency coordination group, just like state SART
3. HoHoHoHoHow is SARw is SARw is SARw is SARw is SART structured?T structured?T structured?T structured?T structured?
SART operates on the state, regional and local levels. State SART is composed of
agency representatives from partner agencies. Regional distributions are according
to the Division of Emergency Management’s disaster regions. A county SART repre-
sents the county-level unit of SART.
4. Who can join SARWho can join SARWho can join SARWho can join SARWho can join SART?T?T?T?T?
Anyone from a partner agency or organization can join. In addition, anyone who has
an interest in helping animals and agriculture prior to or after an emergency or disas-
ter may become a SART member.
5. What do SARWhat do SARWhat do SARWhat do SARWhat do SART memberT memberT memberT memberT members do?s do?s do?s do?s do?
SART members engage in four areas of activities – training, outreach, networking,
and response. Training includes the utilization of official SART training media and
external opportunities like participating in incident command system courses. Out-
reach activities include setting up a display at a local fair or disaster expo or conduct-
ing a teaching unit to a group of FFA/4-H members. Networking is pervasive through-
out each activity level and is central to the SART organization; getting to know others
and what they do is essential in building an effective preparedness and response
plan. Response activities for ESF-17 are coordinated after an emergency or disaster
strikes.
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Producers and animal owners benefit from SART’s existence by having improved
access to educational preparedness material and more efficient response to emer-
gencies and disasters. SART is the vehicle through which ESF-17, the emergency
support function for animal and agriculture protection, conducts its response and
recovery operations. Producers will receive dedicated attention in resolving any needs
identified after a disaster. Pet owners benefit from SART’s involvement in creating
pet-friendly shelters for people to evacuate to during a time of need.
7. What does haWhat does haWhat does haWhat does haWhat does having a county SARving a county SARving a county SARving a county SARving a county SART mean tT mean tT mean tT mean tT mean to mo mo mo mo my emergency management ty emergency management ty emergency management ty emergency management ty emergency management team?eam?eam?eam?eam?
Having a county SART allows your ESF-17 coordinator to be more efficient and orga-
nized in their response to animal and agriculture needs prior to and after a disaster.
The county SART works under the ESF-17 coordinator’s direction and allows them the
opportunity to request resources from SART’s network. Working through the SART
network allows for contacts throughout the organization to be tapped in a time of
need.
8. What is ESF-1What is ESF-1What is ESF-1What is ESF-1What is ESF-17?7?7?7?7?
In the state of Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) there
are emergency support functions, or ESFs, for a variety of areas. The ESF for animal
and agricultural issues is 17. This number varies across states.
9. HoHoHoHoHow are SARw are SARw are SARw are SARw are SART and ESF-1T and ESF-1T and ESF-1T and ESF-1T and ESF-17 relat7 relat7 relat7 relat7 related?ed?ed?ed?ed?
SART is the multiagency coordination group that supports ESF-17 efforts. The group
helps ESF-17 accomplish its goal of assisting animals and agriculture in a time of
need. SART members may participate in ESF-17 operations such as working on the
incident management team. ESF-17 would still exist if SART discontinued operations.
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Agenda for County Emergency Management
or Organizational Meeting
I. Call tI. Call tI. Call tI. Call tI. Call to Ordero Ordero Ordero Ordero Order
II. IntrII. IntrII. IntrII. IntrII. Introducing Soducing Soducing Soducing Soducing SARTARTARTARTART
III. What is a County SIII. What is a County SIII. What is a County SIII. What is a County SIII. What is a County SART?ART?ART?ART?ART?
IVIVIVIVIV. Ho. Ho. Ho. Ho. How a County Sw a County Sw a County Sw a County Sw a County SART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our Community
VVVVV. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Opportunities and Detunities and Detunities and Detunities and Detunities and Detttttermining Neermining Neermining Neermining Neermining Next Sxt Sxt Sxt Sxt Stttttepsepsepsepseps
VI. AVI. AVI. AVI. AVI. Adjournmentdjournmentdjournmentdjournmentdjournment
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Agenda for Organizational Meeting
I. Call tI. Call tI. Call tI. Call tI. Call to Ordero Ordero Ordero Ordero Order
II. IntrII. IntrII. IntrII. IntrII. Introducing Soducing Soducing Soducing Soducing SARTARTARTARTART
III. What is a County SIII. What is a County SIII. What is a County SIII. What is a County SIII. What is a County SART?ART?ART?ART?ART?
IVIVIVIVIV. Ho. Ho. Ho. Ho. How a County Sw a County Sw a County Sw a County Sw a County SART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our CommunityART Can Help Our Community
VVVVV. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Oppor. Exploring Opportunities and Detunities and Detunities and Detunities and Detunities and Detttttermining Neermining Neermining Neermining Neermining Next Sxt Sxt Sxt Sxt Stttttepsepsepsepseps
VI. AVI. AVI. AVI. AVI. Adjournmentdjournmentdjournmentdjournmentdjournment
NeNeNeNeNetwtwtwtwtworororororking Sessionking Sessionking Sessionking Sessionking Session
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Agenda for First County SART Member Meeting
or Organizational Meeting
I. Call tI. Call tI. Call tI. Call tI. Call to Ordero Ordero Ordero Ordero Order
II. RII. RII. RII. RII. Reeeeevievievievieviewing the Rwing the Rwing the Rwing the Rwing the Role of Emergency Managementole of Emergency Managementole of Emergency Managementole of Emergency Managementole of Emergency Management
III. Community EvIII. Community EvIII. Community EvIII. Community EvIII. Community Evaluationaluationaluationaluationaluation
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VI. AVI. AVI. AVI. AVI. Adjournmentdjournmentdjournmentdjournmentdjournment
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