Emergency Response
Animal Health Emergency Training Tools and Resources
The CFSPH works with state, national, and international animal health agencies to develop resources and training materials to prepare for, respond to, and recover from animal health emergencies at the local, state, national, and international level.
Local
Animal Disease Emergency Local Preparedness and Response Toolkit – funded by Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Audience: Local communities www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Animal_Response/
All-Hazards Preparedness Planning Resources for Individuals, Farms, and Businesses in the Rural Midwest - funded by Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture
- Audience: Rural communities www.prep4agthreats.org
State
Just-In-Time Training Resources for Responders to Animal Health Emergencies – funded by Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture
- Audience: Animal health emergency responders
International
Compendium of Veterinary Vaccines for Transboundary Diseases – funded by USDA-APHIS
- Audience: Government officials needing vaccines during a disease outbreak www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Vaccines/
Animal Disease Information in Spanish – funded by USDA-APHIS
- Audience: Veterinary students, veterinarians, government officials in the Americas www.cfsph.iastate.edu/?lang=es
National
Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan (FAD PReP)/National Animal Health Emergency Response System (NAHEMS) – funded by USDA-APHIS
- Guidelines – Biosecurity, Disposal, Vaccination, Quarantine, etc.
- Industry Manuals
- Audience: National, regional, state and local animal health emergency management policy makers and responders
- FAD PReP collaboration website
Username and password can be requested.
National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC) – funded by USDA-APHIS
- Audience: Animal health emergency responders https://naherc.sws.iastate.edu/
Agriculture Business Continuity – funded by USDA-APHIS-VS
- Federal and State Transport (FAST) Eggs Plan (part of the Secure Egg Supply)
www.fasteggs.org - Secure Milk Supply Plan
www.securemilksupply.org - FAST Turkeys
- Audience: Livestock producers, allied industries, state and federal animal health officials
Intro to Animal Care Emergency Management Course – funded by USDA-APHIS
- Audience: USDA Animal Care employees working with household pets and service animals
- Content currently under development



