Contra Costa County CERT Program

Unit 10 – Pet PreparednessReleased: 6 September 2011Released: 6 September 2011

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Community Emergency Response Team

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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Disaster Preparedness for Pets

Why pets matter Keep your animals safe

Identify evacuation locations Secure your animals Keep your animals alive Keep your animals healthy Provide a clean, safe place ID your animals and yourself

Get additional training Get your city prepared for pet evacuation What’s next?

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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...

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Pets in Disasters

"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

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Pets in Contra Costa

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

Total 1,020,434 382,185 221,667 252,242 38,219 19,019 40,894 572,131

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Identify Evacuation Locations

Safe distance from home Coordinate with Neighbors Define Tasks Identify Pet Friendly Hotels

www.petswelcome.com www.dogfriendly.com www.petfriendlytravel.com www.travelpets.com

Identify Boarding Kennels and Ranches

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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ID Your Animals and Yourself

ID your pets Put an ID tag on collar Microchip each pet Vet contact Vaccination records / spayed or neutered

ID yourself Take photos of yourself with your pets

• In wallet• In emergency kit•With loved one outside of district

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What’s Next?

Animal Response Training through Concord CERT DART – Disaster 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 http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp

Join animal rescue groups Get your city prepared for pet evacuation

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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