Monthly Archives: July 2010
What Does Exercising Have to do with Ag Emergency Preparedness?
Find out by watching Across the Fence just after the noon news Tuesday July 13 on WCAX, Channel 3. Tim Bouton, Senior Planner with the Addison County Regional Planning Commission, and I discuss why we need to practice and how … Continue reading
Albert
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. – Albert Einstein The UVM Extension reporting system, recently renamed the Logic Model Planning and Reporting System (lumpers?), is affectionately known as Albert—a reference to … Continue reading
Exercising Your Mind
A month ago (8 June) at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, IA, more than 80 attendees representing production agriculture, law enforcement, media, and state and federal governments participated in a table-top exercise based on a simulated foot-and-mouth disease … Continue reading
Lessons Learned
Twenty years of safe deep water drilling did not excuse the oil industry for not being prepared for its recent disaster; 80 years without an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease does not let US livestock industries off the hook from having … Continue reading
Exercising Plans
In Addison County, we identify and prioritize training and exercises during an annual training and exercise workshop. Emergency operations plans (EOP) must be “exercised” to make sure they are up-to-date and that everyone involved understands their role. Think of “exercising” … Continue reading
Decison Making Paradigm
On June 15, Secretary Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security announced final standards for the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep). I don’t know the full details of how this certification of private sector entities is … Continue reading
