Engage with the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 starting at 2:00pm EDT/1:00 CDT/12:00 MDT/11:00 PDT for a webinar entitled ESF 11: Agriculture and Natural Resources - What Extension Needs to Know in Supporting USDA.
The webinar will provide a familiarization of Emergency Support Function (ESF) #11 in general and expand on the roles of government partners in disaster response.
Since 2016, EDEN has been listed as a supporting agency on ESF #11 behind the ESF coordinator and primary agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ESF #11 – Agriculture and Natural Resources supports State, tribal, and local authorities and other Federal agency efforts to provide nutrition assistance; control and eradicate, as appropriate, any outbreak of a highly contagious or economically devastating animal/zoonotic (i.e., transmitted between animals and people) disease, or any outbreak of an economically devastating plant pest or disease; ensure the safety and security of the commercial food supply; protect natural and cultural resources and historic properties (NCH) resources; and provide for the safety and well-being of household pets during an emergency response or evacuation situation.
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