monroe county office of emergency management
upcoming courses
The Monroe County Office of Emergency Management is happy to announce that they will be hosting the two following courses through the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium:
- AWR 328: All Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters
- MGT 448: All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agricultural, and Food Related Disasters
Lunch will be provided for both courses by the Northeast Pa Regional Counter Terrorism Task Force. Both courses have an age restriction of 18 and older; however, 4H and FFA students under 18 are permitted to take these courses.
AWR 328: ALL HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS FOR ANIMALS IN DISASTERS
This 8-hour, tuition-free, DHS/FEMA-certified course will provide livestock producers, emergency managers, veterinarians, extension agents, veterinary technicians, rural community leaders, public and human health personnel, fire and law enforcement with tools to protect, respond to, and recover from the consequences of disasters e.g. fire, flood, heat, earthquake, tornadoes, hurricanes, hazardous materials and catastrophic disease exposure involving animals in rural communities. The course will introduce participants to the unique issues that must be considered and addressed when animals are involved in an emergency such as safe animal handling, animal evacuation, animal sheltering, humane euthanasia and carcass disposal, inclusion of animal management into existing ICS structures, federal support available during recovery, and unique considerations for conducting jurisdictional assessments and mapping evacuation routes. All content will be presented at an in-person workshop that will include didactic presentations by expert instructors, and small-group, hands-on, problem-solving activities that will be completed by participants.
The following would benefit from attending this course:
- Livestock producers
- Emergency managers
- Veterinarians
- Veterinary technicians
- Extension agents
- Rural community leaders
- Public and human health personnel
- Fire service professionals
- Law enforcement professionals
Date: July 30, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: 100 Gypsum Rd., Stroudsburg, PA 18360
MGT 448: ALL HAZARDS PLANNING FOR ANIMAL AGRICULTURAL, AND FOOD RELATED DISASTERS
This DHS/FEMA-certified, 8 hour, tuition-free, management-level course will provide the background information needed to lead a multi-agency team of emergency planners in the development of an Emergency Support Functions (ESF) annex for food and/or animal-related disasters to supplement their community’s existing Emergency Operation Plans (EOP). The course will address topics such as agroterrorism, detection and diagnosis, unique challenges that rural communities face in planning for and responding to food and/or animal-related disasters, utilization of ESF, recovery and the importance of sustainable operations during a disaster event, and mapping a community to identify areas of vulnerability and resources. All content will be presented at an all-day instructor-led training that will include presentations and problem-solving activities that will be completed in small groups.
The following would benefit from attending this course:
- Animal Emergency Services
- Agricultural Safety
- Emergency Managers & Planners
- Law Enforcement
- Public Health
- Private/Corporate Security & Safety
- State, Local, & Tribal Governmental Administrators
- Private/Corporate Security & Safety
- Veterinarians
Date: July 31, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: 100 Gypsum Rd., Stroudsburg, PA 18360
