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This annex to the CSEPP Response Plan provides procedures for providing support services including: sheltering, veterinary care, and return to owners, for displaced animals during and following a CSEPP Community Level Event.

1. A Community Level Event has occurred at the Umatilla Chemical Depot.
2. The Morrow County Court has declared a State of Emergency and delegated response authority to the Incident Commander.
3. At risk citizens who have been directed to evacuate their residences will be advised to leave their shelters and bring their companion animals and/or high value livestock to locations provided through EAS messaging provided by the Incident Commander’s Public Information Officer.
4. Unless other risk conditions preclude its use, The Morrow County Fair Grounds will serve as the Morrow County Emergency Animal Shelter (MCEAR).

1. The Director of the Morrow County Fair will be contacted to open the facility.
2. The County Animal Rescue Team (CART) vehicle, operated by the Morrow County Sheriff’s Department, will deploy to the fair grounds to support operations.
3. Heppner Future Farmers of America (FFA), 4 H club members, and volunteers will be contacted and asked support the operation of the animal shelter site.
4. If Sheriff’s Department personnel are not available, the director of the Heppner FFA will act as the MCEAR Coordinator.
5. Temple Veterinary Clinic will be contacted to provide onsite veterinary support.
6. Additional veterinary support will be requested thru the ICS resource management system to assist at the shelter site.
7. No animals which may have been exposed to HD Mustard will be accepted at the MCEAR unless they have documentation that they have been decontaminated.
8. Decontaminating Animal Procedures:
   All animals will be treated as if they may have been exposed/contaminated and shall be processed through the decontamination facility along with their respective owners. The animals are the owners responsibility at all times. Owners will facilitate the washing of the animal per decontamination instructions from the decon attendant. If an animal becomes combative it shall be removed from the decontamination site to prevent injury to others.

   The decontamination sites will furnish leashes which have the capability of being decontaminated. If the leash cannot be decontaminated due to type of material, a new leash will be issued on the clean side of the decontamination process.

   Animals will not be allowed in to the hospital or assistance center setting; instead they will need to be sent to a collection facility which has the proper means of housing and caring for them until at which time they are cleared to be returned to their owners.

9. MCEAR staff in the reception/registration area will have access to Level D Personnel Protection Equipment (PPE).
10. No dangerous animals will be accepted at the MCEAR.
11. Animals who appear to be ill will be segregated from the general animal population in a quarantine area.
12. All animals will be registered at the reception check in center, photographed, and provided with an identification code to assure reunification with the animal’s rightful owner.
13. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Department will provide animal control and constraint support as required.
14. During the registration process, owners will be asked to identify any special medical or dietary needs for their animals.
15. All animals will be segregated in separate pens or enclosures to prevent fighting and the spread of diseases as well as facilitate reunification of animals with their owners.
16. The MCEAR will establish a visiting area where owners can visit their animals during designated visiting hours.
17. Staff will be on site continuously to assure the health and safety of the boarded animals.
18. All resource requests for resources to support MCEAR operations will be processed through the Morrow County Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) to the Incident Command Logistics Section at the Umatilla County EOC.
19. The MCEAR will be kept clean and sanitary conditions will be maintained for all animals housed within the facility.
20. The MCEAR coordinator will provide a daily situation report to the ECC which will be entered into the WebEOC log and provided to the Incident Commander.
21. At the conclusion of the event, and after all animals have been returned to their owners, the fairgrounds will be thoroughly cleaned and returned to the Fair Board for normal operations.

1. The MCEAR will operate utilizing Incident Command System (ICS).
2. A Morrow County Sheriff’s Department Deputy, if available, will be the MCEAR Coordinator.
3. If the Morrow County Sheriff’s Department does not have sufficient personnel, the Heppner FFA Club Director will serve as the MCEAR Coordinator.
4. The MCEAR will be provided with a 450 MHz radio to communicate with the ECC and the Sheriff’s Department.
5. If possible, the MCEAR will be provided with WiFi to allow access to WebEOC for reporting and resource requests.
6. Automation support will be provided in the CART support vehicle.
7. Land line telephone service will be available to support MCEAR operations.

1. Initial equipment and supplies to support MCEAR operations are stored in the CART support vehicle.
2. If additional resources are required, they will be ordered via the ICS resource management system.

1. The MCEAR will track all expenses related to operation and report them to the Finance Officer in the ECC.
2. The Fair Board will be reimbursed for use of their facility to include losses related to any cancellation of scheduled events due to activation of the MCEAR.
3. Temple Veterinary Services will be reimbursed for all time and materials expended in support of the MCEAR.