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NACA looking for immediate assistance from members
Posted on Sep 24 2008
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Galveston Island Humane is looking for two teams of Animal Control Officers to deploy to Galveston Island for at least 7 days and possibly up to 14 days.  Deployment will be under a mutual aide agreement with the Galveston Police Department and personnel will be covered under an EMAC.  The mission of the deployment will be to assist in impoundment of strays and dead animals and other identified needs once on site.

An ACO team must meet the following requirements:

Have access to a fully equipped animal control vehicle (trucks preferred) with six or more cage capability, catch pole, gloves, flashlight, and personal hygiene for cleaning and disinfecting in the field, nets, transfer caging and any other equipment necessary for regular animal control field operations.  Additional equipment may be recommended before deployment.   Each vehicle must have two trained animal control field personnel capable of working up to 12 hour shifts.

Hotel rooms have been secured for personnel in the area. 

Overview:

This area was hard hit by the hurricane and still is without power or potable water.  Generators are being used and water is being boiled.  The hotel has safe water accessible.  There are many dead animals and environmental concerns to responders include debris, flesh eating bacteria, Cotton Mouth and Pigmy Rattler snakes, heat and high humidity.  All responders taking necessary precautions have not had any problem with the above stated list.

Members interested in deployment should obtain approval from their local jurisdiction prior to contacting Galen Barrett, NACA disaster coordinator.  Please contact Galen at (gbarrett@councilbluffs-ia.gov)

Last changed: Sep 24 2008 at 1:09 PM