Disaster Animal Response Table Top Exercise (TTX)
&
Membership Meeting
Monday February 4, 2019 
6:00 to 8:00 pm
OSU Center for veterinary Health sciences
Mcelroy Hall

​Stillwater, OK

Please let us know by registering below if you plan to attend:
  • Please read the summary below and then proceed to the registration/RSVP page. Registration is not absolutely required, however we would like to provide enough handouts (and food) for all.
  • Both current volunteers and prospective members are welcome.
  • Spaces still open for participants.  Current "RSVP" approximately 25 individuals.
  • This is a brief Table Top Exercise based on feedback/after action report from the March 3-4, 2018 Full Scale Exercise held in Stillwater, OK and designed by TAMU-VET.  ​

 Please Proceed to registration page if you are interested in aTTENDING or if you would like to submit a request for additional information:

Exercise Hosted By

Payne County Animal Response Team (PCART)
www.paynecart.org
https://www.facebook.com/PayneOKCART/

Location

OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
McElroy Hall, Stillwater, OK 74074
  • Sign in at 6pm in McElroy Hall Lobby (corner of W. Farm Road & McFarland; enter lobby from East side of building (on McFarland)
  • Parking after 5 pm on  McFarland or across Farm Rd. (do not park in Residence Hall spaces)​
  • Directions:  https://cvhs.okstate.edu/about/location.html 

Refreshments will be available
Pizza and water provided by PCART and OSU-CVHS faculty.  

description

This Exercise is a short Table Top Exercise (TTX) based on feedback from the March 2018 Full-Scale Exercise presented by PCART, OLAFR, and TAMU-VET. A disaster scenario specific to events that could take place in Payne County, Oklahoma, and specific animal related injects were developed by TAMU-VET in 2018 and this exercise will include discussion of issues that needed improvement.  

This Table Top Exercise (TTX) is targeted to animal response team members, veterinarians, and veterinary technicians, however first responders who are interested in future animal response participation are also welcome.  The TTX will include a quick review of the need for animal response and how teams are organized in Oklahoma, use of Incident Command System, presentation of a disaster scenario, and then group problem solving and discussion about issues ("injects") that arise.  As of Feb 1 about half of the registered participants are experienced and half new potential volunteers.

Potential volunteers who have not completed OK-MRC training are welcome, however in order to participate in future deployments online MRC training and credentialing will be required. Handouts on how to proceed will be provided.

Although the details of the TTX will depend on the number and experience of registered participants, the exercise scenario may cover:
  • Team or Agency activation/deployment/integration (OKMRC, OEM, or other procedures)
  • Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Scene Safety
  • Small/Large Animal Sheltering
  • Small/Large Animal Veterinary Emergency Care​

 COST - No Fees

This TTX is based on the results of a 3 day full-scale exercise presented by PCART and OLAFR in March 2018.  The 2018 Exercise was funded through grants to PCART and OLAFR from the following organizations:
  • Kirkpatrick Foundation
  • Banfield Foundation
  • AKC Reunite
  • Stillwater Community Foundation
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health

Ground Rules

This exercise will follow HSEEP guidelines:
  • This exercise will be held in an open, low-stress, no-fault environment.  Varying viewpoints, even disagreements, are expected. 
  • Respond to the scenario using your knowledge...and insights derived from your training.
  • Decisions are not precedent setting and may not reflect your organization’s final position on a given issue.  This exercise is an opportunity to discuss and present multiple options and possible solutions.
  •  Issue identification is not as valuable as suggestions and recommended actions that could improve response efforts.  Problem-solving efforts should be the focus.

What to Bring

  • Identification (Driver's License or equivalent)
  • MRC Badge (if MRC credentialed)​​
  • Pen or pencil and notebook to take notes