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USDA Response Team for Agriculture & Natural Resources Management

Wilbur Martinez of USDA leads the Emergency Support Function 11 (ESF 11) team which focuses on food assistance, disease response, food safety, and resource protection. The team covers various aspects including nutrition assistance, animal and plant disease response, and historic property protection.

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USDA Response Team for Agriculture & Natural Resources Management

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  1. ESF 11 Wilbur Martinez USDA RRT Member

  2. ESF 11 Agriculture & Natural Resources • Formerly Food only – Food Stamps and nutrition assistance • New ESF divided into four sections: • Nutrition Assistance • Animal & Plant Disease and Pest Response • Food Safety and Security Supply • Natural & Cultural Resources and Historic Property Protection (NCH Resources)

  3. Food • Food & Nutrition Service • Food Stamps • Commodity Assistance at shelters • Commodity Assistance for homes • Women/Infant/Children (WIC) • School Lunch/Breakfast

  4. Animal Plant Disease & Pest Response • APHIS • Response to Animal/zoonotic disease outbreaks • Plant disease • Plant insect infestations • Coordination with ESF-8 Public Health • Animal/vet/wildlife support • Pets

  5. Food Safety & Security • FSIS • Slaughter House and processing plant safety • Distribution & retail sites • Lab analysis of food samples • Product control • Food borne disease surveillance • Field Investigations

  6. NCH Resource Protection • Natural Resources • Cultural Resources • Historic Properties

  7. NCH Resources Coverage • Covers natural resources damaged by natural disasters, WMD and other non-oil or HAZMAT NRDs • Coordinates with ESF 10 and ESF 3 for debris removal • Interior is primary Lead • Secondaries include: USDA(NRCS), NOAA, FEMA

  8. NCH Resources Assistance • Technical Scientific Assistance • Financial Assistance through existing programs • Contracting and procurement assistance • National Interagency Fire Center • Not just recovery – prevention, mitigation, minimization of impacts

  9. NCH Examples • Timber blow down not on infrastructure • Flooded historic buildings • Assistance in ESA consultations • Wetland delineation • Other Environmental Compliance Issues for FEMA

  10. Ag & Food Safety Incident Annex • USDA working with Nat. Assoc. of State Departments of Agriculture • Coop Agreement with FSIS, FDA, DHS/IAIPD for development • Info gathering on existing emergency plans • Project workgroup includes human health associations, CDC, APHIS, FBI, EPA, DoD • Goal will be to develop basic overarching annex and human health, food, plant and animal sections

  11. Contact Information • Wilbur Martinez - USDA RRT 3 Representative • 703. 605.4531 • wmartinez@fs.fed.us • Blake Velde - USDA NRT Member • 202.205.0906 800.372.9969 (pager) • blake.velde@usda.gov

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