Emergency Response Plan Section 6: Plans for Specific Types of Incidents
ERP 6.1: Hazardous Materials / Environmental Protection Plan
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ERP 6.1.A: DEM Notifications and Support
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ERP 6.1.b: Notifying the National Response Center (NRC)
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ERP 6.1.c: Mutual Aid in Rhode Island
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ERP 6.1.d: Sample Broadcast Announcement
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- Find the Protocol for DEM Response to a Report of an Environmental Incident on Narragansett Bay
- Information on potential rabies exposure found (DEM) or Diseases Rabies: RIDOH.
- Information on resolving issues with backyard wildlife
- Information on protocols for incidents involving coyotes
- Find a list of Licensed Rhode Island Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists.
- Find information on the prohibition of relocating wildlife in Rhode Island.
- Find information on animal-proofing households.
- Find information regarding the following wild animals below:
DFW Wildlife Factsheets
Factsheet: Ringneck Pheasant
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Factsheet: American Black Bears
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Factsheet: American Woodcock
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Factsheet: Bats
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Factsheet: Beavers
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Factsheet: Bobcats
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Factsheet: Butterflies
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Factsheet: Canada Geese
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Factsheet: Eastern Coyotes
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Factsheet: Fishers
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Factsheet: Flower Flies
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Factsheet: Foxes
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Factsheet: Frogs & Toads
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Factsheet: Mute Swans
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Factsheet: Osprey
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Factsheet: Porcupines
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Factsheet: Rabbits
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Factsheet: Raccoons
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Factsheet: River Herring
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Factsheet: Salamander
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Factsheet: Shrews
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Factsheet: Skunks
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Factsheet: Snakes
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Factsheet: Squirrel & Chipmunks
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Factsheet: Turtles
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Factsheet: Virginia Opossums
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Factsheet: Vultures
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Factsheet: White-tailed Deer
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Factsheet: Wild Bees
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Factsheet: Wild Turkey
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Factsheet: Wood Duck
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Factsheet: Woodchucks
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Raptor Nests on Manmade Structures: Conflicts and Resolutions
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Reducing Deer Damage in Your Garden
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Solving Problems with Backyard Wildlife
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ERP 6.4.1: Fish Kill Response - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
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ERP 6.4.2: Fish Kill/Incident Notification
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ERP 6.4.3: Fish Kill Response Equipment Checklist
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ERP 6.4.4: Fish Kill Investigation Report Spreadsheet
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ERP 6.4.6: Fish Kill Investigation Report Form
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ERP 6.4.5: Fish-Counting Record
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ERP 6.4.7: Section 6.4 Form Bundle
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- Find a link for city and town assistance in preparing for emergency animal care.
- Find a document on Animal Health Resources (FEMA).
- Find advice for animal owners facing emergencies and additional information.
ERP 6.8: Animal Disaster / Animal Care Plan
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ERP 6.8.APP1: Emergency Shelter for Livestock
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ERP 6.8.PR1: Preparedness Phase Press Release
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ERP 6.8.PR2: Response Phase Press Release
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ERP 6.8.PR3: Remediation Phase Press Release
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ERP 6.8.SOM: RI Guide to Operation of Emergency Pet Shelters
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Resources for Animal Owners
ERP 6.8.A.1: Advice for Household Pets
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Prepare Pets for RI Emergency Brochure
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ERP 6.8.A.9: Advice on Evacuating With Pets
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ERP 6.8.A10: Advice on Evacuating With Pets (Motels)
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ERP 6.8.A11: Advice on Evacuating With Pets (Boarding Kennels)
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ERP 6.8.A.8: Template for a Lost Animal Poster
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ERP 6.8.A.8: Template for a Lost Animal Poster (WORD)
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ERP 6.8.A.7: Household Pets
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ERP 6.8.A.16: Tips on Coping with the Loss of Your Pet
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Emergency Preparedness Information
ERP 6.8.A.1: Advice for Household Pets
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ERP 6.8.A.2: Advice for Livestock
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ERP 6.8.A.12: Advice for Horses
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ERP 6.8.A.3: Advice for Birds and Exotic Pets
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ERP 6.8.A15: Equine Emergency Information (fillable)
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ERP 6.8.A17: Pet Emergency Sheet
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Emergency Response Information
ERP 6.8.A.4: Additional Advice on Evacuating With Pets
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ERP 6.8.A.5: Additional Advice for Horses
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ERP 6.8.A.13: Additional Advice for Horses
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ERP 6.8.A.6: Additional Advice for Birds and Exotic Pets
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Emergency Animal Care Forms
ERP 6.8.F1: Pet Owner Sheltering Agreement
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ERP 6.8.F2: Animal Record
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ERP 6.8.F3: Equine Record
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ERP 6.8.F4: Animal Daily Care
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ERP 6.8.F5: Animal Sign-out and Sign-in
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ERP 6.8.F6: Bite Report
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ERP 6.8.F7: Bite Protocol
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ERP 6.8.F8: Authorization for Emergency Veterinary Care
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ERP 6.8.F9: Shelter Release to Veterinary Care
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ERP 6.8.F10: Failure to Comply Notice
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ERP 6.8.F11: Animal Sighting and Rescue Request
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ERP 6.8.F12: Permit to Enter Property for Recovery
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ERP 6.8.F13: Truck Manifest for Emergency Evacuation
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ERP 6.8.F14: State of RI General Release of All Claims
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ERP 6.8.F15: Volunteer Duty Roster
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ERP 6.8.F16: Staff Sign-in and Sign-out
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ERP 6.8.F17: Log of Volunteer Hours
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ERP 6.8.F18: Phone Log
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ERP 6.8.F19: Shift Situation Report
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ERP 6.8.F20: Shelter Situation Report
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ERP 6.8.F21: Supply Request
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ERP 6.8.F22: Donation Received
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Emergency Animal Care Signage
ERP 6.8.S1: Control Your Pet
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ERP 6.8.S2: Arrow
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ERP 6.8.S3: Registration Area
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ERP 6.8.S4: Banding Area
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ERP 6.8.S5: Dog Walk Area
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ERP 6.8.S6: Loading Area
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ERP 6.8.S7: Isolation Area
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ERP 6.8.S8: Exit
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ERP 6.8.S9: Bite Warning and Quarantine
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ERP 6_9_ai: Avian Influenza Response Plan (all strains)
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ERP 6.9.ai.app01: Animal Emergency Disease Management (EDM) Committee
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ERP 6.9.ai.app02: Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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ERP 6.9.ai.app03: Tests for Diagnosis of Avian Influenza
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ERP 6.9.ai.app04: Infection Protection for Workers in Environments that Present a Risk of AI Exposure
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ERP 6.9.ai.app05: Comparison of Air-Purifying Respirators for Protecting Poultry Workers
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ERP 6.9.ai.mou01: Memorandum of Understanding RIDOH and RIDEM Concerning Outbreaks of High-Pathology Avian Influenza
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ERP 6.9.ai.mou02: Model MOU RIDEM and RIRRC Concerning Landfill Disposal of LPAI Waste
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ERP 6.9.AI.P01: Biosecurity Recommendations For Reducing The Everday Risk Of Introduction Of Disease Into A Poultry Flock
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ERP 6.9.AI.P02: Biosecurity Measures For Visitors To Poultry Farms
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ERP 6.9.AI.P03: Biosecurity Measures To Reduce The Risk Of Avian Influenza During An Outbreak
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ERP 6.9.AI.P04: Triggers For Quarantine Of A Premises For Avian Influenza (All Subtypes)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P05: Quarantine Guidelines For Avian Influenza
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ERP 6.9.AI.P06: Signage: Quarantine Notice Do Not Enter
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ERP 6.9.AI.P07: Triggers For Zone Quarantine And Surveillance Testing Of Poultry Flocks (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P08: Notification Of Contiguous Flocks In The Absence Of A General Quarantine When An Ai Positive Flock Is Found (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P09: Testing Of Commercial Poultry And End Of Premises Quarantine (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P10: Testing Of Small Flocks And End Of Premises Quarantine (Fewer Than 3,000 Birds, All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P11: Quarantine And Release Of Poultry Dealers (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P12: Quarantine And Release Of Live Bird Markets Through Depopulation Of Birds And Swine (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P13: Revocation Of Quarantine Of Small Flocks (Fewer Than 3,000 Birds, All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P16: Poultry Dealer Premises-Inspection Report RIDEM Division Of Agriculture / USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services
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ERP 6.9.AI.P17: Sampling Commercial Poultry Houses For Avian Influenza (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P18: Treatment Of Ri Poultry Markets During An Avian Influenza Outbreak
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ERP 6.9.AI.P19: Testing Contact Flocks For AI Status (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P20: Testing Trace-Back/Trace-Forward Flocks For AI Status (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P21: Testing In The Controlled Zone For Birds Destined For Slaughter Or Live Bird Markets Within 6 Weeks (Broilers, Spent Hens, Etc.)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P22: Testing In The Controlled Zone For Birds Not Destined For Slaughter For At Least 6 Weeks (Includes Pullets, Breeders, And Layers)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P23: Collection Of Blood Samples For Avian Influenza (AI) Surveillance
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ERP 6.9.AI.P24: Collection Of Swab Samples For Avian Influenza (AI Surveillance)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P25: Collection Of Swab Samples From Dead Birds
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ERP 6.9.AI.P26: On-Farm Dead Bird AI Surveillance
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ERP 6.9.AI.P27: Disposition Of Eggs From Non-Quarantined Flocks Located Within The General Quarantine Area Surrounding Infected Farms
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ERP 6.9.AI.P28: Disposition Of Eggs From A Flock Quarantined Due To AI
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ERP 6.9.AI.P29: Moving Birds To Slaughter From Test-Negative Flocks In The Controlled Zone
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ERP 6.9.AI.P30: Moving Birds Not To Slaughter From Test-Negative Flocks In The Controlled Zone
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ERP 6.9.AI.P31: Handling Litter/Manure, Cleaning And Disinfection For Revocation Of Special Quarantine
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ERP 6.9.AI.P32: Recommendations For Standard Cleaning And Disinfection Of AI-Positive Premises
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ERP 6.9.AI.P33: Post Cleaning And Disinfection Form
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ERP 6.9.AI.P34: Response To AI Positive Test On Environmental Samples Collected At Crate Washing Facilities (For All Subtypes Of AI)
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ERP 6.9.AI.P35: AI Vaccination Strategy
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ERP 6.9.AI.P36: Transport Of AI-Positive Flocks or AI-Infected Materials For Off-Site Disposal
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ERP 6.9.AI.P37: Disposal
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ERP 6.9.AI.P38: In-House Composting Of AI Carcasses
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ERP 6.9.FMD.01: Dem Roles and Responsibilities For FMD Response (From Exercise, 2002)
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ERP 6.9.FMD.02: Disinfectants For FMD – For Field Use
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ERP 6.9.LCMV.01: Safe Pet Handling Practices And Recommendations
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ERP 6.9.LCMV.02: Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV) Veterinary Fact Sheet
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ERP 6.9.LCMV.03: Order of Quarantine
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ERP 6.9.MP.01: DEM Press Release re: Federal Ban on Prarie Dogs and African Dogs (2003)
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ERP 6.9.MP.02: Letter to Pet Shops and Veterinarians
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ERP 6.9.MP.03: Regional And National Contacts For Monkey Pox (2002)
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Find the Mosquito-Borne Zoonotic Disease/ Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Plan below:
ERP 6.10.C01: Aerial Coordinator Checklist For EEE ERP
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ERP 6.10.C02: Communications Officer Checklist For EEE ERP
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ERP 6.10.C03: Cities And Towns – Truck-Mounted Spray Application Checklist For EEE ERP
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ERP 6.10.C04: Cities and Towns – Larvicide Application Checklist For Eee Erp
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ERP 6.10.C05: Cities and Towns – Backpack Application Checklist For EEE ERP
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ERP 6.10.C06: Municipal Pre-Application Checklist For EEE ERP
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ERP 6.13: Plant Health Emergency Management Plan
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ERP 6.13.01: Notice of Stop Sale
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ERP 6.13.02: Order of Quarantine
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ERP 6.13.03: Notice of Quarantine
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ERP 6.13.04: Notice of Quarantine
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ERP 6.13.05: Notice of Quarantine and Public Hearing
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Refer to the following appendices for additional information below:
ERP 6.14.A: Appendix A: Risk Assessment for Divisions of DEM
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ERP 6.14.B: Appendix B: DEM Records Management Liaisons
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ERP 6.14.C: Appendix C: Leadership Succession for DEM Offices
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ERP 6.14.D: Appendix D: Recovery Services, Supplies, and Vendors
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