MGT 448: All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agricultural, and Food Related Disasters-Pierre

MGT 448: All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agricultural, and Food Related Disasters

 July 17^th, 2025  8AM – 5PM  – Pierre

 This DHS/FEMA-certified, 8-hour, tuition-free, management-level course will provide the background information needed to lead a multi-agency team of emergency planners in the development of an Emergency Support Functions (ESF) annex for food and/or animal-related disasters to supplement their community’s existing

Emergency Operation Plans (EOP). The course will address topics such as agroterrorism, detection and diagnosis, unique challenges that rural communities face in planning for and responding to food and/or animal-related disasters, utilization of ESF, recovery and the importance of sustainable operations during a disaster event and mapping a community to identify areas of vulnerability and resources. All content will be presented at an all-day instructor-led training that will include presentations and problem-solving activities that will be completed in small groups.

The following would benefit from attending this course:

• Animal Emergency Services
• Agricultural Safety
• Emergency Managers & Planners
• Law Enforcement
• Public Health
• Private/Corporate Security & Safety
• State, Local, & Tribal Governmental Administrators
• Private/Corporate Security & Safety
• Veterinarians

Registration is required through the RDPC website. Register for this course by visiting the following link:

https://ruraltraining.org/course/MGT-448/?scheduled=true&id=12658

 Any questions for this course can be directed to:

Rick Forkel

SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
C. 605.280.9412 O. 605.626.2376

Rick.Forkel@state.sd.us