Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Response Exercise (FAVRE) Workshop

The purpose of the Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Response Exercise (FAVRE) Workshop is to improve incident management and response capabilities to an agricultural incident across all levels of government and within the private sector in support of HSPD-9 requirements.  The exercise will facilitate participants’ identification of resources needed to respond to a FAV scenario and determine what gaps may exist between requirements and available resources. The workshop scenario addresses as confirmes detection of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in several counties in Iowa and subsequently in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VII.

The outcomes of the workshop are to identify: complexities involved in a Whole of Community response to a Food and Agriculture (FAV) event; demonstrated capabilities and potential gaps in planning, processes and resource expectations; and Federal and State government roles and responsibilities to support regional response and recovery actions associated with the exercise scenario. All participants should be prepared to address and discuss the specific details of their organizations plans, policies and procedures for this FMD scenario.

The exercise will be held on December 11-12, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (CST) on December 11, and from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (CST) on December 12, 2013 at the United States Department of Agriculture Beacon Office Facility, 6501 Beacon Street, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, 64133.

Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. on the 11^th and at 7:30 a.m. on the 12th. Parking is available onsite and lunch is available onsite at one’s own expense.