emergency mosquito control

1. Working with FEMA
Dealing with mosquito issues during and
following a natural disaster
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2. Rosmarie Kelly, PhD MPH
Public Health Entomologist
GDPH – 2 Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-657-2604 (w)
404-408-1207 (c)
rmkelly@dhr.state.ga.us
http://health.state.ga.us/epi/zvbd/
http://www.Gamosquito.org
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3. DISASTER
It strikes anytime, anywhere. It takes many
forms - a hurricane, an earthquake, a
tornado, a flood, a fire or a hazardous
spill, an act of nature or an act of
terrorism. It builds over days or weeks, or
hits suddenly, without warning. Every
year, millions of Americans face disaster,
and its terrifying consequences.
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4. FEMA’s mission is to support our
citizens and first responders to ensure
that as a nation we work together to
build, sustain, and improve our
capability to prepare for, protect
against, respond to, recover from, and
mitigate all hazards.
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5. A Major Disaster Declaration
usually follows these steps:
• Local Government Responds, supplemented by neighboring
communities and volunteer agencies. If overwhelmed, turn to the
state for assistance;
• The State Responds with state resources, such as the National
Guard and state agencies;
• Damage Assessment by local, state, federal, and volunteer
organizations determines losses and recovery needs;
• A Major Disaster Declaration is requested by the governor, based
on the damage assessment, and an agreement to commit state
funds and resources to the long-term recovery;
• FEMA Evaluates the request and recommends action to the White
House based on the disaster, the local community and the state's
ability to recover;
• The President approves the request or FEMA informs the governor
it has been denied. This decision process could take a few hours or
several weeks depending on the nature of the disaster.
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6. First Response
• This is the job of local government's emergency
services with help from nearby municipalities,
the state and volunteer agencies.
• In a catastrophic disaster, and if the governor
requests, federal resources can be mobilized
through the US Department of Homeland
Security's Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) for search and rescue, electrical
power, food, water, shelter and other basic
human needs.
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7. Emergency Declaration
• A governor's request for a major disaster
declaration could mean an infusion of
federal funds, but the governor must also
commit significant state funds and
resources for recovery efforts.
• This is more limited in scope and without
the long-term federal recovery programs
of a Major Disaster Declaration.
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8. Major Disaster
• Results from a hurricane, earthquake, flood,
tornado or major fire that the President
determines warrants supplemental federal aid.
• The event must be clearly more than state or
local governments can handle alone.
• If declared, funding comes from the President's
Disaster Relief Fund, which is managed by
FEMA, and disaster aid programs of other
participating federal agencies.
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9. A Presidential Major Disaster Declaration
puts into motion long-term federal
recovery programs, some of which are
matched by state programs, and designed
to help disaster victims, businesses and
public entities.
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10. Emergency Vector Control (Overview)
(1) Category B – emergency protective measures
(2) Removal of health and safety hazards
(a) Health hazard
(b) Verification is required
(c) Public health must be involved
(3) Process
(a) Contact – good to know who these people are
before an emergency
(i) Public Health Director
(ii) County EMA Director
(iii) State EMA Field Coordinator
(b) Coordination between Public Health, Public
Works, and Vector Control
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11. Emergency protective measures are those
activities undertaken by a community before,
during, and following a disaster that are
necessary to do one of the following:
– eliminate or reduce an immediate threat to life,
public health, or safety; or
– eliminate or reduce an immediate threat of
significant damage to improved public or private
property through cost-effective measures.
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12. Removal of health and safety hazards.
Such activities may include the following:
Vector control of rodents or insects when there is
a serious health hazard.
Verification of the threat by the Federal Centers
for Disease Control or State or local health
agencies in accordance with established
ordinances is required.
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13. Documentation
• Most important thing you can do to assure
reimbursement if monies become
available
– Overtime
– Materials
– Equipment
• Equipment and Personnel must match
– Truck - 8 hours
– Operator - 8 hours
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14. DOCUMENTS FOR VECTOR CONTROL
 Surveillance Data - Current data and past 3
years covering same time period
 Operational Data - Including all info that
supports the Project Worksheet
 equipment
 personnel
 pesticide
 Post Surveillance Data – Desired but not
necessary
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15. THINGS TO CONSIDER
Complete your own paperwork
Provide Proof at time of submittal
Document, Document, Document
Include Complaint Info and Larvicide handed out to
Citizens
•Information helps show FEMA that the problem is too
big for the county or the state to fix
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16. Other Important info
•FEMA will only reimburse for the increased operating cost
for mosquito abatement. This is calculated by comparing
the disaster related costs to the last three years of expenses
for the same period.
•Evidence of higher levels of mosquitoes in the disaster area
following the event is needed.
•FEMA will consult with the CDC Division of Vector-Borne
Infectious Diseases to evaluate a State's request for
assistance under this policy.
•You must be prepared to take action before
reimbursement.
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17. FEMA will only reimburse a
portion of the difference in
your vector control costs, if
they reimburse anything at
all
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18. The Emergency Process
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19. NEED TO DO:
• coordinate through the County Emergency
Operations Center (EOC)
• involve Joint Field Office
• have County EMA contact GEMA SOC
• draft request
– NEED ASSISTANCE
– NEED RESOURCES – list everything so that expenses
and insurance are covered
• forms – GEMA & FEMA
– http://www.gema.ga.gov/ohsgemaweb.nsf/46f83d65829d0a69852571
1f004a23d7/d416ac1e8b40330885257145006d01d3?OpenDocument&Hi
ghlight=0,forms
– www.fema.gov/help/forms.shtm
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20. BE PREPARED
• Be sure your workers are safe
• Collect all relevant documentation
• Contact your local EMA
• SURVEILLANCE
• MOSQUITO CONTROL
• If control is needed, you can not wait for
FEMA
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21. Public Health Declaration
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22. collecting the data
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23. Mosquito Surveillance Data
TRAP Ps. Ps.
SITE columbiae ciliata
1 3728 14
2 1513 1
3 1649 5
4 928
flood event
5 1876 22
6 2340
current mosquito population data
include arboviral data
arboviral data - http://oasis.state.ga.us/Arboviral/index_mosquito.asp 23

24. 3 Years of Mosquito Surveillance Data
Trap Data 2006 Trap Data 2007
300 250
250 200
200
150
150
100
100
50 50
0 0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Trap Data 2008
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Mosquito surveillance data AND
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(a) Arboviral information
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(b) Work orders for mosquito control
(c) Labor - Employee hours 60
(d) Equipment use documentation 40
(e) Pesticide use 20
0
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25. SUMMARY OF COMPLETED STORM RESPONSE WORK ORDERS
Work Order #
Date Location Work Performed Labor Equipment Material Total Cost
4/1/2009 Route 1 Larvicide 04010021 $4,813 $3,636 $6,125 $14,574.00
4/2/2009 Route 2 Ground 04020022 $6,423.00 $5,236.00 $7,526.00 $19,185.00
4/2/2009 Route 3 Larvicide 04020030 $2,536.00 $1,526.00 $1,899.00 $5,961.00
4/3/2009 Route 4 Ground 04030060 $7,125.00 $6,523.00 $9,000.00 $22,648.00
4/3/2009 Route 5 Ariel 04030061 $5,269.00 $4,624.00 $5,796.00 $15,689.00
4/4/2009 Route 6 Ground 04040023 $7,200.00 $6,125.00 $3,654.00 $16,797.00
4/7/2009 Route 7 Ariel 04050065 $8,296.00 $7,695.00 $12,500.00 $28,491.00
4/7/2009 Route 8 Ground 04050066 $5,263.00 $4,100.00 $4,456.00 $13,819.00
4/8/2009 Route 9 Larvicide 04050070 $4,562.00 $3,879.00 $2,569.00 $11,010.00
4/9/2009 Route 10 Ground 04060080 $3,695.00 $3,100.00 $4,521.00 $11,316.00
Labor Equipment Materials Total
Total Cost for Mosquito Control $55,182.00 $46,444 $53,525 $159,490.00
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26. POST-SPRAY SURVEILLANCE
control
flood event
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Include Identification Data

27. Other methods of collecting data
• Landing Counts
Information to Collect:
Collector's Name
County
Site
Date
Time
Location on Body
For counts of less than one minute, multiply to get landings per minute.
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28. ask your
neighbors
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Lowndes County, 2007 400
Glynn County, 2007
40 350
Ps. ciliata 300
landing counts
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Ps. columbiae
30 250
Ps. ferox
25 200
20 150
15 100
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50
5
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8/16
8/17
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8/20
8/1
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29. Emergency Mosquito Surveillance Trailer
EMERG E NCY MO SQU ITO SUR V EI LL AN C E T R A ILER
USE P R OTOC OL S
http://www.gamosquito.org/mosquitolinks.htm
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30. CONTROL
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31. Control Plan
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32. Control Data
Date Time Road Larvacide Briquets Adulticide Gallons
4/6/2009 8:00am Skipper Bridge Road 900
Griffin Road 7.5
Woodrow Lane 7.5
Coppage Road 7.5
Staten Road 900
Franklinville Road 900
Carter Drive 900
McMillan Circle 900
McMillan Road 900
Parker Place 900
Fiveash Road 7.5
Bethany Road 7.5
Thompson Road 7.5
Barb er Circle 7.5
Union Road 7.5
Franks Creek Road 7.5
Cole Road 7.5
Miller Bridge Road 7.5
New Road 900
Vickers Road 900
Vickers Circle 900
Thunderb owl Rd 1000
Val-Tech Road 7.5
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10,000 Briquets 90 Gallons

33. WHEN IN DOUBT
• don’t be afraid to ask for help
• know your local emergency managment
director
• talk to mosquito control in surrounding
counties
• call the State entomologist
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34. START NOW
• the best way to be prepared for an
emergency is to start now and hope you
never need to use what you learn
• come to the Georgia Mosquito Control
Association meetings to keep up with new
methods of surveillance and control and
to meet your peers and industry reps
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35. ANY QUESTIONS?
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