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KDA HOSTS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TRAINING

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The Office of State Veterinarian's divisions of Animal Health and Producer Services participate in Personal Protective   Equipment  (PPE)  training.  (more)
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KDA STAFF COMPLETE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM 420 TRAINING

KDA staff traveled to Oklahoma to train in Incident Command System (ICS) 420 Training which is comprised of Command and General Staff principles for a response to an incident.  (more)

KDA employees back row (left to right) Shannon Sparks, Chris Ragan and Ed Hall, DVM

KDA MOBILE OPERATIONS CENTER

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KDA is prepared to respond quickly to any homeland security emergency relating to agriculture, thanks to a new Mobile Operations Center.  (more)

 

KDA Exercises AI Emergency Response Plan

The KDA participated in a Disease Emergency Exercise on March 5, 2007 and February 5, 2007 with twelve other states.  (more)

KDA’s State Agriculture Response Team Program Model in Development

The KDA, Office of State Veterinarian has contracted with Tetra Tech to develop a Kentucky State Agriculture Response Team Program Model, based on the relevant best practices and methodologies of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture. (more)