Local Approach to Discussion-Based Disaster Exercises and Readiness (LADDER) Training
August 13, 2025 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Upper Peninsula Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) 815 South State Hwy M553, Gwinn, MI 49841
Contact: Katie Ockert, ockertka@msu.edu
Local Approach to Discussion-Based Disaster Exercises and Readiness (LADDER) Training
Aug. 13, 2025
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Upper Peninsula Welfare Shelter (UPAWS)
815 South State Hwy M553, Gwinn, MI 49841
Increasing frequency and intensity of recent disasters highlight how animal health and security impact human safety and critical infrastructure. Often animals are not included in plans and exercises due to limited access to technology and budget constraints. The goal is to team Extension educators with their local emergency management partners to engage whole community stakeholders in a discussion-based exercise to improve disaster preparedness involving animals. Leveraging the animal expertise of non-traditional stakeholders, such as Extension staff, livestock producers, veterinarians, and animal control personnel, can forge innovative approaches to improve disaster preparedness.
Join us for a disaster exercise in the fictional world of Calamity County! Teams will navigate the chaos and creatively solve assignments. At the conclusion of the game we will discuss our own emergency operations plan in relation to community readiness for animal needs.
Anyone can use and benefit from LADDER! Emergency Managers, Extension Educators, Public Health Professionals, Livestock Producers, Local Government Officials, First Responders, Veterinarians, Animal Control Personnel, Shelter and Response Personnel are all valuable assets to local planning and preparedness exercises and collaborations!
Cost: $25.00
Cancellations after Aug. 1, 2025, will not be refunded.
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