Emergency Preparedness
Animal Carcass Disposal Plan
Livestock is located throughout Franklin County.
Project Overview
The plan is an agricultural emergency response document created through a collaboration between the FRCOG and the Franklin County Solid Waste District, and was funded with the support of the United States Department of Agriculture. It offers concrete assistance to local officials faced with a large number of animal carcasses after an ice storm, flood, fire or other disaster. The plan offers worksheets and step-by-step guidance in determining how to dispose of animal carcasses, including burial, composting, and off-site disposal.
Current Activities
The plan is complete. In the Fall of 2009 documents will be distributed to town Select Boards, Boards of Health, Emergency Management Directors and Agricultural Commissions. Local officials are encouraged to convene town-level meetings on animal carcass disposal planning using the plan and the extensive maps provided. Local emergency management teams can use the plan and the maps to have a preliminary discussion about how an animal carcass emergency response would be organized in their community.
Plan Documents are available here for download:
Complete plan (4.6M pdf file)
Future Plans
Solid Waste District and FRCOG staff are available to present the Plan’s findings and assist towns in conducting disaster planning meetings to assess the level of risk and possible responses in the case of large-scale animal mortality. To schedule a presentation in your town, please contact Glenayers@frcog.org
Links
This page was last updated on 07/29/2009 .