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Community Disaster Response

C.H.A.A.R.T.

Community of Hillsborough
Animal and Agricultural
Response Team

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Agricultural Emergency and Disaster Response


Our next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Aug 14th, 2008 at Hillsborough County Animal Services, 440 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa, FL.



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Due to the devastating hurricane seasons over the past few years, your local government alongside representatives of the agricultural and animal community have been working to improve disaster plans for the upcoming hurricane season. The people involved with this effort have created a not-for-profit organization, The Community of Hillsborough Animal and Agricultural Response Team (CHAART). This newly formed organization is a county level counterpart to the State Agricultural Response Team (SART - Website www.flsart.org). One of the objectives of this effort in Hillsborough County is to facilitate a means to help local residents build networks and develop or improve emergency plans to better cope with various agricultural emergencies.

Members of this new organization have recently met to learn about the various emergency situations that may occur in the agricultural industry. This will help build and expand existing networks of who to contact if and when additional assistance is needed in an emergency. A partnership in these efforts will make our communities more efficient in handling animal and agricultural emergencies.

For additional information, contact Greg Berhow, Hillsborough County Animal Services at 813 612-8403 or email berhowg@hillsboroughcounty.org

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