CHAART Events Address
Agricultural Emergency and Disaster Response
Our next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 at the
University of Florida's,
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
1408 24th Street, S.E.
Ruskin, FL 33570-5434
Phone: 813-671-5230
Website: http://tal.ifas.ufl.edu
To get there from I-75S - take the 240B exit and head west. Turn left onto 24th Street (at fruit/veggie stand)
- go through one stop sign and lab is on the left under the weather station's Doppler ball. Parking is available.
Map:
IMPORTANT: Please send an email to Kathleen
Hughes Hartman, D.V.M., Ph.D. to reserve a spot for this meeting/tour as space is limited.
Email: kathleen.h.hartman@aphis.usda.gov
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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