Hours logged instructing first responders has confirmed for Tracey Stevens the practical application of implementing emergency preparedness training. Her standard classroom opening remark now takes on a deeply personal meaning, “Mother Nature never sleeps.”
DetailsWIFSS is serving the needs of the farming community by helping meet FSMA training requirements and is offering a series of 20 Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training Courses on behalf of the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA). The training courses run through June 2019 and are offered in English and Spanish.
DetailsGreat concerns are present for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), as well as catastrophic natural disasters. Tracey Stevens led the Moorefield courses which allowed for broad discussions, information sharing, strategic planning and simulation planning with table top exercises and group discussions. The regional conference was an opportunity for statewide leadership to meet and discuss the agriculture and food animal planning for the state and individual jurisdictions.
DetailsIt was a war on plastics that earned Return of the King the championship medals of the 2018 Lunchtime Challenge. The spirit of teamwork instilled at the UC Davis, WIFSS-coordinated One Health Conference will serve as a model for collaboration in future endeavors for addressing the health of people,l animals and the environment in which we all live.
DetailsIt was a war on plastics that earned Return of the King the championship medals of the 2018 Lunchtime Challenge. The spirit of teamwork instilled at the UC Davis, WIFSS-coordinated One Health Conference will serve as a model for collaboration in future endeavors for addressing the health of people,l animals and the environment in which we all live.
DetailsAs wildfire season rages along the west coast, wrecking havoc on rural communities from California to Washington state, there is no better time to learn how to prepare, manage, and plan for disasters. In an ongoing partnership with RDPC and The Department of Homeland Security, WIFSS trained a diverse group of professionals on creating a thorough disaster preparedness and response plan.
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