Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan 2024.pdf (4.52 MB)
Washington ESF 6 (2024).pdf (480.98 KB)
Washington ESF 11 (2017).pdf (887.03 KB)
Within the plan, there are several Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) that relate to animals. Below is a list of the ESFs and what topics they cover. A page number of where to find the ESF in the attached pdfs. The plans are available at https://mil.wa.gov/plans.
ESF 6 — Mass care, Emergency Assistance, Temporary Housing, and Human Services
Mass Care:
Sheltering: Provides life-sustaining services in congregate facilities that host a safe, sanitary, and secure environment for individuals and households displaced by disasters. Also includes support to survivors sheltering in place and in medical shelters. Primary and supporting agencies will help with sheltering upon the local jurisdictions’ request. The state monitors and reports information on sheltering locations, capacity, and hours. Additionally, the state takes special requests for access and functional needs that require extra support and routes these requests to an entity that can provide the resource. WAVOAD has several member organizations that provide shelter. Washington Department of Agriculture supports local coordination with a focus on care for small and large animals, pets, and service animals brought to emergency shelter locations. ESF 6 primary and supporting agencies’ responsibilities are listed in the Response Mission Area section.
(Page 9 of ESF 6)
ESF 11 - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Providing technical expertise in support of animal and agricultural emergency management: Includes responding to requests from counties, state agencies, and other states to assist local, state, tribal jurisdictions to facilitate coordination of the public and private sector and nongovernmental organization (NGO) resources to provide surge response capabilities pertaining to animals. Animals include household pets, service and assistance animals, agriculture animals/livestock, wildlife, and other animals (including exotics, zoo animals, animals used in research, and animals housed in congregate settings, such as shelters, rescue organizations, breeders, and sanctuaries.)
(Page 2 of ESF 11)