Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** backyard (by) chicken, horse and…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** backyard (by) chicken, horse and small ruminant (i.e. backyard livestock) ownership in california, oregon and hawaii has become increasingly commonplace in both rural and urban environments. Rapidly moving these animals during a wildfire or flood event is often challenging, leading to abandonment and mortality. Recent wildfires and floods in california, oregon and hawaii reflect a trend that demonstrates an increasing frequency of fire and flooding events. These unpredictable phenomena have led to both the abandonment and haphazard response of rescue efforts focused on backyard livestock during natural disaster events. Specifically, following disaster events, staging areas have been set up at a county level which are designed to help with rescue, treatment and RE-union of animals with owners. However, communication and collaboration with state and local authorities and backyard livestock owners has been poor. In order to better leverage multiple current efforts, we have developed a team of various stakeholders representing county, state, extension and university efforts. Our goal is to expand and improve communication among multiple stakeholders via the utilization and integration of the california livestock evacuation (cale) mobile APP for delivery of emergency response resources for backyard livestock in california, oregon and hawaii. Upon completion of the project, a single pacific livestock evacuation (pale) APP will be fully developed and distributed to stakeholders in california, oregon and hawaii with the potential to further expand in order to improve communication, knowledge sharing and access to relevant emergency resources in multiple high-risk regions.