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2 Emergency Contact Information: Montana Dept of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS): Food & Consumer Safety (FSC) during work hours: or FCS Fax: Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Bureau 24/7: DPHHS Duty Officer (24/7): Disaster and Emergency Services: Cascade County Vince Kolar (DES) Cell: State DES Duty Officer 24/7: Sheriff s Office: Great Falls Police Department: Montana Highway Patrol (MHP): Sanitarians: Sandy Johnson, RS Cell: Home: Laura Brusky, RS Cell: Home: Bruce Treis, RS Home: Alex Dachs, RS Cell: Sarah Robbin, RS Cell: Home: MT Dept. of Livestock: USDA Dan Merrill-Meat & Poultry daniel.merrill@fsis.usda.gov Phone: Lynn Shozda-Produce lynn.shozda@dhs.gov Phone: x208 District Office:

3 Wrecker Services: Carnahan s: Superior Auto Body Cold Storage: K&K Trucking/Dave Bertelsen

4 Response 1) Communication Responders arrive on-scene. Responders may include the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP), local law enforcement, or rural fire departments or quick response units. Responders take note of truck s contents and contact Cascade County Disaster and Emergency Services for any wreck involving hazardous materials or food items (perishable or nonperishable). County DES notifies a CCHD Sanitarian of any truck wreck involving food items. o DES will first attempt contacting the CCHD Lead Sanitarian. If the Lead Sanitarian is unavailable, DES will continue notification until a Sanitarian has been reached and informed of the situation. County DES notifies State DES. State DES notifies the DPHHS Duty Officer. The notified CCHD Sanitarian will notify the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Food and Consumer Safety (FCS) program. o If after-hours, the Lead Sanitarian or designee will contact the DPHHS Duty Officer. Once an On Call CCHD Sanitarian receives notification of the truck wreck, they will first determine if a site visit is necessary (see #4 below). Then they should take the following steps: a) Ensure FCS has received notification b) If notification took place during work hours proceed to step d. c) If notification takes place after hours, access to the Main Health Department Building will be needed. This can be accomplished by calling the following individuals to see if they are available to grant access: i) Tanya Houston (406) or (406) ii) Trixie Smith (406) d) The Sanitarian will get the Go Kit that is located in the Environmental Health Lab, retrieve the Environmental Health camera located in the third drawer in the lab, place it in the Go-Kit, and proceed to the scene of the crash or wreck. 2) Authority and Responsibility Usually, the food products, drugs, or cosmetics will be transported across county lines or interstate, making the state responsible for product control. The local health jurisdiction acts as the state s authorized agent. If the products are meat or poultry, then FCS will contact USDA and/or MDOL. As directed by USDA, products will be moved to the nearest inspected facility. The responsible person/entity is obligated to control their products. Shipping contracts will contain this information (examples are shipping companies, receivers, haulers, or drivers). The wrecker service usually takes over traffic control responsibility when law enforcement leaves the scene. The Sanitarian should take steps to track the products. Official seals can be attached to containers if the load requires an inspection upon destination arrival. The seals are provided by FCS and are located in the Go- Kit with instructions. (Note: seals are available from FCS or law enforcement.) This allows DPHHS to follow-up with the disposition of the sealed load in the receiving jurisdiction. Embargo or detainment of product is used if voluntary agreements cannot be obtained. Contact FCS for embargo authorization.

5 If the situation needs crowd control, law enforcement should be contacted. 3) Documentation The Sanitarian will collect information as indicated on the Truck Wreck Report form which is included in the Go Kit. This information is easiest to obtain from the responding law enforcement within an hour of the wreck. The wrecker service and responsible person usually make storage arrangements. A Voluntary Disposal Agreement or a Voluntary Holding Agreement form also located in the Go Kit is completed by the Sanitarian and the responsible person after an assessment of the products is made. 4) Damage Assessment If damage is minimal, meaning the vehicle is not broken open, there is no obvious contamination, and there is no known benefit for a site visit, then products can be moved into a central location for observation and inspection. Pictures are very helpful in determining the extent of potential damage and should be taken if possible. The Environmental Health camera is located in the third drawer in the lab and should be placed in the Go-Kit when responding to a truck wreck. If the damage is not minimal, then a site visit is needed by the sanitarian. 5) Salvagability If the Sanitarian makes the determination that the food products are salvageable, and the owner of the products is in agreement, it can be brought to the local food bank which is licensed as a retail perishable food dealer only. They cannot distribute wholesale. The Sanitarian will decide whether or not the products are salvageable. They only can be considered salvageable if all of the following are true: a) The load did not contain chemicals that could cause contamination. b) No products were exposed to dust, dirt, flies, fuels, oils, refrigerants, or other hazardous materials. c) Potentially hazardous foods were not above 41 F for more than 2 hours. d) Fresh produce is not wilted or frozen. e) Containers are not damaged. f) Soft plastic containers were not exposed to chemicals, fumes, or moisture. g) Cans are not dented along any seam or significantly dented elsewhere. Damaged food may be suitable for animal feed, if approval is given by the MT Dept of Agriculture. Disposal is necessary if the products are not salvageable or not suitable for animal feed. Often the responsible party chooses to dispose of the products on their own accord. 6) Completion Fax completed wreck report and signed voluntary disposal or holding forms to FCS at

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