The National Veterinary Response Teams (NVRT) are part of which federal program?

• A. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• B. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Disaster Medical System
• C. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• D. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Answer: (B)

National Veterinary Response Teams are organized under the National Disaster Medical System. NDMS is a federal program that coordinates medical responders for disasters, and its scope includes veterinary support to work alongside human medical teams during emergencies. That connection makes NVRT part of NDMS, rather than a separate FEMA program, CDC function, or USDA initiative. The other agencies have important disaster roles, but the NVRT’s placement is within NDMS to provide coordinated veterinary disaster response across the broader medical response system.