Boone Co Disaster Animal Response Team D.A.R.T

Disaster Animal Response Team(Rockford, IL)

Workshop

Course Details

Category:

Emergency Management

Location:

IL, Rockford

Cost:

$195

Dates:

09/24/2011 Sat, Sun & Mon

Register By:

09/17/2011

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Brochure

Cosponsored by Boone County DART   

AboutThe Training

The HSUS Disaster Animal ResponseTeam (DART) is the premier basic training for animal disaster respondersnationwide. This 3-day course is designed to familiarize participants withdisaster situations and provide the background necessary to become an effectiveemergency animal relief responder. The class includes two days of mixedclassroom/hands-on instruction and a long half-day of specialized tabletopexercises. After completion of DART, graduates will have a basic understandingof disaster response for animals and will be in a position to help developtheir own local DART teams.

CourseTopics

Introduction to animals in disaster Animal care and handling Animal Rescue and transport Incident Command System (ICS) Legal issues Safety Communications Taking care of the team Community animal needs Damage assessment Team response and procedures Emergency animal shelters Students planning to attend a DARTworkshop should complete the following reading and courses:

Read the Animals Society Institutes Animals in Disasters: Responsibility and Action Complete the following free, online FEMA Courses: Animals in Disaster FEMA course IS10a: Awareness and Preparedness Animals in Disaster FEMA course IS11a: Community Planning IS-100a Introduction to Incident Command System, I-100 Click Here for other recommended prerequisite courses.Students will be given an exam atthe conclusion of the workshop.

Certification

Certification of completion will beprovided to those attending all sessions. Completion of this training does notconstitute or imply membership on The HSUS National or Regional Disaster AnimalResponse Teams.

RegistrationFees

$195

Registration deadline is September17, 2011

Cancellation fee is 25% of theregistration fee.

No refunds will be given afterSeptember 16, 2011

HSU reserves the right to cancelthis workshop due to low enrollment or in the case of a major animal disasterresponse.

Whenand Where

Days and Times

September 24-26, 2011

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Saturday andSunday)

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Monday)

Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m.(Saturday)

Training Venue

Hillton Garden Inn

7675 Walton St.

Rockford, IL 61108

Accommodations

Fairfield Inn

7651 Walton St.

Rockford, IL 61108

ForMore Information

Please contact Frances Gaeta at301-548-7731 or [email protected]

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http://humanesocietyuniversity.org/academics/sce/courseinfo/coursepage.aspx?id=366

DART / EAS Recommended PrerequisitesFEMA CoursesListed below are several very valuable courses available through the FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Emergency Management Institute (EMI),via their web-based Independent Study course program.

These free, self-paced online courses are available at the FEMA Independent Study website,and are relatively short, easy to complete, and give you excellent information.You can also find dozens of other free, online disaster-related courses at theFEMA site. We encourage you to take any that help you pursue your interests indisaster preparedness and response.

Several FEMA courses are strongly recommended as prerequisites for HSUSDisaster Response courses. While the material will be reviewed during theappropriate sections of the courses, if a large number of students enter anHSUS disaster class without having taken these FEMA courses, it slows down theclass.

Further, in order to be eligible for HSUS deployment, the required coursesshown below must be completed within six months of acceptance on the NationalDART.

RequiredIncident Command System (IS-100a)National Incident Management System (NIMS) (IS-700a)RecommendedAnimals in Disaster FEMA course IS10a: Awareness and PreparednessAnimals in Disaster FEMA course IS11a: Community PlanningLivestock in Disasters (IS-111)Introduction to Hazardous Materials (IS-5a)The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (IS-288)Other (non-FEMA) CoursesRequired(Human) First Aid and CPR (offered by the American Red Cross)

RecommendedAnimal (Pet) First Aid (offered by the American Red Cross)