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: 09/10/2011 Register » Brochure Cosponsored by Boone County DART About The Training The HSUS Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) is the premier basic training for animal disaster responders nationwide. This 3-day course is designed to familiarize participants with disaster situations and provide the background necessary to become an effective emergency animal relief responder. The class includes two days of mixed classroom/hands-on instruction and a long half-day of specialized tabletop exercises. After completion of DART, graduates will have a basic understanding of disaster response for animals and will be in a position to help develop their own local DART teams. Course Topics ? 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 DART workshop 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 at the conclusion of the workshop. Certification Certification of completion will be provided to those attending all sessions. Completion of this training does not constitute or imply membership on The HSUS National or Regional Disaster Animal Response Teams. Registration Fees $195 Registration deadline is September 10, 2011 Cancellation fee is 25% of the registration fee. No refunds will be given after September 10, 2011 HSU reserves the right to cancel this workshop due to low enrollment or in the case of a major animal disaster response. When and Where Days and Times September 24-26, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday) 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 For More Information Please contact Frances Gaeta at 301-548-7731 or [email protected] Register » http://www.humanesocietyuniversity.org/coursesandprograms/professionalstudies/courseinfo/coursepage.html?sectionID=366 DART / EAS Recommended Prerequisites FEMA Courses Listed below are several very valuable courses available through the Federal Emergency 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 the FEMA site. We encourage you to take any that help you pursue your interests in disaster preparedness and response. Several FEMA courses are strongly recommended as prerequisites for HSUS Disaster Response courses. While the material will be reviewed during the appropriate sections of the courses, if a large number of students enter an HSUS disaster class without having taken these FEMA courses, it slows down the class. Further, in order to be eligible for HSUS deployment, the required courses shown below must be completed within six months of acceptance on the National DART. Required ? Incident Command System (IS-100a) ? National Incident Management System (NIMS) (IS-700a) Recommended ? Animals in Disaster FEMA course IS10a: Awareness and Preparedness ? Animals in Disaster FEMA course IS11a: Community Planning ? Livestock in Disasters (IS-111) ? Introduction to Hazardous Materials (IS-5a) ? The Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management (IS-288) Other (non-FEMA) Courses Required (Human) First Aid and CPR (offered by the American Red Cross) Recommended Animal (Pet) First Aid (offered by the American Red Cross)

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