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Disaster Animal Response Team (Phoenix, AZ)

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Course Details

Style

Workshop

Subject

Animals in Disasters

Dates

8/25/08 - 8/27/2008

Location

Phoenix, Arizona

Tuition

$115 - Register by July 21

$125 - Register by August 11

Register Before

8/11/2008

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Cosponsored by

Safety Paradigms

and

Arizona National Safety Council

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 Institute's Animals in Disasters: Responsibility and Action

· Complete the following free, online FEMA Courses:

· IS-10 Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and Preparedness

· IS-11 Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning

· IS-100 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.

When and Where

Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday
August 25-27, 2008
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. (Monday only)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Monday and Tuesday)
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Wednesday)

Classes will be held at:
Arizona Chapter National Safety Council
1606 West Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85015 

 

Registration Fees

$115.00 per person (Early Bird Rate, on or before July 21, 2008)
$125.00 per person (Regular Rate, before August 11, 2008)
Fee includes all three course days, materials, continental breakfast and snacks.

Register early! Space is limited to 60 (a minimum of 35 registrants is required).

Cancellation fee is 25% of the registration fee.
Please register no later than August 11, 2008.
No refunds will be given after August 18, 2008.

HSU reserves the right to cancel this workshop due to low enrollment or in the case of a major animal disaster response.

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 (NDART).

Accomodations

Motel 6 Phoenix - Black Canyon #1304
I-17 at Indian School Road, Exit #202
4130 N. Black Canyon Hwy.
Phoenix, AZ 85017
602-277-5501
.5 miles from training venue
$39.99-$51.99 (1-4 adults)nightly

Hilton Garden Inn - Phoenix Midtown
4000 North Central
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-279-9811
1.14 miles from training venue
$149-$179 nightly

The Clarendon Hotel
401 West Clarendon Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85013
602-262-7363
.70 miles from training venue
$179-$199 nightly

*Hotel information and prices are based on information available at the time of web/brochure publication.  HSU is not responsible for any changes in hotel rates or information; these are recommended hotels only. 

For More Information
Please call Frances Gaeta at 301-548-7731, e-mail fgaeta@hsus.org, or visit www.Humane SocietyU.org. 

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