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Style |
Workshop |
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Subject |
Animals in Disasters |
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Dates |
11/7/08 - 11/09/2008
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Location |
Leesburg, Virginia |
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Tuition |
$115 - Register by October 3
$125 - Register by October 24 |
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Register Before |
10/24/2008 |
| Cosponsored by the Loudoun County Animal Care and Control
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.
REGISTRATION FEES
$115—Early Bird Rate (on or before October 3, 2007)
$125—Regular Rate (before October 24, 2007)
Register early! Space is limited to 50 (a minimum of 35 registrants is required).
Registration deadline is October 24, 2007.
Cancellation fee is 25% of the registration fee.
No refunds will be given after October 31, 2008.
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
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
November 7-9, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Friday & Saturday)
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Sunday)
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. (Friday)
One hour lunch on your own
Training Venue TBD
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.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Homewood Suites Dulles North
44620 Waxpool Road
Ashburn, VA 20147
800-246-8357
www.dulleshomewoodsuites.com
*Hotel information and prices are based on information available at the time of web/brochure publication.
For More Information
Please call Frances Gaeta at 301-548-7731, e-mail fgaeta@hsus.org
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