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Join Boone County DART

If you have skills and experience in animal handling, emergency/public services, or other disaster work and are interested in joining our DART, or if you feel you don’t have the experience in handling animal, there are many ways you can get trained, please explore the self-study courses listed above. Once you have taken several of these courses, particularly the FEMA Independent Study.  When disaster strikes, our highly trained Emergency Services teams are on the front lines at a moment’s notice to rescue animals in peril–whether from man made or natural causes, and we can use as many trained people. For more information visit the Humane Society Website

For more information, please contact Ruth or Ruthie. or dart@cert-boone.com

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Volunteer Opportunities

Every year, hurricanes, tornadoes, hazardous-materials incidents, floods, earthquakes and other disasters threaten the animals who are so important to our lives. Members of the Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) learn how to prepare their families, help their community be better prepared and rescue and shelter animals when a disaster or crisis happens in their community or across the country.

As a trained responder, your first priority is to make sure your family and pets are taken care of when a disaster or crisis strikes. Make a plan now, because when they are safe, you will be a more effective responder.

If you are interested in joining DART please read information on the following topics and recommended/required training:  

Any disaster responder, whether paid or volunteer, must take the following courses in order to be part of disaster response: The  Humane Society  also strongly recommends all DART members take the following FEMA courses:
  • Animals in Disaster: Module A—Awareness and Preparedness (IS 10)
  • Animals in Disaster: Module B—Community Planning (IS 11)
  • Livestock in Disasters (IS 111)
These classes are all taken for free on-line at http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp. 

The FEMA Independent Study program has many useful and informative courses, which are quick and easy to take at home

Are you unsure how you would react in a disaster situation, or even in a small-scale local emergency? Get some practical experience close to home and help your community, too.
 
     

American Red Cross
 While the Red Cross does not have response teams for animals, many local emergencies involving families do involve their pets. By being part of your local Red Cross Disaster Action Team (DAT), you can help pets and people, too. The Red Cross does not set up shelters for pets, but they do care about pets in emergencies. They need to work with local humane groups to help the community provide disaster services to families with companion animals.

Locate your local American Red Cross chapter and look for these recommended classes for DART volunteers:
  • Human first aid/CPR
  • Pet first aid/CPR
  • Mass Care
  • Shelter Operations
  • Introduction to Disaster Services
                     


 

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