This ONLINE COURSE is intended for horse owners, trainers, racetrack personnel, and facility owners – anyone who is interested in best practices to prevent fires in their barns/facilities and to be prepared for all manner of emergency situations.
This course covers an overview of barn fire prevention including the top causes of barn fires and practical ways that horse owners can reduce these risks. Emergency preparedness will also be a focus including identifying potential emergency threats in your region and developing a disaster plan.
Instructor : Dr. Susan Raymond, Equine Guelph Faculty
Guest Expert : TLAER cofounder Dr. Rebecca Husted
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Saturday 1/25
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Lake Oroville Golf and Event Center5131 Royal Oaks Dr, Orovile, CA
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Visit WebsiteOverview of Animal Disaster Response roles within Napa Community Animal Response Team. Pre-registration Required
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Saturday, Feb 1, 2020
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NapaCART.orgOverview of Animal Disaster Response roles within Napa Community Animal Response Team. Pre-registration Required
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NapaCART.orgSession 1 - This 1.5-hour class covers basic safety and situational awareness in wildland and Suburban fire, flood, earthquake and other disasters. Other topics include natural/ propane gas, power line and hazardous material safety.
Session 2 - This 4-hour class covers basic Fireline Safety Awareness specific to wildland fires. Topics include fire behavior, the 10's & 18's, LCES, risk management, radio operations, incident mapping, entrapment avoidance and fire shelter deployment. Meets NIFC standards for RT-130, check with your organization for acceptance. For fire shelter training, wear comfortable clothes. Fire shelter training is physical and requires lying on the floor.
Students will receive a FREE Incident Response Pocket Guide and LCES sticker. A certificate of completion will be awarded to students at the end of the class.
Instructor: Gary Johnson, ResQFAST, LLC
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Sunday, February 2, 2020
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9am - 4pm
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Napa Valley College (Room TBD)
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Payable to ResQFast, by check or cash due at check-in.
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ResQFAST.comSanta Ynez Valley Riders are excited to sponsor the 3rd Annual Equine Emergency Preparedness Expo, a free community event dedicated to preparing rural families and the animals they love for emergencies. Equine Emergency Preparedness Expo will provide educational demonstrations and family fun. We're bringing together emergency personnel teams, HEET - Horse Emergency Evacuation Team of San Luis Obispo County, veterinarians, and speakers for emergency preparedness. This year will be different, details to follow.
In any situation: road accident, fire, flood, earthquake, landslide, or pasture, the best outcome for animals and humans is achieved through teamwork between trained first responders, veterinarians, and animal owners working safely together. For more info contact Julie Monser 805-264-3422 Dawn Perrine 805-245-6727
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Saturday, February 8, 2020
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9:00am - 2:00pm
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Santa Ynez Valley Equestrian Association Party Barn, 195 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez, California 93460
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Dawn Perrine 805-245-6727
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SEE FLYERThis course is required for all California firefighters and other responders planning to certify as Animal Rescue Technicians. This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare to respond to an animal technical rescue in a safe and effective manner while sharing jurisdictional and functional responsibility with an authority having jurisdiction.
INSTRUCTORS: Gary Johnson, Lead Instructor for ResQFAST, LLC; John Maretti, Instructor
TUITION: (Includes mandatory instructor/student ratio, student manual, and certification fees.) ATR -AWARENESS -$125
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Thursday, February 25, 2020
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0800-1700
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Chico Fire Training Center, 901 Fir Street, Chico, CA 95928
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FSTEP ATR TECHNICIAN -PREREQUISITE: ATR-Awareness Course is mandatory to receive ATR Technician certification under California State Fire Training Certification System. If you wish to still attend just the Tech. Day and not receive a California State Fire Training Cert., please email ResQFAST.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Open to Law Enforcement Officers, ACOs, Firefighters & Medics, Equine, Veterinarians, Animal Science & Vet Tech students, SAR Volunteers, Certified Riding Instructors, Equine Facility Managers, any others. ATR-Awareness Class limited to 56 students. ATR-Technician class limited to 24 students.
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ResQFAST.comINSTRUCTOR: Gary Johnson, Lead Instructor for ResQFAST; John Maretti, instructor
This course is required for all California firefighters and other responders planning to certify as Animal Rescue Technicians. This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare to respond to an animal technical rescue in a safe and effective manner while sharing jurisdictional and functional responsibility with an authority having jurisdiction.
This course meets and exceeds NFPA 1670 Chapter 9 and Annex J standards and covers the most likely animal species that first responders are called to rescue and manage: cattle (beef and dairy), horses, including working horses, (police mounts, SAR), companion animals and working dogs (SAR, K-9).
FSTEP ATR TECHNICIAN -PREREQUISITE: ATR-Awareness Course is mandatory to receive ATR Technician certification under California State Fire Training Certification System. If you wish to still attend just the Tech. Day and not receive a California State Fire Training Cert., please email ResQFAST.
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February 26-27, 2020
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0800 - 1700
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Chico Fire Training Center, 901 Fir Street, Chico, CA 95928
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Open to Law Enforcement Officers, ACOs, Firefighters & Medics, Equine, Veterinarians, Animal Science & Vet Tech students, SAR Volunteers, Certified Riding Instructors, Equine Facility Managers, any others. ATR-Awareness Class limited to 56 students. ATR-Technician class limited to 24 students.
TUITION: (Includes mandatory instructor/student ratio, student manual, and certification fees.) ATR -AWARENESS -$125 ATR -TECHNICIAN -$350
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ResQFAST.comTRAINING DESIGNED TO PREPARE YOU FOR BASIC ANIMAL TECHNICAL RESCUE IN AN EMERGENCY
This 48-hour course is designed for first responders, animal control officers, law enforcement, and other involved in emergency or disaster response where animals are effected. It gives an introduction to just how much goes into effecting an efficient and safe response, and how the involvement of the animal creates more variables to be aware of.
Largely hands-on, students will benefit from from real-life scenarios and practical applications in handling and rescuing animals safely in various situations. Participants will stay on site as if at a true disaster, and will need to bring clothing, necessary personal items and foodstuffs accordingly. Some meals will be provided.
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April 20-24, 2020
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Lake Sonoma Recreation Area, 3333 Skaggs Springs Road, Geyserville, CA
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Code 3 Associates (303) 772-7724
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code3associates.orgThis series of videos for firefighters, forest service, and law-enforcement officers was developed to help first responders be safer in situations involving equines. Our goal is to help you extricate animals safely when the urgent need arises, when there are no experienced animal handlers on scene. The lessons demonstrated incorporate basic principles of risk management and scene safety with basic safe equine handling and behavior awareness.
1. Introduction to Horse Handling for Firefighters
2. Horse Movement and Situational Awareness
3. Horse Safety and Situational Awareness
4. Approaching, Haltering, and Leading a Horse
5. Leading a Horse
6. Nighttime Awareness
For information about continuing education opportunities visit the links below:
Sonoma County Animal Services - Animal Disaster Service Worker (A-DSW) Program
Disaster Service Workers (DSW) are volunteers who provide disaster relief service during a declared disaster. Disaster service is designed to aid in the response and recovery phases in a disaster emergency. It does not include day-to-day emergency response activities typically associated with, for example, law enforcement, fire services or emergency medical services. Animal DSW volunteers must be registered with Sonoma County Animal Services. For details download the A-DSW flyer
The Large Animal Rescue Co. provides professional training in Technical Large Animal Rescue (TLAR).
UCD-IAWTI seeks to share and disseminate animal welfare knowledge with universities, veterinarians, first responders and the general public.
UCD-CEH is joining forces with the Western Institute for Food Safety & Security (WIFSS) and the International Animal Welfare Training Institute (IAWTI) at UC Davis to develop a training program for first responders and community volunteers.
WIFFS Animals in Disaster Courses will help prepare first responders and community members for animal related emergencies.
READY MARIN Marin County CERT and Get Ready programs teaching residents how to get prepared in case of a disaster or emergency.
RedRover Responders Volunteer Training - Specially trained RedRover Responders volunteers shelter and care for animals displaced by natural disasters and rescued in criminal seizures from cruelty conditions, such as puppy mills or hoarding situations.
Red Cross of Northern California Volunteer Opportunities - Every dedicated Red Cross volunteer makes a positive difference. We invite you to explore the many volunteer opportunities available.
To request a HALTER Scholarship, please provide the following information:
Name, Email, Cell Phone, Agency, Area of Residence, Skills and Capabilities, ICS 100 and 200 Yes/No
Email to: rescue@halterfund.org
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ICS 100, Introduction to the Incident Command System, introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher level ICS training. This course describes the history, features and principles, and organizational structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
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FEMA Emergency Management InstituteICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS). ICS-200 provides training on and resources for personnel who are likely to assume a supervisory position within the ICS.
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FEMA Emergency Management InstituteThis course combines the knowledge of livestock producers and emergency managers to present a unified approach to mitigate the impact of disasters on animal agriculture.
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This lesson provides an overview of the CERT role in disaster preparedness and response. It also covers what you will learn in other lessons about CERT organization and activities.
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FEMA Emergency Management InstituteThe Resource Typing Library Tool (RTLT) is an online catalogue of national NIMS resource typing definitions, job titles/position qualifications and Position Task Books (PTBs). National NIMS resource types support a common language for the mobilization of resources (equipment, teams, units, and personnel) prior to, during, and after major incidents. Resource users at all levels use these definitions as a consistent basis when identifying and inventorying their resources for capability estimation, planning, and for mobilization during mutual aid efforts. National NIMS resource types represent the minimum criteria for the associated component and capability.
National NIMS resource typing definitions, job titles/position qualifications and PTBs are easily searchable and discoverable through the RTLT. They can be downloaded in PDF format or directly used by third party software applications using the available Web Services Application Programming Interface (API).
Resource Typing Definitions are provided for equipment, teams, and units. They are used to categorize, by capability, the resources requested, deployed, and used in incidents. Measurable standards identifying resource capabilities and performance levels serve as the basis for this categorization.
Job Titles and Position Qualifications are used in the inventorying, credentialing, and qualifying of personnel. Credentialing is essential in validating the identity and attributes (e.g., affiliations, skills, or privileges) of emergency personnel.
RTLT includes a Web Services API in order for third-party systems to receive data from RTLT. If you manage or develop a third-party system and would like to utilize the RTLT Web Services API, visit the Tools page to learn more.
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FEMA Resource Typing Library Tool (RTLT)Offered by the Univ. of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, this course contains information about techniques used for Animal Technical Rescue, including understanding scene size-up, recognizing the need for technical rescue, identifying necessary resources and determining how to obtain them, demonstrating equipment identification, recognizing the hazards associated with animal technical rescue, and describing the methods for mitigating these hazards. The course addresses topics covered by NFPA Standards 1670-17 and 1006-17.
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The estimated amount of time needed to complete this course is 7 hours. This course is approved by the Florida State Fire College for 7 hours of continuing education units. It is recommended that participants complete this training within 1 week. On average this course takes participants around 7 hours of dedicated time to complete.
No prerequisites are necessary for individuals participating in this course. This is the first in a three-part series: Awareness, Operations, and Technician Level. This course seeks to provide the foundation on which the subsequent courses will build.
This course seeks to provide training for individuals who may serve as first responders in an animal technical rescue scenario, including but not limited to: firefighters, police officers, animal control officers, and veterinarians. It may also be of interest for pet and livestock owners.
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College of Veterinary Medicine, University of FloridaRegistration is open for our once-a-year New Volunteer 16-hour Training.
This course is required for all California firefighters and other responders planning to certify as Animal Rescue Technicians. This course provides the knowledge and skills to prepare to respond to an animal technical rescue in a safe and effective manner while sharing jurisdictional and functional responsibility with an authority having jurisdiction.
Instructor: Gary Johnson, ResQFAST, LLC.
TUITION: (Includes mandatory instructor/student ratio, student manual, and certification fees.) ATR -AWARENESS -$125
*National Park Service employees, fee is reduced to $20
