EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING TRAINING - Manchester, NH

…about the training...
Emergency Animal Sheltering is intended to prepare volunteers to serve at emergency shelters for pets and animals evacuated or displaced from their homes because of a disaster. Types of shelters covered include pet-friendly shelters (people with their pets), alternate animal shelters (for the pets of displaced people), and evacuated animal shelters (where an existing animal shelter must be moved). Information covered in this course is also useful for dealing with any large-scale animal sheltering operation, regardless of why it may be needed.

The training includes one and a half days of classroom instruction combined with several tabletop exercises that will give students an opportunity to practice new skills using mock scenarios. Topics in this course include an introduction to disasters & emergency management, community planning, types of emergency shelters for animals, meeting animals’ needs, logistics, human resources, worker health & safety, administrative issues, legal issues, media/public relations, and closing the shelter.

Registration begins at 8:30 am on Saturday. Class runs from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm on Saturday and 8:00 am until 12:00 noon on Sunday. Please bring a 3-ring binder (at least 1.5”) for course materials.
           
…certification…
Certificates of completion will be sent to those attending both days. Completion of this training does not constitute membership in The HSUS National Disaster Animal Response Team (NDART), but applications will be available.  We also recommend the following online courses available through FEMA: Animals in Disaster, Modules A & B (IS 10 & 11) and Introduction to the Incident Command System (IS 100). For more information, visit the following website: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is22.asp.

…who should attend…
animal shelter staff
animal control officers
veterinarians
emergency management planners
emergency responders
volunteers     
                                          

…location & directions… The Greater Manchester Chapter
American Red Cross Carriage House                                          1800 Elm St.
Manchester, NH
603-624-4307

From I-293 (Everett Tpk), take Exit 6 (Amoskeag Bridge). Bear right and go over the bridge, straight through one light. At second light, take a left onto Elm St. The Chapter is on your left, on the corner of Elm and North St. Take a left onto North St., and into the first driveway on your right for parking. The Carriage House is behind the main building.

…registration…
The registration fee of $40 includes 1½ days of instruction, as well as written materials and meals (continental breakfast on both days and vegetarian lunch on Saturday). Class size is limited to 100 and a minimum of 35 registrants will be required to conduct the course. Registration must be received by Friday, June 16th.     

…primary instructors...
Joanne Bourbeau is the director of the HSUS New England Regional Office in Jacksonville, Vermont, and serves as an advisor to statewide planning efforts in every New England state.  Joanne has responded to a variety of major natural disasters including the 1997 Red River floods (ND), Hurricane Isabel (NC), Hurricane Ivan (FL), and most recently Hurricane Katrina (LA), during which she provided logistical support for the Lamar-Dixon temporary shelter in Gonzales, Louisiana.

Linda Huebner is regional program manager for the HSUS New England Regional Office. Linda has served on HSUS sheltering teams in two large-scale animal hoarding cases in Montana and Arkansas. She serves on the executive committee of the State of Massachusetts Animal Response Team (SMART) and currently heads SMART’s sheltering sub-committee.

Lora dePlante is a founding member of the Southern NH Disaster Animal Response Team. Lora was awarded a certificate of appreciation by the Town of New Ipswich in February 2003 for writing the New Ipswich Animal Disaster Plan. She served as a member of one of the HSUS Disaster Animal Response Teams responding to Hurricane Katrina in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and currently serves as the American Red Cross representative to all NH State ESF-16 (Animal Health) committees.

…for more information…
Contact Abigail Tefft at 802-368-2790 or atefft@hsus.org.

HSUS EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING TRAINING (EAS)
Registration Form
Registration must be received by 6/16/06

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Job Title

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Email Address
 
Please complete this form, include your payment of $40, and mail to the HSUS New England Regional Office, P.O. Box 619, Jacksonville, VT 05342.  Checks should be made payable to “HSUS Disaster Services.”

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EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING TRAINING
June 24-25, 2006
American Red Cross
 Manchester, NH

presented by

co-sponsored by
Southern NH Disaster Animal Response Team (SNHDART)
And
The Greater Manchester Chapter,
American Red Cross