Awareness Level Small Animal Emergency Sheltering Class

Are you ready to help animals during disasters?

Take the next step and become a Disaster Animal Responder!

The Humane Society of Pinellas is hosting the Florida SARC Awareness Level Small Animal Emergency Sheltering Class on Saturday, April  26th, 2014. The class will be held at the Suncoast Hospice Foundation, in Clearwater, FL.

Please join the Florida State Animal Response Coalition team, with your help,  we can be there to provide shelter and care for Florida's animals before, during and after a disaster.

We are honored to have IAMs Pet Foods as the sponsor for breakfast, lunch and snacks for our class participants.

Course Topics include: Personal Preparedness, Overview of the Incident Command System, Deployment Preparedness, Assisting in Shelter Set Up, Daily Care and Feeding, Proper Cage Cleaning and Disinfection, Animal Behavior, Stress Management, Zoonotic Disease, Personal Safety, and more.........

This class is offered free of charge due to a generous grant. Costs are incurred for each participant who registers and we hate to waste valuable grant money!  If you register, please honor your committment to attend. 

Florida SARC team members must complete the following FEMA courses. These courses do NOT have to be completed before class! You can take them at anytime, but they must be completed before you are eligible to deploy! These courses are self-study online courses and are free of charge:

• IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System
• IS-200.b ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700.a NIMS an Introduction

If you complete ICS 100, 200 & 700 courses before attending the Awareness Level class, please bring your completion certificates with you to class and you will receive a FREE Florida SARC uniform t-shirt! 

 Florida SARC uniform T-shirts will be available for purchase during class for $15 (cash or check)

Please note: You must be 18 yrs or older to take this class!