Delaware County Emergency Management Hosting Animal Disaster Classes

Delaware County Emergency Management is sponsoring two classes for preparing for disaster with animals. 

The first class on January 23rd is called “All Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters”. This 8-hour, tuition-free, DHS/FEMA-certified course will provide livestock producers, emergency managers, veterinarians, extension agents, veterinary technicians, rural community leaders, public and human health personnel, fire and law enforcement with tools to protect, respond to, and recover from the consequences of disasters e.g. fire, flood, heat, earthquake, tornadoes, hurricanes, hazardous materials and catastrophic disease exposure involving animals in rural communities.

The second class is called “All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agricultural and Food Related Disasters” and will be held on January 24th. This DHS/FEMA-certified, 8 hour, tuition-free, management-level course will provide the background information needed to lead a multi-agency team of emergency planners in the development of an Emergency Support Functions (ESF) annex for food and/or animal-related disasters to supplement their community’s existing Emergency Operation Plans (EOP).

Registration is required through the Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium website. Registration links are below:

https://ruraltraining.org/course/AWR-328/?scheduled=true&id=10056

https://ruraltraining.org/course/MGT-448/?scheduled=true&id=10132