County Animal Response Team Training Announcement

November 19, 2004

The Colorado State Animal Response Team (SART) and the Colorado Division of Emergency Management will present critical information on animal issues in disasters on Friday, December 3rd in Lamar. This presentation is for a variety of agencies, non-profit organizations and individuals in the Southeast Colorado Homeland Security Region.

This one-day County Animal Response Team (CART) training session will be held at the Lamar Community Center, 606 South 6th Street, Lamar, CO (registration opens 8:00 am and the session starts at 8:30 am.) The region includes Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers Counties.

The program is designed for emergency managers, animal control officers, extension personnel, veterinary professionals, livestock associations, livestock producers, brand inspectors, animal shelter personnel, law enforcement, wildlife officers, fire, EMS, public health, and concerned citizens. The program will provide information on animal issues in disasters, applying established emergency management principles to animal response, provide information on the developing Colorado SART-CART network, and provide scenarios that will assist participants in developing a community plan. There is no registration fee, but advance registration is requested. Registration materials can be downloaded at: http://www.cfawa.org/ColoradoSART/CART.htm or call 1-866-854-SART (7278).