SART is a multi agency coordination group consisting of governmental and private entities dedicated to all-hazard disaster preparedness, planning, response, and recovery for the animal and agriculture sectors in Florida.
SART & SART-Related Training Opportunities
1. The UF College of Veterinary Medicine is offering a full week of Technical Rescue for Large Animals August 25-29. A rope rigging and mechanical advantage class, John Haven (havenj@vetmed.ufl.edu), director of the college says this course takes the basic TLAER classes “to the next level.” There may be an opening or two, but time is of the essence to register!
2. Mark Sunday September 7th on your calendar to attend the FVMA Disaster Medicine Symposium at the SPCA Tampa Bay Humane Education & Training Center in Largo. It’s cheap; it lasts all day (9 am to 5 pm); lunch is included; and it is going to be hugely informative, with seminars on large, small, and even exotic animals. Register on line through www.fvma.com.
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3. Fire Rescue units from Marion County and The Villages are hosting an open course in Preparedness and Response to Agricultural Terrorism. It will be held at Colony Cottage Recreation Center, The Villages, from 8:00 am to
5:00 pm September 9-11. Contact Kenneth Smithgall for information (352) 291-8000 kenneth.smithgall@marioncountyfl.org.
4. The remaining SART-sponsored I-300 course open to general members of the SART community is September 18-20 at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville. The course is limited to 18 students per class and there is no charge to attend. Contact Gary Painter at (863) 519-8470, cell (863) 698- 6377 painteg@doacs.state.fl.us.
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5. The FDACS Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness is partnering with the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security (WIFSS) to sponsor DHS Certified Agroterrorism Courses. Please check inside the August issue for specific dates, times, venues, and registration links for AWR-151 “Awareness – Understanding the Dangers of Agroterrorism” and AWR-152 “Preparedness – Principles of Preparedness for Agroterrorism and Food Systems Disasters.”
EDEN/CDC Develop Faith-Based Pandemic Influenza Course
EDEN and the CDC have developed a course titled “Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations.” It enables places of worship to protect the health of their staff and community, and fulfill their missions during an influenza pandemic. Faith-based organizations provide outreach (e.g., counseling, ministry, and aid), facilities, and resources. For more information contact Carol Lehtola at (352) 392-1864 x 223 or clehtola@ufl.edu.
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