Description

Suwannee County Level 1

The Florida State Animal Response Coalition (FL SARC), in partnerships w/ Suwannee County Emergency Management, FDACS & FL SART, are pleased to offer a Grant Funded, Awareness Level Small Animal Disaster and Emergency Sheltering class for Suwannee County & the surrounding communities.

Topics included in this course are:

The Disaster Process

Understanding how disasters are managed 

 

Preparing for Deployment

Checklists and considerations so you are ready when needed 

 

Building a Temporary Emergency Shelter

Strategies for shelter location and design, basic equipment assembly 

 

Animal Behaviors

General understanding of animal behaviors including

facial expressions and stresses 

 

Daily Care

Skills and procedures to provide daily care of animals 

 

Diseases and Parasites

Processes and skills for recognizing and reporting illness 

 

Cleaning and Disinfecting

Consideration procedures and options to limit spread of disease

 

Tear Down & Clean Up

Processes during tear down to improve readiness for the next disaster

Prerequisites: Age 18+

*OPEN TO THE PUBLIC / GOVERMENT EMPLOYEES GIVEN SEATING PRIORITY

This Awareness Level (Level 1) class will give you the knowledge, expertise and experience you need to work in an emergency animal shelter. T

Thanks to a grant from FDACS/FLSART registration is FREE!!

**www.FLSARC.org ** **www.FLSART.org**

Contact Person

Hillengas, Jeremy
Email: jhillengas@spcaflorida.org
Phone: 941-5774602
Mobile Phone:
5850 Brannen Road, S.
Lakeland , FL 33813

Date and Time

1/13/2026, 09:00am - 05:00pm

Location

Suwannee County Emergency Operations Center
617 Ontario Ave SW
Live Oak, 32064
Suwannee County

Sponsoring Organization

FL SARC / FL SART/ Suwannee County Emergency Management

Event Type

class

Target Audience

Emergency Management, Animal Control, CERT Teams, Animal Welfare Professionals, Community Members Who Volunterr

Web Site
http://https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/yqqea8h