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Florida SARC Small Animal Emergency Sheltering Course - Level 1 - Awareness
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**
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Date and Time
1/13/2026, 09:00am - 05:00pm
LocationSuwannee County Emergency Operations Center
617 Ontario Ave SW
Live Oak, 32064
Suwannee County
FL SARC / FL SART/ Suwannee County Emergency Management
Event Typeclass
Target AudienceEmergency Management, Animal Control, CERT Teams, Animal Welfare Professionals, Community Members Who Volunterr
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