Description

Florida State Animal Response Coalition FL SARC, in partnership with St Lucie County Public Safety & FL SART is pleased to offer a grant funded FDEM certified Operations Level Small Animal Disaster and Emergency Sheltering Course.

 

Prerequisites: Completed Level 1

 

This Operations Level (Level 2) is a 2 day course that details leadership roles and strategic considerations of emergency animal shelters operations. You will be able to plan & operate your counties small animal emergency shelter at the completions of this course

 

This course details supervising volunteers in emergencies by covering leadership roles and strategic considerations in Emergency/Pet Friendly Animal Shelter with topics Including:

Incident Command System- Basic ICS

How it is used in shelter operations 

Biosecurity and Decontamination

Understanding of pathogens and concepts of decontamination. 

Facility Design Considerations 

 

Leadership Roles-

• Safety Officer 
• Volunteer Resources 
• Supply & Logistics 
• Animal Intake 
• Donation Coordination 
• Reunification 
• Transport 
• Kennel Leads 

 

Thanks to a grant from the FDACs and FLSART.org registration is FREE!

Contact Person

Hillengas, Jeremy
Email: flsarc@spcaflorida.org
Phone: 941-9415262756
Mobile Phone:
5850 Brannen Road, S.
Lakeland , FL 33813

Date and Time

5/7/2026 - 5/8/2026, 09:00am - 05:00pm , Every day

Location

St Lucie County Public Safety
15305 Midway Rd,
Fort Pierce, 34945
St Lucie County

Sponsoring Organization

St Lucie County Public Safety

Event Type

class

Target Audience

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

Web Site
http://https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/eexumf2/lp/30d45fc9-e9cb-4639-a1a8-3b1ed652fdb1