Flagler County Small Animal Emergency Sheltering Course

Florida State Animal Response Coalition (FL SARC), in partnerships with Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services & the Florida State Agriculture Response Team (www.FLSART.org), Flagler County Emergency Management and UF/IFAS Extension Office Flagler County, are pleased to offer a Grant Funded Awareness Level 1 Small Animal Disaster and Emergency Sheltering class for all of Flagler and surrounding Counties.

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

This course is also required to become a deployment member of FL SARC?s incident response team.

FEMA Approved: This course meets the standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Certified/Accredited by the Florida Department of Emergency Management.

Classes are open to the public but State, County, City employees will be given attendance preference.

Register Here!!

Thanks to a grant from the FDACS/FLSART, registration is FREE!! www.FLSART.org

Desoto County Small Animal Emergency Sheltering Course

Florida State Animal Response Coalition (FL SARC), in partnerships with Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services & the Florida State Agriculture Response Team (www.FLSART.org) and Desoto County Emergency Management are pleased to offer a Grant Funded Awareness Level 1 Small Animal Disaster and Emergency Sheltering class for all of Desoto, Manatee, Sarasota, Pasco and surrounding Counties.

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

This course is also required to become a deployment member of FL SARC?s incident response team.

FEMA Approved: This course meets the standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Certified/Accredited by the Florida Department of Emergency Management.

Classes are open to the public but State, County, City employees will be given attendance preference.

Register Here

Thanks to a grant from the FDACS/FLSART, registration is FREE!! www.FLSART.org

Small Animal Disaster and Emergency Sheltering - Level 2 Operations Desoto County

Florida State Animal Response Coalition FL SARC, in partnership with Desoto County Emergency Management & FLSART is pleased to offer our Operations Level Small Animal Disaster and Emergency Sheltering class for Desoto, Manatee, Hardee, Sarasota, Polk and surrounding counties.

Tue, May 20, 2025, 9:00am-05:00pm and Wed, May 21, 2025, 09:00am -5:00 PM

This Operations Level (Level 2) is a 2-day course that details the leadership roles as well as strategic considerations within emergency animal shelters and their operations. After completing this course, you will be able to plan for and operate a small animal emergency shelter.

This is a required course for FL SARC field leadership positions within the incident response team.

FEMA Approved: This course meets the standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Certified/Accredited by the Florida Department of Emergency Management.

Prerequisites: Recommended completion of Level 1

Register Here

Thanks to a grant from the FDACs and FL SART (www.FLSART.org) registration is FREE!