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January 2022
New Volunteer Training in Animal Disaster Response
Overview of Animal Disaster Response and roles within Napa Community Animal Response Team. Geared towards those who are new to Animal Disaster Response and/or Napa CART. Required for all Napa CART volunteers. A training fee of $50 is required (please use donate button below to process payment). Registration for this training can be done through our volunteer management program Better Impact* or by emailing info@napacart.org. Zoom link will be sent out close to training date. *If you are new to…
Find out more »Returning Volunteer Training in Animal Disaster Response
A required training designed for those familiar with Napa CART operations and Animal Disaster Response, includes response updates. A training fee of $45 is required (please use donate button below to process payment). Registration for this training can be done through our volunteer management program Better Impact* or by emailing info@napacart.org. Zoom link will be sent out close to training date. *If you are new to Better Impact (BI), you will need to create a profile. If you already have a BI…
Find out more »June 2022
Livestock Shelter Operations and Panel Set Up
Procedures for setting up and operating emergency shelter for large animals: Bio-security, Forms, Nutrition, Intake and Discharge, Animal Identification, and more. Work gloves recommended for panel set up. In-person pending covid restrictions. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
Find out more »Companion Animal Shelter Skills
Companion Animal Shelter skills in person training (pending covid restrictions). Review of Intake, Biosecurity, and General Disaster Shelter Operations. There will be two shifts, roughly 12:30pm-2:00pm and 2:30pm to 4:00pm, with a limited amount of people per shift. RSVP through BetterImpact of by emailing info@napacart.org.
Find out more »Livestock Shelter Set Up & Animal Handling and First Aid
Learn about taking vital signs (temperature, pulse and respiration rate) and general animal first aid. In-person pending covid restrictions. Work gloves recommended for panel set up. These skills will help you become a more active partner with your veterinarian, and are required for some shelter, SIP and evacuation volunteers. Those wanting to fulfill a role where you will be working hands on with animals are required to take this course, however it’s encouraged for all volunteers. RSVP through BetterImpact or…
Find out more »Trailer Driving Certification
This class is to prepare and certify volunteers to haul animals in trailers during emergencies, as well as for all related animal transportation activities. This will be done in-person, pending Covid restrictions, with scheduled time slots. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
Find out more »July 2022
Communication/Dispatch skills day with CERT
In-person training (pending Covid restrictions). Highly recommended for dispatch and evacuation volunteers, but encouraged for all volunteers to attend as radios will be widely used in various roles within Napa CART. Collaborative training with Napa CERT. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
Find out more »Animal Search And Rescue (ASAR) Field Staging
Learn about Animal Search And Rescue (ASAR) operations and get familiar with our ASAR trailer. In-person pending covid restrictions. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
Find out more »Hotline and Forms
Overview of Hotline set up, procedures and forms used. In-person pending covid restrictions. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
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