Napa Community Animal Response Team
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Trailer Loading Clinic with Jerry Tindell Safe and Effective Loading Horsemanship Body Language Safety Individual and Team Loading RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org. Click here for the event flyer pdf.
To participate in the exercise, you must have completed a CERT basic course. The exercise schedule is as follows: 0830 - 0930 Exercise Registration 0900 - 0930 Exercise Briefing 0930 - 1200 Exercise Play - Start 1200 Exercise Play – End 1200 - 1300 Exercise Debrief/Lunch 1300 - 1400 Breakdown/Clean-up At a minimum, bring your... [Continue Reading]
Breakdown panels at the NVHA livestock shelter and store them for the off-season. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
Breakdown panels at the VBEC equine shelter and store them for the off-season. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
CART / CERT Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Saturday December 9, 2023 noon - 3:oo pm Napa Valley College Cafeteria
New Volunteer Orientation/ Awareness (Zoom) To sign up, please email info@napacart.org
Returning Volunteer Training (Zoom) Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
Fireline Safety and All Hazards Awareness (Zoom) w/ResQFast Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
In Person Training: Small group of certified technicians meeting to practice technical rescue scenarios on mannequin in conjunction with Large Animal evacuation exercises to be conducted at various local sites. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
A review of basic CART admin roles with taking hotline calls, using Shelterly software to track teams and animals and the use of mapping program CALTOPO to track teams in the field and their locations. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
Focus is on practicing various communication methodologies and dispatch of field teams for ASAR. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
In Person Training: Small group of certified technicians meeting to practice technical rescue scenarios on mannequin in conjunction with Large Animal evacuation exercises to be conducted at various local sites. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
One hour hands on, small group course for familiarity on specific animal groups or techniques: Awareness and Skills, SIP considerations. Locations will vary. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
Vehicle inspection sheets due. With a recent vehicle and/or trailer inspection in hand, volunteers can learn techniques for and test to become certified to haul trailers with our CART. CART trailer will be onsite for those who don’t have own trailer to test with. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
In Person Training: Small group of certified technicians meeting to practice technical rescue scenarios on mannequin in conjunction with Large Animal evacuation exercises to be conducted at various local sites. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
Rabbit and Chicken - Assessment & Handling Thursday, May 16, 2024, 7:00 pm- 8:00 pm Napa Valley Horsemen’s Association: 1200 Foster Rd. This course is designed to develop chicken and rabbit handling and assessment skills for Napa CART volunteers. Recommended for Napa CART & ASAR volunteers who may provide Shelter in Place (SIP) or at... [Continue Reading]
In Person Training: Small group of certified technicians meeting to practice technical rescue scenarios on mannequin in conjunction with Large Animal evacuation exercises to be conducted at various local sites. Sign up in your MyImpact profile: myimpactpage.com
Large Animal Shelter Set-up & Skills Saturday, June 08, 2024, 9:00 am- 12:00 pm Napa Valley Horsemen’s Association: 1200 Foster Rd. This course will involve large animal shelter setup followed... [Continue Reading]
Companion Animal Shelter & Skills Saturday, June 08, 2024, 1:00 pm- 4:30 pm Napa County Animal Shelter 942 Hartle Ct. This course is designed to orient volunteers to the Napa... [Continue Reading]
This exercise is a practice event with CERT teams in which all volunteer roles will assume their duties as in a real-life scenario deployment. Will also include small group course... [Continue Reading]