Napa Community Animal Response Team
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Learn about the wild side of Napa animal care from John Comisky, President of Napa Wildlife Rescue, including resources, contact points and tips for handling injured animals. Session is free and open to the public. Bring a friend!
Learn about the wild side of Napa animal care from John Comisky, President of Napa Wildlife Rescue, including resources, contact points and tips for handling injured animals. Session is free and open to the public. Bring a friend!
Due to covid restrictions we will not be able to host this event as intended. A recording of this clinic will be made available instead. Instructor: Jerry Tindell
Animal Search And Rescue (ASAR), Shelter In Place (SIP), Evacuation, and Transportation operations training. Learn about all these various areas and forms involved. Required training for all ASAR volunteers. RSVP to info@napacart.org.
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. 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... [Continue Reading]
A required training designed for those familiar with Napa CART operations and Animal Disaster Response, includes response updates. 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... [Continue Reading]
Overview of Hotline set up, procedure and Forms used. Practice drill will also be part of the training. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
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.
This class is to prepare and certify volunteers to haul animals in trailers during emergencies, as well as for all related animal transportation activities. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
Livestock Shelter set up, review of animal intake procedures and biosecurity protocols. Work gloves recommended for panel set up. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
Companion Animal Shelter skills. 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.
Panel set up at the equine specific shelter. RSVP through BetterImpact or by emailing info@napacart.org.
This training will provide experienced and returning ASAR volunteers an advanced combined exercise with CERT, Hotline, Dispatch, and Communications. Prerequisite: Previous deployment with Napa CART ASAR since 2018. Napa CART Returning Volunteer Annual Training for 2023. This is an in-person training. Location information will be provided after you sign up. If you have any questions about... [Continue Reading]
August 29 or 30, 2023 9:00am-5:00pm PST Hosted By: HALTER Project Class Location: Marin-Southeast Sonoma Location TBD Click or press to download the registration information PDF (may open in a new tab)
August 29 or 30, 2023 9:00am-5:00pm PST Hosted By: HALTER Project Class Location: Marin-Southeast Sonoma Location TBD Click or press to download the registration information PDF (may open in a new tab)
(Training open to the general public) Week One (Day One) Saturday, September 9, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(Training open to the general public) Week Two (Day Two) Saturday, September 16, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(Training open to the general public) Week Two (Day Three) Sunday, September 17, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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]