This awareness level course will provide tools to protect, respond to, and recover from the consequences of
disasters e.g. fire, flood, heat, earthquake, tornadoes, hurricanes, hazardous materials and catastrophic disease
exposure involving animals in rural communities. The course will introduce participants to the unique issues
that must be considered and addressed when animals are involved in an emergency such as safe animal handling,
animal evacuation, animal sheltering, humane euthanasia and carcass disposal, inclusion of animal management
into existing ICS structures, federal support available during recovery, and unique considerations for conducting
jurisdictional assessments and mapping evacuation routes. All content will be presented in a blended learning
style in which introductory material will be delivered online and hands-on, problem-solving activities will be
completed in small groups at a one-day instructor lead training.

Location:	Alphin Stuart Livestock Arena, Plantation Rd, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA
Sponsor:	VASART
Contact:	Watson Lawrence watsonL@vt.edu (757) 382-6348
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