DATE

June 16, 2026

 
COURSE DESCRIPTION

This 8-hour 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, including 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 instructor led class setting with problem-solving activities completed in small groups.

For full information and to register, search "20260616" on Acadis Portal or

https://on.in.gov/AWR328Greencastle

This is a dual registration course. Students must register with RDPC.

https://studentportal.ruraltraining.org/courses/display/593