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Animal Courses Offered

The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium is bringing free Department of Homeland Security-certified training to Westmoreland County on Feb. 23.​ Registration is required by Feb. 9 at http://www.ruraltraining.org. The courses offered are:

AWR 328: All Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters – The course will introduce participants to the issues that must be addressed when animals are involved in an emergency such as safe animal handling and evacuation.

MGT 448: All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agricultural, and Food Related Disasters – The course will address topics such as agroterrorism; detection and diagnosis; the challenges that rural communities face in planning for and responding to food and/or animal related disasters; recovery and the importance of sustainable operations during a disaster event.

 

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