Greetings to our HALTER Project Community
It's a busy, busy time, prepping homes, animals, and ourselves for what may be a very active readiness and response season.
For our Bay Area and other NorCal Area readers, here are 3 great education opportunities. All are in-person and will fill up fast. But you can request an RDPC training for your agency anywhere in the US, or find a reputable resource to deliver a Trailer Safety course in your area. Get inspired, get (or refresh) training, and ramp up your readiness.
We’re also sharing a few snapshots from activities in which HALTER Project participated. Most recently, the CalOES-California Army Nat’l. Guard Sentinel Response Disaster Simulation Exercise and the NorCal Disaster Expo.
We were very honored to be tasked with recruiting resources for the first-ever Sentinel Response Animal Branch, in just 2 short months. And what a stellar team we had!!
Huge thanks and kudos to:
Animal Decon
UC Davis Veterinary Emergency Response Team, Lais Costa, DVM, Lead
Sonoma County Animal Services
El Dorado County Sheriff Search and Rescue and Mounted SAR
Mendocino County Sheriff Search and Rescue
Mendocino Community Animal Response Team
Oiled Wildlife Care Network, Michael Ziccardi, DVM, Lead
American Red Cross, (Marin and Sonoma leadership and volunteers)
Christie Kamiya, DVM
Katy Wilson, DVM
Tere Crocker, DVM
Sonoma Community Animal Response Team
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma Community Center
Volunteer Victim Role Player “Pet Parents”
HALTER Project Team
Very special thanks to the Sentinel Response Incident Management Team for reaching out and providing tremendous mentoring support for our participation, that was not only highly instructional, but bolstered our confidence.
Last, but definitely not least, great appreciation to CalOES and the CDFA C.A.R.E.S. program for sending staff to join the Animal Branch resources as we navigated this very challenging, exciting, educational and rewarding experience.
The enthusiasm and engagement of the more than 600 resources involved, including the many US&R and CA National Guard Special Resources teams, local Emergency Services, and guest participants from foreign countries, was overwhelming and heartwarming.
Sharing a few snapshots…