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Year One (2009) In Review |
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Written by Frans Hoffman
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DATE | EVENT | January 15 – February 7 | Cohort 1 Training & Graduation - first 24 animal disaster responders graduated from a 20-hour Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) training in Moraga | March 7 & 8 | Noah’s Wish Training – several Lamorinda DART members participated in Noah’s Wish in-field disaster animal response training program in Dublin, California | April - May | PEP Training, Martinez – several Lamorinda DART members participated in first Contra Costa County Pet Emergency Preparedness training at Animal Services | May 30 | Walnut Creek – Animal Shelter Drill – DART and PEP members set up emergency animal shelter as part of Walnut Creek CERT, Buena Vista “earthquake” drill | July 4 | Lamorinda DART members held tabling event & classes at Moraga Commons as part of emergency preparedness campaign to help pet owners prepare for disasters. | August 8 -10 | San Ramon DART Training – DART, PEP and Noah’s Wish members organized first DART training for San Ramon CERT graduates at San Ramon Fire Station. | August 14 – 16 | Lockheed Fire, Santa Cruz – Lamorinda DART & PEP volunteers deployed with Noah’s Wish to staff an emergency animal shelter at Santa Cruz Fairgrounds | September 10 – October 3 | Cohort 2 Training & Graduation – second group of animal disaster responders graduated from a 20-hour Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) training | September 19 | Contra Costa Animal Services, Martinez –DART and PEP team volunteers helped redistribute and organize the contents of Contra Costa County’s animal emergency response trailers | October 2 | San Ramon Disaster Drill - DART, PEP & Noah’s Wish volunteers helped to set up and staff a simulated emergency animal shelter. | October 10 | Lamorinda DART volunteers participated in tabling event at Moraga Fire Station as part of emergency preparedness campaign to help pet owners prepare for disasters. | October 18 | Lamorinda CERT Drill – Orinda - Lamorinda DART volunteers simulated an animal shelter and provided just-in-time training for 60 CERT volunteers who were assigned to DART to staff an emergency animal shelter. | November 7 | Walnut Creek CERT Drill – DART and PEP team members set up emergency animal shelter as part of a mobilization and drill exercise for CERT graduates | November 12
| Anniversary dinner marking successful completion of Larmorinda DART program for cohorts 1 and 2. Farewell for DART instructor and Noah's Wish Coordinator, Charlie Cosby. |
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Start Your Own DART!
Interested in starting your own disaster animal response team? If you are representing a CERT group, watch this exciting slide show and learn how Lamorinda DART can help you deliver advanced CERT training to your graduates. First, watch the online presentation! Then check our Frequently Asked Questions about Starting a DART. If you have any questions, please contact us at
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