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The Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council (WRHSAC) undertook a unique disaster planning / preparedness, response and recovery initiative designed to enhance the capabilities to meet the needs pet owners and pets during and following emergencies and disasters. Entitled the Western Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) Initiative this project had several goals and objects.
First to assess the current capabilities of various animal and sheltering stakeholder organizations to respond to meet the needs of pets and their owners during and following emergencies and disasters which threaten the region.
Second to facilitate an animal sheltering exercise designed to validate operational concepts that were currently being utilized.
Third to work in with the region’s animal and sheltering stakeholder organizations to develop relevant Pet Friendly Shelter plans and procedures.
This initiative was facilitated in the Western Massachusetts region comprised of the following four counties:
- Berkshire County
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
Western Massachusetts DART Initiative
Information regarding the initiative can be found below.
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| Initiative Overview Presentation |
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| Stakeholder Meeting Presentation | ||
DART Core Competencies Training (Recommended)
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| FEMA – Animals in Disaster – Awareness and Preparedness | ||
| FEMA – Animals in Disaster – Community Planning |
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| FEMA – Introduction to the ICS (IS 100.b) | ||
| FEMA – Introduction to the NIMS (IS 700.a) | ||
Dog Day Disaster – A Pet Friendly Shelter Tabletop Exercise
On October 5 DART members as well as other animal and sheltering stakeholder organizations had an opportunity to work together as a unified team to open, manage and close a Pet Friendly Shelter.
Access the Dog Day Disaster Tabletop Exercise web site for additional information regarding this unique exercise.
Western Massachusetts Pet Friendly Shelter Planning and Response Materials
| Shelter Facilities Tool Kit | ||
| Shelter Facilities Tool Kit | ||
| Tool Kit Components | ||
| Standard Operating Guidelines |
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| Shelter Selection Criteria | ||
| Forms | ||
| Facility Survey | Facility Usage Agreement | |
| Shelter Activation Tool Kit | ||
| Shelter Activation Tool Kit |
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| Tool Kit Components | ||
| Standard Operating Guidelines | ||
| DART Activation / Deployment | ||
| Shelter Operations Tool Kit | ||
| Shelter Operations Tool Kit | ||
| Tool Kit Components | ||
| Shelter Organization | ||
| Table of Organization | ||
| Checklists | ||
| Shelter Opening | Shelter Closing | |
| Job Action Sheets | ||
| Incident Commander | Safety Officer | Logistics Section Chief |
| Operations Section Chief | Staffing Manager | Shelter Manager |
| Pet Intake Coordinator | Pet Living Area Coordinator | Planning Section Chief |
| Standard Operating Guidelines | ||
| Bite Protocol | Shelter Rules | Spontaneous Volunteer Management |
| Memorandum of Understanding | ||
| SMART / DART | ||
| Forms | ||
| Bite Report | Expense Reimbursement Request | Facility Survey |
| Failure to Comply Notice | Pet Crate / Cage Identification Card | Pet Daily Care |
| Pet Log | Pet Owner Agreement | Pet Registration |
| Procurement Log | Situation Report | Staff Log |
| Staff Registration | Staff Schedule | |
| Signage | ||
| Shelter Sign Kit | ||
| DART Trailers Tool Kit | ||
| DART Trailers Tool Kit | ||
| Tool Kit Components | ||
| Standard Operating Guidelines | ||
| DART Trailer Usage | ||
| Forms | ||
| DART Trailer Usage Agreement | ||
| Inventories | ||
| Berkshire County | Franklin County | Hampden County |
| Hampshire County | ||
Pets Are Us – A Pet Friendly Shelter Drill
The Pets Are US – A Pet Friendly Shelter Drill was developed to provide DART members with an opportunity to utilize the Pet Shelter Operations Tool Kit and to assess their management skills in opening, managing and closing a Pet Friendly Shelter.
A Pets Are Us Drill planning and facilitation PowerPoint Presentation has been prepared to serve as an overview of the actions that will need to be taken leading up to the drill and the process of safely facilitating the drill.
| Pets Are Us Drill – Support Documentation |
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| Drill Overview – PowerPoint Presentation | ||
| Drill Evaluation Guidelines |
Volunteer Recruitment / Retention Resources
Pet Friendly Lodging
Animal Disaster Planning Resources / Best Practices
| Resources / Best Practices |
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| Farm Animal Response Plan Template – Massachusetts | ||
| FEMA – Pet Evacuation / Sheltering Eligible Costs |
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| Pet Ownership Calculator – AVMA | ||
| PETS Act – US Government | ||
| Service Animals – Department of Justice – Definition | ||
| Training – Preparedness / Response / Recovery | ||
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Videos – Preparedness / Response / Recovery |
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Animal Disaster Response Web Sites
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| Central Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) | ||
| State of Massachusetts Animal Response Team (SMART) | ||
| Western Massachusetts Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) |