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Name	FL-003-RESP Florida State Animal Response Coalition's Small Animal Emergency Sheltering Course - Awareness Level
	This 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 small animals in all settings. 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, 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.
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Course Objective	Recognize the effect of disasters and emergencies on animals that could occur in any communities Demonstrate understanding of safe animal handling and four common actions that may be used when responding to emergencies involving animals Analyze given disaster scenarios Based on analysis of a disaster scenario, propose a response plan that addresses the animals affected by the disaster Describe the recovery process and the resources available to all communities recovering from emergencies involving animals
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