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CERT - Community Emergency Response Teams new web site home page. http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams


Maine CERT Jamboree

2013 Maine CERT Jamboree Page http://www.maine.gov/mema/mema_news_display.shtml?id=418142
2013 dates to be announced at Schoodic Point in Winter Harbor. To register use above link.

Androscoggin County CERT Contact:

Lisa Ward, CERT Coordinator Androscoggin County Unified EMA
email: Lisa Ward Androscoggin CERT Coordinator <cert@androscoggincountymaine.gov>
or
Assistant Plans, Training and Operations Officer - K.C. Putnam
email: kputnam@androscoggincountymaine.gov
2 College Street Lewiston ME 04240-7101
phone:207-784-0147
http://www.androscogginema.org/cert.html 

Contact K.C. Putnam at the above address for CERT Application information.

Training

CERT Training Materials http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams/training-materials
CERT videos http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/videos/ old page: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/video_material.shtm
CERT-LA Los Angeles CERT Program http://www.cert-la.com/
CERT LA (Los Angeles)
http://www.cert-la.com/manuals/partman.htm

SM-317 Community Emergency Response Team Training Outline

(from June 2003 Participant Manual)
Unit 1: Disaster Preparedness
Unit 2: Fire Safety
Unit 3: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 1
Unit 4: Disaster Medical Operations—Part 2
Unit 5: Light Search and Rescue Operations
Unit 6: CERT Organization
Unit 7: Disaster Psychology
Unit 8: Terrorism and CERT
Unit 9: Course Review and Disaster Simulation

Introduction to CERT(NOT for certification) http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/IS317/

Other Training

FEMA's Emergency Management Institute Independent Study Program Course List http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp?page=all

IS-10 Animals in Disaster, Module A: Awareness and Preparedness http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is10.asp

IS-11 Animals in Disaster, Module B: Community Planning http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is11a.asp

IS-111 Livestock in Disasters http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is111a.asp

Homeland Security's Ready.gov http://www.ready.gov/

http://www.ready.gov/caring-animals

http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/PrinterFriendly_Pets.pdf

http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/PetPreparednessToolkit.pdf

http://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/pets_brochure.pdf

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/

Red Cross of Maine http://www.redcross.org/me

Maine Emergency Management Agency - Maine Prepares page http://maine.gov/mema/prepare/

CBS New Disaster Links Page http://www.cbsnews.com/news/protecting-pets-during-disasters/

CART - Community Animal Response Team

"PETS Act" http://www.tristatecart.com/PETS_Act.html  
The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act:
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/stafford_act.pdf 

aka State Animal Response Team SART or Disaster Animal Response Team DART

Colorado State Animal Response Team (SART) http://www.cosart.org/
Connecticut State Animal Response Team (CTSART) http://www.ctsart.org/
Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) http://www.lsart.org/
Maryland State Animal Response Team http://www.mdsart.org/
State of Massachusetts Animal Response Team (SMART) http://www.smart-mass.org/
Michigan Veterinary State Animal Response Team (SART) http://www.michigansart.org/
New York (Empire) State SART http://www.empiresart.com/
New Hampshire Disaster Animal Response Team (NH-DART) http://newhampshiredart.org/
Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team http://sart.cas.psu.edu/
Tri-State County Animal Response Team(parts of  Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) http://www.tristatecart.com/
Vermont Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) http://www.vtvets.org/disaster_planning/resources.shtml
Virginia State Animal Response Team (VASART) http://www.virginiasart.org

CART Training Resources

CERT Animal Response http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/training_mat.shtm#animal
Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Training http://www.tlaer.org/
Fire Safety In Horse Barns - By Laurie Loveman http://www.firesafetyinbarns.com/
Heart’s Delight Farm http://whminer.com/
Connecticut Horse Council, Inc http://cthorsecouncil.org/
Nicker News All things horse. http://www.nickernews.net/

National Disaster Animal Response Team (N-DART) of The Humane Society of the United States http://www.ndart.org/
Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine http://www.sheltermedicine.com/
The Humane Society of the United States http://humanesociety.org/
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) http://www.aspca.org/

American Red Cross Pet First Aid http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.1a019a978f421296e81ec89e43181aa0/?vgnextoid=6317f46306b5b110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD


The Humane Society of the United States http://www.humanesociety.org

Saving the Whole Family https://ebusiness.avma.org/EBusiness50ProductCatalog/product.aspx?ID=140

Pet Disaster Preparedness https://ebusiness.avma.org/ProductCatalog/product.aspx?ID=140

https://ebusiness.avma.org/ProductCatalog/product.aspx?ID=193
CDC Protect Your Pets in an Emergency http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/petprotect.asp
CDC Interim Guidelines for Animal Health and Control of Disease Transmission in Pet Shelters
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/animalhealthguidelines.asp
Animal Diseases and Your Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/animaldiseasesandyourhealth.html
United States Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/

Pet & Veterinary Links

Pet Health Topics http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/A-Z-Index.aspx
Animal Care Equipment & Services http://www.animal-care.com/
Animal Poison Control http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/
Maine POM-Pet Oxygen Mask Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Maine-POM-Project/109983675697408
Home Again http://public.homeagain.com/pet-emergency.html
Tufts University Veterinary Medicine http://www.tufts.edu/vet/
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Ithaca, New York http://www.vet.cornell.edu/
IDEXX Laboratories http://www.idexx.com/
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) http://www.aspca.org/
American Association of Feline Practitioners http://www.catvets.com/ 
American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/
American Animal Hospital Association http://www.aahanet.org/
American Humane Association http://www.americanhumane.org/

Greater Androscoggin Humane Society 55 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston, Maine http://www.gahumane.org/
Greater Androscoggin Humane Society Links http://www.gahumane.org/links
Harvest Hills Animal Shelter Fryberg Maine http://www.harvesthills.org/

Tent and Shelters

ShelterLogic®, LLC http://www.shelterlogic.com/
E-Z UP http://www.ezup.com/

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Update: Sunday July 27, 2014 New information provided by David Lowe we1u.
Dick Knitght N1NYW webmaster