Classes, Clinics and Emergency Simulation Exercises provide the foundation for our program.

Documents from our classes and clinics, and other supporting information include:

• Emergency Veterinary First Aid (PDF 145KB)
• Ham and Other Radio Communications (PDF 404KB)
• Fire Department Concerns
• Disaster Service Worker Guide (PDF 1MB)
• UC Davis DANR Guide to Disaster Preparedness (PDF 704KB)
• Horse-Specific Emergency Preparedness Manual (PDF 916KB)
• OES Basics, including the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Our annual training clinics include:

• Fire Department, Safety, Issues and Introduction to
• Large Animal 1st Aid & Handling Under Stress
• Small Animal 1st Aid & Handling Under Stress
• Human 1st Aid
• O.E.S. Basics
• Ham Radio & Communications During Disasters
• Security & Identification
• Trailer Safety

These clinics are free to Sclar members;  many are open to the public, so please feel free to check with us if you are interested in attending.

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What Our Programs Are Working Toward:

All Members Attaining Registered Disaster Service Worker (RDSW) Status

RDSWs are qualified, recognized volunteers. Without the RDSW status, civilians are not recognized by authorities as a resource.  They must have an affiliation with a recognized group and they must be a RDSW.

Training

Our training includes lectures, classes, clinics, online disaster training and simulations, which are practice runs for trailer teams and all other volunteer positions that would  likely be called out in a disaster.

Community Outreach

Taking many forms, our community outreach programs are "friend-raising" campaigns whose aim is to have volunteers in all parts of the county. If Somerset and Pleasant Valley are in the path of a wild land fire, we will need volunteers from areas not in impending danger, such as Shingle Springs, Rescue or Georgetown.

Of course, we all hope that a huge wild land fire will not happen in our area during our lifetimes, but the odds are against this. Disaster preparedness will bring confidence and, hopefully, enable volunteers to save the lives of endangered animals.