FOR EMERGENCY ANIMAL EVACUATIONS CALL: El Dorado County Animal Services
(530) 621-5795
(530) 621-5795
Our Sponsors:
We would very much like to thank the following for sponsoring us in various aspects of our operation so far:
An enormous, heartfelt THANK YOU to the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation for their extremely generous grant.
We would very much like to thank the following for sponsoring us in various aspects of our operation so far:
- El Dorado County Animal Services, for their continued support and collaboration.
- The Halter Project, for financial and moral assistance, information and training. Check out their web site for a myriad of useful information.
- UC Davis CVET for their expertise, training, and their 24/7/365 aid during disasters.
- Casper's Muffler and Hitch, for their help and services for our trailers.
- Foothill Mobile Veterinary Services David Turoff, DVM, for providing expertise, education and emergency services during disasters.
- Sierra Animal Hospital, Candace Rapp, DVM, for providing expertise, education and emergency services during disasters.
- The Latrobe Fund, for continued encouragement in our quest to provide rescue and care of our counties large animals during times of disasters.
An enormous, heartfelt THANK YOU to the Dave & Cheryl Duffield Foundation for their extremely generous grant.
- Fundraising is always a challenge for the non-profit organizations, particularly for those not always utilized on a regular basis. Of late, SCLAR has responded to several small fires and with the devastation suffered by many during the Caldor Fire our resources were taxed. This grant will provide the means to re-stock much needed supplies, equipment as well as enhance our inventory of ranch items needed to set up and monitor the care and sheltering of a large number of animals. Stock tanks, water buckets, halters and lead ropes (because we see to it all necessary halters etc. are sent home with the animal when they return), feeders...the list goes on and on. THANK YOU isn't enough, but the recognition and appreciation is so very welcome!
Who do I call for evacuation or welfare check on my animals?
Every time a fire threatens, we get at least one call from concerned pet-owners asking a variation of this question. The answer is: Animal Services
Sclar will respond as directed by El Dorado County Animal Services. We cannot self-deploy or respond directly to phone calls for assistance. PLEASE! Please! please! make preparations for evacuation BEFORE it becomes a critical issue.
Tips from Animal Services:
Animal Services has a very informative brochure. Please click on the above link and avail yourself of this valuable information.
Have a plan! Know where you will take your animals; Make arrangements ahead of time with friends or a family member in another area of the county to temporarily house your animals.
You may also register your critters with Animal Services, so if a situation arises where evacuation is imminent, they will have a ready record of what and how many animals you have. List any special needs you may have (i.e., only a 2 horse trailer but you have 4 horses, etc.)
El Dorado County Animal Services:
Western slope: 530-621-5795 or the shelter at 530-621-7631
South Tahoe area: 530-573-7925
Western slope: 530-621-5795 or the shelter at 530-621-7631
South Tahoe area: 530-573-7925
Welcome
THANK YOU FOR VISITING!
We are a Large Animal Emergency Evacuation Program approved for operation in El Dorado County. Please join us in our endeavors. We are seeking dedicated volunteers to help evacuate large animals during disasters, such as fires or floods. On our Calendar page, you'll find important dates. On our Programs pages, you will find more about our clinics, training classes, and emergency simulations. You can also learn about our many volunteer and donor possibilities, ranging from direct rescue operations, to clerical tasks and fundraising. Time is always valued. If you would like to help and cannot find the time, please make a donation. Our funding is strictly from fundraisers and donations. Your check, payable to Sclar will be greatly appreciated. Please mail any donations to us at PO Box 1778; Diamond Springs CA 95619 or, click the Pay Pal link above. Our training continues and we continue to urge you to remain fire safe throughout the year. El Dorado County Fire Safe Council |
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Current Cal Fire Information www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/
The EDSO-OES Alert Notification System includes some landline and cellular phone numbers.
If you would like to be contacted on your home phone, cellular phone, work phone, email, fax or via instant messaging - you must register that information. All information you provide will be kept strictly confidential.
If you would like to be contacted on your home phone, cellular phone, work phone, email, fax or via instant messaging - you must register that information. All information you provide will be kept strictly confidential.
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ABOUT SCLAR
Mission Statement We are a group of trained, organized volunteers who will do our best to help evacuate animals in time of disaster. Fire personnel fight fires, saving human lives and preserving property. Usually, they do not have the time, the training, or the wherewithal to evacuate animals. This is where we come in. Our purpose is to help save the animals.
What do we do?
Functioning in a disaster under the El Dorado County Office of Emergency Services (OES), and Animal Services, our membership's Registered Disaster Service Workers will endeavor to evacuate animals from areas in danger. We are dispatched and directed through Animal Services.
Although we began as a large animal evacuation group, we soon realized we could not leave other pets behind if we had the opportunity to remove them. Our trailer teams will do their best to remove all pets from danger.
How to Sign Up...
Member information forms are posted in the Forms section. Please feel free to print, complete and mail to us or bring to a meeting (see Calendar for regularly scheduled meetings). Our meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Plan on attending, either as our guest and potential member or if you're just curious.
Contact us at (530) 647-6227 if you are able to make any donations, or mail your check, payable to "Sclar", PO Box 1778; Diamond Springs CA 95619
What do we do?
Functioning in a disaster under the El Dorado County Office of Emergency Services (OES), and Animal Services, our membership's Registered Disaster Service Workers will endeavor to evacuate animals from areas in danger. We are dispatched and directed through Animal Services.
Although we began as a large animal evacuation group, we soon realized we could not leave other pets behind if we had the opportunity to remove them. Our trailer teams will do their best to remove all pets from danger.
How to Sign Up...
Member information forms are posted in the Forms section. Please feel free to print, complete and mail to us or bring to a meeting (see Calendar for regularly scheduled meetings). Our meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Plan on attending, either as our guest and potential member or if you're just curious.
Contact us at (530) 647-6227 if you are able to make any donations, or mail your check, payable to "Sclar", PO Box 1778; Diamond Springs CA 95619
