Free course offered on emergency sheltering of small animals

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County Emergency Management (EM) is partnering with the Florida State Animal Response Coalition to provide a free course called “Small Animal Emergency and Disaster Sheltering Course – Awareness Level.” The training will be offered on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the EM office, located at 169 Industrial Park Dr. in Monticello. “This is the second time in three years we've brought this training to Jefferson County,” says Steve Carriere, manager of the Florida State Animal Response Coalition, a division of SPCA Florida. “The training helps local communities train responders in working in, with, and setting up pet friend