Animal Courses Offered

The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium is bringing free Department of Homeland Security-certified training to Westmoreland County on Feb. 23.​ Registration is required by Feb. 9 at www.ruraltraining.org. The courses offered are:

AWR 328: All Hazards Preparedness for Animals in Disasters – The course will introduce participants to the issues that must be addressed when animals are involved in an emergency such as safe animal handling and evacuation.

MGT 448: All Hazards Planning for Animal, Agricultural, and Food Related Disasters – The course will address topics such as agroterrorism; dete...