County Personnel:

CART CO-COORDINATOR

Director of Emergency Services
Adams County Dept. of Emergency Services
230 Greenamyer Lane
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-334-8603

CART CO-COORDINATOR
CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTACT: KIM FRANK
PHONE:717-334-8603

To make a complaint about animal cruelty contact: Adams County SPCA 717-334-8876

To report a stray dog: Brandon Mitchem 717-756-4350

Acting CART Coordinator:

Lori Mozina-Ogurchak Email: [email protected]

Calendar of Events for Westmoreland/Fayette/Allegheny CARTs: Calendar 02-29-20

Next Meeting: Our next CART meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the Courtyard Marriott meeting room near Walmart in Greensburg 6-8 pm.  Orientations at 5 pm. Meeting room is to the right of main lobby.

Meeting Minutes: 03-02-20

To report animal cruelty: Animal Friends 412-847-7066

To report a stray dog: Steven Stoehr 412-418-2163

County Personnel:

Armstrong County Department of Public Safety

County Liaison to CART: Bill Hamilton Email: [email protected]

Small Animal Coordinator

Kim Zelonka Email: [email protected]

Large Animal Coordinator

Kim Reesman Email: [email protected]

To report a stray dog: Matthew Patrick 724-525-6490

COUNTY PERSONNEL

Eric Brewer

Emergency Services

351 Fourteenth Street Ambridge, PA 15003

Phone: 724-775-1700 Fax: 724-266-0210 Email: [email protected]

CART COORDINATOR

Ed Clark [email protected]

LARGE ANIMAL CHAIR

Dr. Ashley Veine-Smith [email protected]

Small Animal Chair

Jennifer Carr  [email protected]

Next Meeting:

To report animal cruelty: Beaver County Humane Society 724-775-5801

To report a stray dog: Steven Stoehr 412-418-2163

County Personnel:
Dave E. Cubbison

Department of Emergency Services

200 South Juliana Street

Bedford, PA 15522

Phone: 814-623-9117 Fax: 814-623-0799 Email: [email protected]

 

CART CO-COORDINATOR

Lorie Martin ([email protected])

CART CO-COORDINATOR

Susan Smith ([email protected])

To report animal cruelty:  Bedford County Humane Society 814-623-8968

To report a stray dog: Staci Fitzhugh 717-571-3627

County Personnel:

Brian A. Gottschall

Department of Emergency Services

2561 Bernville Road Reading, PA 19605

Phone: 610-374-4800 x 8202 Fax: 610-374-8865 Email: [email protected]

CART COORDINATOR

Damon March, Coordinator ([email protected])
Phone: 610-921-2348

To report animal cruelty: Animal Rescue League of Berks County

To report a stray dog: Lisa Cronk 610-909-1173

County Personnel:

Mark Taylor

Department of Emergency Services

615 Fourth Street Altoona, PA 16602

Phone: 814-940-5903 Fax: 814-940-5907 Email: [email protected]

ACTING CART COORDINATOR

Bill Forsht ([email protected])
Phone: 814-931-7045

To report animal cruelty: Central PA Humane Society 814-942-3780

To report a stray dog: Robert Beck 814-880-9225

County Personnel:

Sarah Neely

Department of Public Safety

911 Communications Building

29 VanKuren Drive, Suite 2 Towanda, PA 18848

Phone: 570-265-5022 Fax: 570-265-4774 Email: [email protected]

CART COORDINATOR

Amanda Boyer

Email: [email protected]

 

To report animal cruelty: Moon-lit Acres Animal Rescue 717-369-2146

To report a stray dog: James Johnson 570-350-1564

County Personnel:

Scott T. Forster, Jr.

Emergency Management Agency

911 Freedom Way Ivyland, PA 18974

Phone: 215-340-8700 Fax: 215-957-0765 Email: [email protected]

CART COORDINATOR POSITION IS CURRENTLY VACANT. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TEAM CAN BE DIRECTED TO MICHELLE GRUNDAHL AT [email protected] OR PASART ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SARAH SPEED AT: [email protected]

E-mail: [email protected] (or [email protected]) for info on meeting times, etc.

To report animal cruelty: Bucks County SPCA 215-794-7425

To report a stray dog: Verna North 610-909-5707

County Personnel:

Steven Bicehouse

Department of Emergency Services

Sunnyview Complex 120 McCune Drive Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-284-5211 Fax: 724-287-7769 Email: [email protected]

CART Coordinator

Barb Karner: [email protected]

Upcoming Events:

Contact Barb Karner if you have any questions, reminders and details will follow!

Next Meeting: TBA

Location: at Butler County Emergency Services Building

To report animal cruelty: One Voice for the Abused Domestic Animals 724-822-9888

To report a stray dog: Jennifer George 724-544-1708

County Personnel:

Art Martynuska

Department of Emergency Services

401 Candlelight Drive Suite 100 Ebensburg, PA 15931

Phone: 814-472-2050 Fax: 814-472-1439 Email: [email protected]

CART Coordinator: James Boring

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 814-472-2559

CART Co-coordinator

Tina Cinko ([email protected] )
Phone: 814-525-2827

2018 Cambria County Animal Response Team Officers

ADMINISTRATION

  President                    Mike Cinko

Secretary                     Tina Cinko

OPERATIONAL

Coordinator                Allen Kline

Co-Coordinators          Tina Cinko                  Beth Shoff

Large Animal             Mike Cinko

Small Animal             Bill Knipple

Reptile                        Tina Cinko

Sheltering                    Karen Million

Safety / Security Officer Frank Partsch

Dave Pundzak

Upcoming Meetings and Events: Cambria CART meets Semi – Annually (Spring and Fall) at the Cambria County 911 Center @ 401 Candlelight Dr. Suite 100 Ebensburg, Pa. 15931

To report animal cruelty: Habitat for Hounds 814-262-5467

To report a stray dog: Ronald Allison 814-932-2373

County Personnel:

CART COORDINATOR

George Sowers ([email protected])

County Personnel:

Centre County EMA

Jeff Wharran , Director

Willowbank Building

420 Holmes Street

Bellefonte, 16823

Phone 814-355-6745

Email:  [email protected]

CART Coordinator

Jennifer Johnson  Email: [email protected]
PA Dept of Ag, Region 5 Office
Martinsburg Commons,
403 East Christiana Street,
Martinsburg, PA 16662
(work) (814) 793-1849
(cell) 717-443-1181
(home) 814-692-4232

Centre CART wishes to thank the following organizations and businesses for their support:

State College Tractor Supply Store

State College Lowes

State College Home Depot

State College North Atherton Street Wal-Mart

State College Target

Grange Fair Committee

Mount Nittany Medical Center

Center County EMA Office

South Central Mountain Regional Task Force

Student Book Store

Next meeting:TBA

MEETING MINUTES:

Centre CART Meeting Thursday, July 11, 2019 7:00pm, Mount Nittany Medical Center Board Room

Meeting Notes   Members in attendance: Jennifer Bailey, Samantha Miron, Rosemarie Stover, David DeCapria, Kraig Morris, Mary Anslinger, Carolyn Burns, Mark Ott, Nancy Dreschel, Brenda Coe, and Jennifer Johnson   We introduced 6 new volunteers: Jennifer Bailey, Samantha Miron,  Kraig Morris, Mark Ott, Rosemarie Stover, and David DeCapria

Treasury Report: $2,776.16

Summary from Centre Gives event in early May: $950.00 donations received for Centre CART

Old business a.      Follow-up from April 6th state wide SART training – we had good feedback b.     Follow-up from May 2nd & 3rd Task Force Symposium (Gordon Graham keynote speaker) -Jen Johnson noted that it was a good symposium c.      Follow-up from LART classes – classes were good d.     My meeting with Kerry Benninghoff – Mr. Benninghoff requested a meeting with Centre CART Coordinator to become more familiar about PA SART/CART. He supports our cause. e.      New display board – will be decorated after PA SART rebranding materials are ready f.      Any other trainings/meetings – None reported

Updates on changes within PA SART a.      Rebranding: new look, new logo, new website (.org), new slogan with a public facing website that is more focused on telling our story to volunteers and donors, all materials will be rebranded as well b.     New technology: PA SART is in the final stages of getting access to Office 365 which will have a county email address for each coordinator to use. It will also provide online document sharing so we will have a document of equipment needs by county that we can update as we need things. It will also offer videoconferencing c.      Facebook group for coordinators to share ideas d.     Volunteer onboarding: there will be an automatic response which will go to new volunteers that sign up and will include links to the training requirements, our relevant policies, and the video for SART Orientation e.      Coordinator’s packet: this will update and standardize the policies and procedures and compile them as one document that’s easy to download, same with our commonly used forms, also provide a template introductory letter to explain what a CART is, template for “who to call” that can be modified to include the local shelter, humane officer, etc, and a template media release form f.      Secure Site for Coordinators: new pages listing all the training opportunities that are coming up, one with a calendar listing all the trainings, list of statewide resources, and a photo bank g.     Monthly contact from PA SART to Coordinators: monthly update on what they are doing, upcoming events and trainings, board meetings, call in information for board meetings if coordinators want to listen in h.     Fund raising goal of $250,000.00 this year (Ed Kraus) to fund training, equipment, and operations – contact Ed with potential donors i.       PA SART will get a new name PART (Pennsylvania Animal Response Team) j.       Eventually Coordinators and volunteers will be able to obtain apparel through the new website – Jen Johnson will work on this for our team

Summer Activities – need volunteers to assist with the displays at: a.      Saturday, August 10th – CART display for Miles Township Open House b.     August 13-15 Ag Progress Days c.      August 16-24 Grange Fair   Trailer inspections – they are all overdue; Jeff Wharran, EMA, plans to take care of this   Training ideas for fall: tabletop exercises, practicing with equipment – what do we want to do?   New equipment- Pet Oxygen masks (ordering new canisters) – we received our pet oxygen masks from Invisible Fence Company. We have 3 different sizes and they will be kept in the small CART trailer. Jen will approach PA SART about getting new canisters.   Help with putting together small animal emergency packets -taking project on – can anyone help with this project?

Next meeting – None currently scheduled

County Personnel:

ACTING CART COORDINATOR

Frank Beckett: email:  [email protected]

Future meetings:

Unless noted, all meetings held at Carbon EMA Building, 1264 Emergency Lane, Nesquehoning, PA

 

Next Meeting:

Carbon CART  Meeting: TBA

Carbon CART Meeting Site   EMA Building   1234 Emergency Lane  Nesquehoning, Pa 18240

Meeting Minutes: Please click the following link:  October 29, 2017

County Personnel:

CART COORDINATOR

 

Michele McCloskey ([email protected])

Meetings

 

CCART meetings are normally held at 7:00 on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Government Services Center. (601 Westtown Road, West Chester)

NEXT MEETING: TBA at the Chester County Government Services Center (601 Westtown Road, West Chester, Room 42).

LINK:   https://www.pomarlinfc.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=68

IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, PLEASE COPY THE LINK AND PASTE INTO A NEW WINDOW.THANKS.

County Personnel:

CART Coordinator

Penny Shearn Email: [email protected]

IN THE NEWS:

MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE CLARION COUNTY EMA, MAIN STREET, CLARION, PA

County Personnel:

CART Coordinator

Denny Modzel

E-Mail:[email protected]

CART Co-coordinator

Bryan Loar

E-Mail: [email protected]

Please click link below for meeting minutes.

Meeting Minutes: June 22, 2017

Next meeting: TBA to be held at County EMA Building, 911 Leonard St. Clearfield,  PA 16830.

CART Information requests are to be directed to:

Wayne Bechdel
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Clinton County Res. & Education Ctr.
47 Cooperation Lane
Mill Hall, PA 17751
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 570-726-0022

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CHIEF:

Allen Clark ([email protected])
Emergency Management Director
Crawford County Office of Emergency Services
903 Diamond Park
Meadville, PA 16335
Office phone: 814-724-2552

CART COORDINATOR:

Debbie Myers Email:[email protected]
Phone:(814) 547-2165

CART Co-coordinator:

David Allman ([email protected])
Phone: 814-425-5810

Cumberland County CART Coordinator

Marcy Robey Email: [email protected], 717-304-6661

Large Animal Division Chief Scott Braderman [email protected] 717-713-1066

Small Animal Division Chief Darin Cox [email protected] 717-877-4336

Meetings take place on the “Odd” months on the 3rd Wednesday of these months.  Time is 6:30, location varies, please contact Marcy Robey for further details

CART Coordinator:

Todd Peiffer

[email protected]

570-847-4696

CART Coordinator:

Sue Kelley
Email: [email protected]

You can also reach us on Facebook or Twitter as follows:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DelCARTPA

Twitter: @delcartpa

NEXT MEETNG:

Tuesday, June 26, 2018,  at 7pm. at Penn State Brandywine, 25 Yearsley Mill Rd.  If you go to the traffic light into campus, just bear to the right at the fork and follow it back to the big parking lot on the right.  We meet in Vario Library in room 108 in the basement.

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CHIEF:

MICHAEL MCALLISTER ([email protected])
COURT HOUSE
RIDGWAY, PA 15853

(phone) 814-776-5314 or 814-772-1697

CART COORDINATOR:

JoAnne Smith
Email: [email protected]

CART COORDINATOR:

Shar Emig ([email protected])

 

Meeting Information:

The Erie County Animal Response Team is an active organization which welcomes new Team volunteers as well as Resource Volunteers.

Team volunteers may participate in many different areas that cover the entire spectrum from answering telephones during an activation to participating in incident response or shelter operations. There is a place for everyone! No special skills are required and we will train you for the area which you have an interest in.

Resource Volunteers are people who have special skills or training and who would be willing to assist us but who do not wish to become full Team members. This would include not only people such as veterinarians and exotic animal handlers, but also people more hands on skills such as carpentry, construction, health care experience, etc…..Resource Volunteers may also be people who have equipment and / or space they would be willing to offer, such as heavy equipment operators or farm owners with empty stables that could provide for the emergency sheltering of horses or other companion or production livestock. The training required for a Resource Volunteer is minimal, so if you have something to offer please contact Shar Emig.

CART Coordinator:

Lori Mozina-Ogurchak

Email: [email protected]

Upcoming Events:

Westmoreland/Fayette/Allegheny CART Calendar 02-29-20

Next Meeting: Our next CART meeting will be on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the Courtyard Marriott meeting room near Walmart in Greensburg 6-8 pm.  Orientations at 5 pm. Meeting room is to the right of main lobby.  

Meeting Minutes:

Meeting Minutes Link: 03-02-20 minutes.pdf

CART COORDINATOR:

Makenzie Moser ([email protected])

Next Meeting: TBA

CART Coordinator:
Lisa Doherty ([email protected])

 

Training Coordinator:

Greg Strait ([email protected])

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CART Coordinator:
Derek Forman ([email protected])

For more information, please contact:
Sarah Speed
PASART Acting Executive Director
Email: [email protected]

We are saddened  to announce that Dave McCoy, our Coordinator for the Indiana County Animal Response Team, passed away on June 15, 2019.

We will appoint a new Coordinator as soon as we are able.  Requests for assistance for domestic animal emergencies need to be reported to Indiana County 911 as per our standard operating procedures.

Requests for information about PASART and/or the Indiana County Team can be referred to Sarah Speed, PASART Acting Executive Director at:

[email protected]

CART Co-Coordinators:

 

CART Coordinator:
Melissa (Missi) Bair

Email: [email protected]

Emergency Management Coordinator:

Richard P. Barbolish, ENP Email: [email protected]
30 Valley View Drive, Jessup, PA 18434-1134

Office: 570-307-7304
Fax: 570-307-7324

 

Acting CART Coordinator:
Eileen Howarth ([email protected])
Phone: 570-836-2181

Emergency Management Coordinator:

Randall S Gockley ([email protected] )
P.O. Box 219
Manheim, PA 17545-0219\r\n

Phone: 717-664-1200; Fax: 717-664-1235

CART Coordinator:

Janet Easterwood ([email protected])

Phone: 717-314-8744

CART CO-COORDINATOR:

Lori Wright ([email protected])

TRAINING COORDINATOR:

Greg Martin ([email protected])
1383 Arcadia Road, Room 140
Lancaster, PA 17601-3184

Phone:  717-394-6851; Fax:  717-394-3962

TREASURER:

Ruth Stetter

In the News …
Lancaster CART web site

Upcoming Meetings and Events:

Meetings – 1st and 3rd Thursdays of Month

Date and LocationWhen:February 3, 2011 7:00 PM to February 3, 2014 8:30 PM

Where:Lancaster Co. Public Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Blvd., Manheim, PA

Directions: Route 283 west of Lancaster at the Salunga exit. Off the exit turn right and then right again onto Champ Blvd.

Lawrence County

Lawrence County is under a mutual aid agreement with Butler and Beaver Counties.

Butler County Personnel:

CART Coordinator

Barb Karner  ([email protected])

 

Beaver County Personnel:

CART COORDINATOR

Dr. Bryn Van Way ([email protected])

LARGE ANIMAL CHAIR

Dr. Ashley Veine-Smith ([email protected])

Small Animal Chair

Jennifer Carr  ([email protected])

Due to a lack of volunteers, the Lebanon CART is currently inactive. If you need our assistance in Lebanon County, please contact Lebanon County 911 and ask that mutual aid from a CART team in a neighboring county be provided. Thank you.

CART COORDINATOR:

Victoria Schadler ([email protected])

 

Please click on the following link for all information regarding Lehigh Valley CART: lvcart.org

CART Coordinator:

Tracey Morgan-Chopick Email: [email protected]

In the News: The Luzerne CART was featured in a live news feed/interview on WYOU. You can view the interview at the following link:

http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/preparing-pets-for-disasters/13535/–qpsQTBC0qVuyCNI67pJA

CART Coordinator:

Sherri J. Moore  ([email protected])

Phone: 570-546-7515

CART Companion Animal Co-coordinator:

Vickie Stryker ( [email protected] )

Lycoming Co SPCA

Phone: 570-322-4646

CART Companion Animal Co-coordinator:

Carla Miller ( [email protected] )

(cell) 570-769-7158

Emergency Management Coordinator:

Bruce Manning Email: [email protected]
(phone) 814-887-5070
(fax) 814-887-4910

17013 Route 6
Smethport, PA 16749

CART Coordinator

JoAnne Smith
Email: [email protected]

News: Elk/McKean CART was deployed to assist local fire department personnel in a horse rescue. The rescue was successful and the horse is doing fine. Photos are shown below.

Emergency Management Coordinator:

Frank Jannetti, Jr. ([email protected])
Mercer County Department of Public Safety
205 South Erie Street
Mercer, PA 16137-1501

(phone) 724-662-6100

CART Co-coordinators:

Debbee Harold: [email protected] 724-992-0520 (cell) or 724-376-4219

Helen Winger: [email protected] (724) 376-2529 or (724) 988-9100

Denise Thomas: [email protected] 724-815-7834

Next meetings:

Next Meeting: TBA at 911 Center

Our monthly meetings are usually the second Sunday of the month at 1:00 P.M. ( exceptions would be holidays, trainings, etc. We would schedule for another Sunday).  They are held at the Mercer County 911 Center.

Meeting Minutes: Please click on the following link: Mercer CART Meeting Minutes – May 19  2019

CART responses handled through mutual aid.

Emergency Management Coordinator

Phil Lucas ([email protected])

Director – Office of Public Safety

Mifflin County Courthouse
20 N. Wayne St.
Lewistown, PA 17044

(phone) 717-248-9607

CART Coordinator:

Bruce Barton

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 570-656-0180

News:

The Monroe County CART has been assisting residents displaced by Hurricane Sandy. The team is operating an animal shelter at East Stroudsburg University, the site of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s High Capacity Shelter established by Governor Corbett. The human shelter is being managed by the state Department of Public Welfare with assistance from the American Red Cross. Monroe CARTis being assisted by Wayne/Pike and Schuylkill CARTS and a volunteer from The International Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW).

HERE ARE SEVERAL PHOTOS OF OUR VOLUNTEERS WITH ANIMALS AT THE SHELTER.

CART Point of Contact:

Melee Jameson
Email:  [email protected]

Upcoming Meetings and Events:

Next Meeting Date: TBA

CCART COORDINATOR:

DR. LARRY SMITH – ([email protected])
PHONE: 570-683-5493

CART SHELTERING COORDINATOR: MJ MOSS EMAIL: [email protected] CELL-570-764-8903

CART CO-COORDINATOR: BRENDA MOWERY EMAIL: [email protected] CELL-570-394-3864

CART CO-COORDINATOR:JERRY MCCARTY-([email protected])   CELL: 570-854-6356

CART Coordinator:

Victoria Schadler ([email protected])

Please click on the following link for all information regarding Lehigh Valley CART: lvcart.org

2016

Meeting Minutes: Lehigh Valley CART Meeting Minutes 02-08-18.pdf

CART Coordinator:

Jeffrey Brabant: Email: [email protected]

Ph: (570) 415-2900

CART Coordinator:

Rickee Miller Email: [email protected]

News:

The Perry County Animal Response Team is participating in the Perry County Fair. The Team has set up the PASART Animal Sheltering Trailer and is providing visitors with a tour of the trailer along with educational material on animal and family preparedness.

CART Coordinator:

Jen Leary ( [email protected] )

CART Coordinator:

Angel Hanrahan Email: [email protected]

In the News:

The Wayne-Pike Animal Response Team participated in the Honesdale Memorial Day Parade. Shown below are some of the photos taken at the event.

Members of the Wayne Pike CART recently provided disaster preparedness information to the Hemlock Farms Association. Please click on the following link to read the full article: Hemlock Farms Article

Next Meeting:

Our meeting dates for 2019 are as follows:

.We will continue to meet on the 4^th Monday of the month at 6:30PM at HNB.  We have the best attendance based on this frequency and location, so we will not seek to change day, time or location in 2019

Meeting Minutes: October 28, 2019

CART Coordinator:

Lucinda Weakland

Email: [email protected]

You can also visit us on Facebook at:

http://www.facebook.com/PotterCART

Upcoming Meetings and Events:

CART Coordinator:

 Diane Sharpless, Email: [email protected] 

MEETINGS AND EVENTS:

MONTHLY MEETINGS

DATE AND LOCATION:

WHEN:  SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7PM
WHERE: RED CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER, REEDSVILLE.

Emergency Management Coordinator:

John Matz ([email protected])
Public Safety Building
435 North Centre Street
Pottsville, PA 17901-2528

CART Coordinator:

 Diane Sharpless, Email: [email protected] 

MEETINGS AND EVENTS:

MONTHLY MEETINGS

DATE AND LOCATION:

WHEN:  SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7PM
WHERE: RED CREEK WILDLIFE CENTER, REEDSVILLE.

Emergency Management Coordinator:

John Matz ([email protected])
Public Safety Building
435 North Centre Street
Pottsville, PA 17901-2528

CART Coordinator:

Jeffrey Brabant  Email: [email protected]

CART Coordinators:

Susan Levy Email: [email protected]

Cell Phone:724-953-4775

Meeting Minutes:

Orientation no orientation. ?      

  Welcome/Housekeeping /Introductions : Susan Levy welcomed everyone and  Beth Ickes, Bob Katkowski, Martin Hurl, Jason Emerick, Brenda Robertson, Larry Heminger, Brianna Welch, Shar McCoy ?       

Emergency Response ?        9/3/19 Loose Horse on Huckleberry Highway-horse regularly gets out of unrepaired fence.   The horse was located on its home property eating grass. Bob, Sherry and Susan responded ?       

Scheduled Training/ Programs/ Events ?        9/21/19 Camp Conestoga First Responder Program 12-5  Over 100 boys scouts rotated through several stations of different first responder agencies. ?        9/23/2019 Ag-Subcommittee Meeting—Susan requested purchase of larger Becker sling and head gear and new quick release bar for current Becker sling. ?        9/28/2019 Wellness in the Park, Berlin 9-2 Susan will do a presentation at 11:30. Shannon is helping ?        10/10/2019 Emergency Planning Meeting, Pittsburgh Zoo – Susan going ?        ?10/17/19 or 10/24/2019 Pet First Aid & CPR for public in Meyersdale ?        ?11/4 or 11/11 Technical Decontamination of Animals in Disasters ?        11/7/19 Hazmat Awareness 6-10 pm @ Airport ?        11/13/2019 Pet First Aid at SCI-LH ?        11/21/2019 Small Animal Handling & Restraint @ Somerset Vet Hosp ?        ?12/21/2019 Christmas Party: will discuss more as it approaches. ?        not scheduled – Water Rescue Test – Susan will contact Scott again ?       

Program/ Events/ Training ?        Pet O2 Masks-Ambulances asked about having a set for each vehicle.  Enough money has been donated to give each a set. Shar suggested we use extra donations to supply QRS units. We will do as many as possible. ?        Susan distributed a completed Membership Requirement form for each person. She asked that members try to find missing certificates and get them to her. ?       

Supplies & Equipment ?        New Go Bag & Manual Policy – New members will receive the Membership Guide only once they complete their required paperwork. They will receive an Operations Manual and Go Bag once they complete Level 1 requirements and attend 3 meetings/events/trainings. Members will receive a Walkie Talkie once they complete Level 2 (Small or Large Responder) ?        Go Bags— The Health department gave up equipment that they no longer need.  Susan divided it amongst the members. It included stethoscopes, two-way radios, thermometers, gloves, and flashlight.  Shar said a Radio Policy should be created. The remaining supplies will go to the EMA and other agencies/organizations.  Susan created a form that lists most items for the Go Bags and had everyone check that they had the items and then sign the form. These items must be returned when the CART member leaves the team. ?        Quick Response Kits— Susan suggested using some of the foot lockers from the Health Dept to store supplies in the trailer. She subsequently found that they do not fit. She also asked what everyone thought about packing supplies and equipment in backpacks instead of having everything in plastic totes. These backpacks would be “Quick Response Kits” and would contain items based on their purpose. For instance, there would be one with all of the items needed when using the rescue glide. Everyone thought that they would work well. Susan will work on them. ?       

Emergency Operations Plan ?        Resource Lists- Susan asked how to make the Resource Lists available on the cloud.  Everyone suggested Google Docs. ?        Finances ?        Finances are in good shape.  ?        Other Business ?        Brenda asked about getting shirts or jackets.  Susan will send out the Land’s End information.

Next Meeting To Be Announced – there will be no meeting in October. 

Requests for assistance are being handled through mutual aid with CARTs from other counties. Contact Sullivan County 911 for assistance/referral.

CART Point of Contact:

Dawn Kupst
Email: [email protected]

Upcoming Meetings and Events:

2012 MEETING SCHEDULE

Date and Location

When: January 11, 2012 7:00 PM to November 14, 2012 9:00 PM

Where: County EMA Ground Floor Conference Room

All meetings will be at the County EMA downstairs conference room and at 7PM unless otherwise noted.

January 11
February 8
March 14 – location TBD
April 11
May 9
June 13 – location TBD
July 11
August 8
September 12 – location TBD
October 10
November 14

CART Coordinator:

Karen Starkweather

Phone: 570-376-2771

Meeting Minutes: Please click link: August 15, 2018

 

Tioga County Animal Response Team

99 William Farrell Drive

Wellsboro, PA 16901

570-724-9110 or [email protected]

Next meeting date –  October 19, 2018 All meetings are on Wednesdays at 6pm at the Tioga County Department of Emergency Services Building (99 William Farrell Drive, Wellsboro, PA 16901)

CART Coordinator:

Jeffrey Brabant Email: j[email protected]

Ph: (570) 415-2900

CART Coordinator:

GINNY KELLOGG

Email: [email protected]

 

CART Coordinator:Ed Childers

Email: ([email protected])

 

IN THE NEWS: January 24, 2019 Please see the link below  which Washington CART Volunteers teaching  First responders small animal rescue procedures during training in Bentleyville .

https://www.heraldstandard.com/new_today/first-responders-learn-small-animal-rescue-procedures-during-training-in/article_50cf3f74-1f2c-11e9-a3d4-972aa87b0da1.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

 

Washington CART acknowledged for horse rescue. See the article below from the Washington County Community Foundation Newsletter.

Saving Danny

June 12, 2017 | By Dorothy Tecklenburg

Danny didn’t have much time. The water was rising on the sinkhole he had fallen into and if he did not get out, he would drown. As the water rushed in, he struggled to climb out, but the crumbling walls would not allow him to escape. If someone could not get Danny out, he could die.

Danny was a horse. You can’t just throw a rope to a two thousand-pound horse and tell him to hang on.

Melissa Dyer, one of Danny’s owners, was panicked. How on earth could they get her beloved horse to safety? Who do you call? The police? The fire department?

The Avella Fire Department did respond, and pumped water out of the hole, giving Danny precious time. The Fire Department knew who to turn to to rescue a large animal: the Washington County Animal Response Team (WaCART). By the time they arrived on the scene, Danny had been in the hole nearly twenty-four hours.

Located within the North Strabane Fire Department, this local division of a state-wide first responder organization, Pennsylvania State Animal Response team (PaSART), provides equipment, supplies, planning, and training to animal response teams to respond to an emergency or an act of terrorism.

“In emergency situations, we focus on the animals, so other first responders can focus on their jobs,” said Ed Childers, coordinator for WaCART.

They came up with a plan. Excavate a larger hole, and create a path into the trench.

Danny’s owners, the Dryer family, had the equipment to do the excavation.

“We made a road to pull the horse out,” Childers explained.

Danny was pulled out by a 4:1 rope system set up onto the rescue glide. They were able to pull until the horse was out of the trench. Excavating equipment served as the anchor for the pull system, and was used to continue pulling the horse on the rescue glide once he was clear of the trench.

“It took us about four hours to get the horse out,” Childers said.

Responders from WaCART, the Avella Fire Department, Washington County Department of Public Safety, and other first responder organizations assisted with the horse’s rescue, as well as a volunteer veterinarian.

Melissa Dryer said she was impressed with the team’s performance.

“The drive and dedication of the WaCART team was what led to this successful operation,” Dryer said. “It truly was impressive

July 11, 2015 Washington CART responds to horse in sink hole. This was a complicated rescue which called upon the skills of our team and other responders from the community. Please click on the following link for pictures and explanation of the rescue.Washington CART Rescue.

July 3, 2015-Washington CART responds to horse in sink hole. Please click on the following link to read an account of a recent horse rescue by Washington CART.

http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8678956-74/horse-childers-team#axzz3eZWhhpjz

 

Next Meeting:   

WaCART General Members Meeting :  

Next meeting:  TBA

Please click on the following link for Meeting Minutes:

Washington CART Meeting Minutes – 07-13-19

Large Animal Rescue Training Class Receives Recognition

Washington CART and the Large Animal Rescue Training Class Receives Recgnition

WASHINGTON CART AND THE LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE TRAINING CLASSES OFFERED BY ED CHILDERS AND PAUL WILLIAMS WERE RECOGNIZED IN THE LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE NEWSLETTER. BELOW ARE SOME PHOTOS AND NARRATIVE THAT WAS RECENTLY DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY.

ED CHILDERS HAS BEEN OFFERING LAR TRAINING SESSIONS IN NORTH STRABANE, PA. FOR SEVERAL YEARS.  HE’S INVITED ME TO AUDIT BUT UNTIL THIS LAST CLASS IT’S NEVER BEEN CONVENIENT FOR ME TO GET THERE.  I’M SO GLAD I WENT!  HE PUTS ON A GREAT CLASS, WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT INFORMATION.  I LEARNED A LOT AND MET SOME REALLY NICE PEOPLE!  ONE THING I HADN’T GIVEN MUCH THOUGHT TO WAS PUTTING OUT FLARES TO MARK A DISABLED VEHICLE OR ACCIDENT.  I CARRY THEM, AS DO MOST PEOPLE, BUT I HADN’T REALLY THOUGHT THAT YOU CAN PIGGYBACK TWO FLARES SO THAT AS ONE BURNS DOWN THE NEXT ONE WILL CATCH.  ED, AND TEACHING PARTNER, PAUL WILLIAMS, ARE ENTERTAINING AS WELL AS INFORMATIVE.  THEY COMBINE YEARS OF FIREFIGHTING AND HORSE EXPERIENCE AND THEY’VE BEEN INVOLVED IN 21 RESCUES THIS YEAR ALONE.  ALSO HELPING OUT WERE MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SART (THE “BLUE SHIRTS”).  WHEN THEY STARTED IN 2009 THEY HAD TWO MEMBERS.  NOW THEY HAVE 72!  ED AND PAUL GAVE OUT 50 FOOT LENGTHS OF YELLOW CAUTION TAPE FOR ATTENDEES TO PUT IN THEIR “GO BAGS” AND OFFERED ”HORSE CATCHING KITS” FOR SALE.  THE WHOLE CREW WAS MOST HOSPITABLE AND MADE ME FEEL VERY WELCOME.  THANKS, EVERYONE.  IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO ATTEND THIS CLASS, DO SO!

SAVE YOUR HORSE SEMINAR CAN BE OFFERED AT YOUR LOCATION-The Save Your Horse Seminar described above, and for which Washington CART has received national recognition, can be brought to your location. To learn more about the program, and how to arrange for a local class please click on this link:

2015 SAVE YOUR HORSE SEMINAR.pdf

Rescue Mat Acquisition

– Private donation to WaCART

– First Alert Rescue Mat (http://www.firstalertstore.com/store/start.asp?category_id=158) will be stored at the

-North Strabane Township Fire Department (Station # 1)

– Rescue Mat will be available for ANIMAL and HUMAN responses

– WaCART members MUST complete Swift Water Training and Ice Rescue Training prior to being deployed on the Mat (contact Ed Childers to discuss the training requirements and training availability).

CART Coordinator:

Angel Hanrahan Email: [email protected]

In the News:

The Wayne-Pike Animal Response Team participated in the Honesdale Memorial Day Parade. Shown below are some of the photos taken at the event.

Members of the Wayne Pike CART recently provided disaster preparedness information to the Hemlock Farms Association. Please click on the following link to read the full article: Hemlock Farms Article

Next Meeting:

Our meeting dates for 2019 are as follows:

.We will continue to meet on the 4^th Monday of the month at 6:30PM at HNB.  We have the best attendance based on this frequency and location, so we will not seek to change day, time or location in 2019

Meeting Minutes: October 28, 2019

If you have a domestic animal emergency, please call 911 to ask for the CART to be deployed. PASART does not respond to wildlife issues. Please direct those call to the PA Game Commission.

CART Coordinator:

Lori Mozina-Ogurchak ([email protected])

Meeting Minutes Link: Meeting Minutes 03-02-20

Upcoming Events for 2020 

Please click on this link to view a schedule of 2020 events.

CALENDAR: Westmoreland/Fayette/Allegheny Calendar of Events 02-29-20

For additional Information visit our other web page at:

http://westmorelandcart.weebly.com

 

LATEST NEWS: WTAE Pittsburgh airs segment on Westmoreland CART

WTAE AIRED A SEGMENT ON JUNE 6TH IN THEIR 11:00PM NEWSCAST WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR CARTS AND FOCUSED ON WESTMORELAND CART. PLEASE CLINK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR THE FULL VIDEO.

http://www.wtae.com/news/local/westmoreland/county-animal-response-team-is-there-for-pets-when-disaster-strikes/-/10932546/20437330/-/s1uagrz/-/index.html

 

Westmoreland CART wins local award.

In Community Magazines has selected the Westmoreland County Animal Response Team as Large Non-Profit of  the Year for IN Greensburg-Salem Magazine. The team will be recognized for its outstanding volunteer efforts at the inaugural In Community Magazines Community Awards for Service Excellence (CASE) on Friday, May 10 in the West Club Lounge at Heinz Field.

Requests for assistance are being handled through mutual aid with CARTs from other counties. Contact Wyoming County 911 for assistance/referral.

Acting CART Coordinator and Training Coordinator:

Linda I. Spahr — ([email protected])
Penn State Cooperative Extension, York County
112 Pleasant Acres Rd
York, PA 17402

Phone:  717-840-7408

Fax: 717-755-5968

Upcoming Meeting and Events:

MEETING SCHEDULE

Date and Location

York County CART meetings are held the 4th Thursday night of even months. Meeting places vary based on training programs being implemented. Contact Training Coordinator for more information.