Visit our old webpage for a list of Pennsylvania counties and their resources.
Adams County
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
Allegheny County
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
Armstrong County
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
Beaver County
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
Bedford County
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
Berks County
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
Blair County
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
Bradford County
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
Bucks County
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
Butler County
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
Cambria County
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 Ev
ents: 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
Cameron County
Centre County
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
Carbon County
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
Chester County
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).
LATEST NEWS:
PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO READ ABOUT AND VIEW PHOTOS FROM A CHESTER CART AND LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT COMBINED DEPLOYMENT TO RESCUE A DOWNED HORSE.
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.
Clarion County
County Personnel:
CART Coordinator
Penny Shearn Email: [email protected]
IN THE NEWS:
MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE CLARION COUNTY EMA, MAIN STREET, CLARION, PA
Clearfield County
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.
Clinton County
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
Columbia County
Crawford County
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
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
Dauphin County
Delaware County
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.
Elk County
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]
Latest News: Recent flooding in Elk County
On May 21st, Elk County had record flooding, with the Borough of Ridgway being hit the hardest. The numbers county wide were over 100 people evacuated, with 10 boat rescues with the help of Clearfield’s Swift Water Team.
Red Cross set up a shelter here in town, but CART was not needed. However, the Volunteer Fire Dept. took a major loss with their carnival grounds being hit extremely hard. The Carnival is a staple here Ridgeway and raises thousands of dollars for the fire dept. They lost a lot of equipment. Elk CART assisted in the clean up at the Fire Department. In the past, both groups have worked together in performing a horse rescue. Below are several photos from the clean-up.
Elk/McKean CART was deployed on January 9, 2014 to assist local fire department personnel in a horse rescue. The rescue was successful and the horse is doing fine. Photos are shown below.
Erie County
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.
Fayette County
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
Forest County
Franklin County
Fulton County
CART Coordinator:
Lisa Doherty ([email protected])
Training Coordinator:
Greg Strait ([email protected])
Greg Strait ()
Greene County
CART Coordinator:
Derek Forman ([email protected])
Huntingdon County
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Speed
PASART Acting Executive Director
Email: [email protected]
Indiana County
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]
Jefferson County
CART Co-Coordinators:
Juniata County
CART Coordinator:
Melissa (Missi) Bair
Email: [email protected]
Lackawanna County
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
Lancaster County
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
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])
Lebanon County
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.
Lehigh / Northampton Counties
CART COORDINATOR:
Victoria Schadler ([email protected])
Please click on the following link for all information regarding Lehigh Valley CART: lvcart.org
Luzerne County
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
Lycoming County
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
McKean / Elk Counties
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.
Mercer County
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
Mifflin County
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
Monroe County
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.
Montgomery County
CART Point of Contact:
Melee Jameson
Email: [email protected]
Upcoming Meetings and Events:
Next Meeting Date: TBA
Montour / Columbia County
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
Northhampton / Lehigh Counties
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
Northumberland, Union and Snyder Counties
Perry County
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.
Philadelphia County
CART Coordinator:
Jen Leary ( [email protected] )
Pike / Wayne Counties
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 4th 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
Potter County
CART Coordinator:
Lucinda Weakland
Email: [email protected]
You can also visit us on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/PotterCART
Upcoming Meetings and Events:
Schuylkill County
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
Schuylkill County
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
Synder, Union and Northumberland Counties
Somerset County
Somerset CART Coordinator:
Susan Levy
724-953-4775
We are accepting applications for new team members who enjoy developing new skills, are flexible and adaptable, and who have a passion for helping animals and people. If this sounds like you, please complete the volunteer application at: https://paanimalresponse.org/volunteer-signup/ and we will be in touch.
For an animal related emergency: 9-1-1 or 814-445-1525
To report animal cruelty: Humane Society of Somerset County 814-443-2121
To report a stray dog: PA Dog Warden, Ron Allison 814-932-2373
Follow Somerset CART on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Somerset-County-Animal-Response-Team-CART-575831599212320
Sullivan County
Requests for assistance are being handled through mutual aid with CARTs from other counties. Contact Sullivan County 911 for assistance/referral.
Susquehanna County
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
Tioga County
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)
Union, Snyder and Northumberland Counties
Venango / Forest Counties
CART Coordinator:
GINNY KELLOGG
Email: [email protected]
2018 Meeting Schedule: Contact Ginny Kellogg
All meeting times are 6:00 pm
All meetings will be held at the Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 1255 Liberty St, Franklin, PA 16323
Washington County
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).
Wayne / Pike Counties
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 4th 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
Westmoreland County
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.
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.
Wyoming County
Requests for assistance are being handled through mutual aid with CARTs from other counties. Contact Wyoming County 911 for assistance/referral.
York County
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.