Recommended Training

The Fire Service has very strict training requirements for personnel who wish to fulfill a certain ICS Position at an Incident. They also require that you work as a "Trainee" and are signed off by a Supervisor before you can work in a Position. They have relaxed the requirements considerably for our Volunteers. They have even changed the wording from "required" to "recommended". The local Fire Service Agencies have been very supportive of our training by allowing us to enroll in classes that are not usually open to civilians. Individual Instructors have customized classes just for our group in order to make it less time consuming for our Volunteers and more appropriate for our circumstances. Please don't be intimidated by this list. This is not set in stone. There are often "Battleground Promotions". However this is a goal that we are trying to achieve. We have trainings approximately on a quarterly basis, so it may take a motivated Volunteer a full year before they will be certified at one of the top positions.

Position	Course Recommendation
Animal Group Supervisor	I 200, 300 Annually: Evac II & Shelter II Radio I & II Fire Line Safety Swiftwater Awareness
Assistant Information Officer	I 200 Desirable: I 300 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II Fireline Safety Swiftwater Awareness
Assistant Safety Officer	I 200 Desirable: I 300 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II Fireline Safety Swiftwater Awareness
Assistant Liaison Officer	I 200 Desirable: I 300 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II Fireline Safety Swiftwater Awareness
Animal Evacuation Leader	I 200 Desirable: I 300 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II Fireline Safety Swiftwater Awareness
Animal Shelter Leader Staging Area Manager	I 200 Desirable: I 300 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II Fireline Safety Swiftwater Awareness
Task Force Leader Single Resource	I 200 Desirable: I 300 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II Fireline Safety Swiftwater Awareness
Shelter Security Manager Housing Leader Veterinary Services Manager	I 200 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II
Intake Specialists	I 200 Annually: Evac II Shelter II Radio I & II
All Volunteers	NVADG Introduction, I 100, IS 700, Evacuation Awareness, Shelter Awareness, Radio Awareness, Disaster Service Worker

NVADG Basic Trainings
          Introduction to the North Valley Animal Disaster Group
          I 100: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS) (California requirement)
          IS 700: National Incident Management System (NIMS) (Federal requirement)

Shelter Awareness: Introduction to Animal Shelters

Evacuation Awareness: Introduction to Evacuation

Radio Awareness: Introduction to Radio Usage and Etiquette

Disaster Service Worker Swearing In

Advanced In-House Classes

Shelter II: Advanced Animal Shelter Operations

Evacuation II: Advanced Evacuation Operations

Radio II: Programming, Practice and Troubleshooting

California State Fire Marshall Incident Command Classes

I 100: Introduction to the Incident Command System

I 200: Basic Incident Command System

I 300: Intermediate Incident Command System

National Incident Command Classes

IS 700: National Incident Management System

Additional REQUIRED Classes for Personnel in the Field

Fire Line Safety Class: required for all personnel working behind a road block

Swiftwater/Floodwater Awareness: required for all personnel working in flood areas

Miscellaneous In-House Classes

Veterinary First Aid

Specific Breed Handling: Llamas, Swine, Beef, Sheep, Equine, etc...

How to Handle the Media

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

How to Handle Difficult People

California Department of Fish and Game

Wildlife Handling and Rehabilitation

FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Independent Study Program (ISP)

IS-10 Animals in Disaster - Module A Awareness and Preparedness

IS-11 Animals in Disaster - Module B Community Planning

Required Annual Training

If you wish to be a miscellaneous worker in a non-supervisory role in Shelter or Community Outreach, you are not required to participate in any annual training. However it is highly recommended to take the classes as refreshers each year so that you will be familiar with new forms, etc... It also helps us to see everybody at least once a year so that we can work together as a cohesive group. We also would like to encourage you to take advanced classes so that we may take advantage of your experience with the group.

If you are involved in a Supervisory/Management Role or with the Evacuation Team, you will need to participate in the following Annual Trainings:

1. Shelter II

2. Evacauation II

3. Radio II

In addition, if you wish to work behind a Roadblock or in a Flooded Area, you will be required to have the following classes annually. (This includes ALL Evacuation Personnel):

1. Fire Line Safety Class

2. Swiftwater/Floodwater Awareness