Charleston County Emergency Preparedness Division would like to introduce a new program in association with the CERT Program, designed to assist pets and livestock in our community during disasters or emergencies.
 

The Disaster Animal Response Team (DART) is being created to assist before, during and after a disaster or emergencies. DART will be used to assist in Pet Friendly shelters, like the Hurricane Pet Shelter in Charleston County at the Coliseum in North Charleston. It is hoped that we will eventually be able to open similar Pet Shelters in Berkeley and Dorchester Counties. As well as possible response to large scale incidents to assist other SPCA’s and Animal Control Officials to events similar to what occurred in Graniteville, SC this past year or repatriation missions held at the Charleston International Airport.
 

If you are interested in participating in the DART program you must have completed the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course.
 

The training will consist of FEMA Individual Study Courses, and 3 classes taught one night a week over three weeks. Click to view training outline