The California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) in response to legislation signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger on September 29, 2006 has been working with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the development of the California Animal Response Emergency System (CARES). The California Emergency Services Act, Section 8608, includes direction on implementation and authorities of the CARES program. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Cal EMA and CDFA was agreed upon and signed as required by the government code. The development of planning documents and a concept of operations continues as lessons learned from the 2007 Southern California Fires as well as more recent emergencies are studied and incorporated into the process. The Cal EMA project coordinator for the Animal Program is Tarah Heller and she can be reached at (916) 845-8760 or tarah.heller@calema.ca.gov.
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CARES Steering Committee Charter signed.pdfComing Soon... List of Committee ActivitiesCARES Legislation
Governors Press release on CARES
California Government Code 8608
MOU Between Cal EMA and CDFA
CARES Fact Sheet
Pet Preparedness Tips
Pet Preparedness - Cold Weather (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Flood (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Hot Weather (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Wildfire (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Toolkit (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Emergency Preparedness Tips (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Emergency Supply Checklist (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Emergency Cache Checklist (doc)
Pet Preparedness – Evacuation (doc)
FEMA-Pet Fact Sheet (pdf download)
Ready Gov – Preparing Your Pet for Emergencies (pdf download)
Shelter Information
Shelter Animal Intake Form (pdf download)
Shelter Animal Care Log.pdf(pdf download)
Shelter Animal Care Supplies.pdf (pdf download)
Shelter Animal Count Log.pdf (pdf download)
Shelter Animal Food Sources.pdf (pdf download)
Shelter Animal Transportation Resources.pdf (pdf download)
Shelter Behavioral Log (pdf download)
Shelter Job Assignment (pdf download)
Shelter Lost Pet Rescue Form (pdf download)
Shelter Medicine Log (pdf download)
Shelter MOU (pdf download)
Shelter Position Responsibilities (pdf download)
Shelter Rescue Release Form (pdf download)
Shelter Resources and Contacts List (pdf download)
Shelter Supply and Equipment List (pdf download)
Shelter Volunteer Positions (pdf download)
Additional Resources