April-May 2011: Alabama Tornado • IL/KY Floods • Mississippi River Floods
KINSHIP CIRCLE IS MONITORING AND ON STANDBY FOR:
▶ Alabama Tornadoes
▶ Illinois/Kentucky Floods
▶ More Mississippi River Floods
STANDBY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ALABAMA TORNADO: Kinship Circle participates in Alabama VOAD calls and communicates with EOC, Greater Birmingham Humane Society, plus area Animal Control facilities responsible for abandoned, orphaned or lost animals of recent tornadoes. A standby team is needed now, to assist with emergency animal sheltering in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
TO VOLUNTEER: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AS A DISASTER RESPONDER WITH KINSHIP CIRCLE.
VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS::
- Experience in emergency animal sheltering during disasters.
- FEMA free online courses/certification — ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800.
- Agree to work under command structure of local agency on ground.
- Agree to work within structure of deploying agency, Kinship Circle.
- Able to help for a minimum 5 days to 2 weeks or longer.
- Self-sustaining on ground. Able to pay for travel, lodging, misc expenses.
CONTACT BONNIE MORRISON FOR PLACEMENT ON STANDBY TEAM & MORE INFORMATION:
Bonnie Morrison, Kinship Circle Disaster Management Director
office: 513-797-1881 / cell: 513-604-5509
dancnfeet1@hotmail.com
FROM BONNIE: Kinship Circle has been asked to assemble animal response volunteers, on standby to help with an Alabama tornado staging area and Mississippi River floods. I am working with Emergency Management to suggest temporary animal sheltering locations as flooding travels to other states. As more details are worked out I will share them with standby teams via conference call. Please do not self-deploy. In the U.S. an official invitation (MOU) is required to work at the scene of any disaster.
 
Register To Volunteer As An Animal Disaster Responder
When disasters strike, lives are at stake. Animals are scared, alone and hurt. Kinship Circle Disaster Animal Response Team is YOU. Your compassion. Your skills. Your stamina.
KINSHIP CIRCLE SEEKS:
- Independently trained volunteers with experience in disaster rescue, animal handling, sheltering, animal first aid, veterinary, photography and documentation, leadership skills.
- Flexibililty to travel to disaster zones for 1-2 weeks.
- Team players who follow FEMA Incident Command System and Kinship Circle protocol.
- Self-sustainability in rugged post-disaster settings.
- CLICK HERE to register for Kinship Circle Disaster Animal Response Team.
Already on Kinship Circle’s Disaster Animal Response Team? Tell us about your new certs, training and experience so we can update your disaster profile and highlight your name for future animal aid deployments.
CONTACT: Disaster Management Director Bonnie Morrison
ABOUT KINSHIP CIRCLE
KINSHIP CIRCLE DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM is a 501c3 nonprofit that activates trained volunteers for animal disaster victims. Our responders reflect a wide range of skills, certification and experience. Some disasters we’ve responded to include:
Kinship Circle sponsors teams to work in agreement with organizations in the affected region. We provide both skilled extra hands and leadership qualities within the local framework, with volunteers credentialed in:
- Search and Rescue
- Technical Rescue
- Ground Assessment
- Field First Aid and Animal Transport
- Veterinary Training and Veterinary Treatment Experience
- Emergency Sheltering
- Shelter In Place (food/water stations, mapping, documentation)
- Specialized Training (wildlife rehab certification, water rescue, large animal rescue, etc.)
website: www.kinshipcircle.org
facebook: kinshipcircle
email: info@kinshipcircle.org
mobile: 314-795-2646
DONATE TO KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID FUND:
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Kinship Circle
Animal Disaster Aid Fund
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA
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