Technical Large Animal Rescue – Awareness Level

The Awareness level course will prepare farmers, first responders, law enforcement and animal control officers, veterinarians and serious horse/cattle owners with tactics, techniques and heavy rescue procedures to safely respond to emergency incidents such as trailer wrecks, animals trapped in mud and holes, barn fires, and loose on highways. It will feature handling techniques, tactics and procedures for vertical lift, mud rescue and trailer overturn. Feature demonstrations with live animals, walk through of trailer overturns and barn fire scenarios. It is also intended to include management level and non-deployable personnel who need to have Awareness level understanding of response to TLAER incidents, but rarely expect to actually be on scene for these types of events. A certificate is awarded upon completion.