About the course

Location: Oakencroft Equine 123 Weisheit Rd, Glenmont, NY 12077

Dates: September 10th and 11th 2024

Times: 8am - 4pm

Cost: $100 per day

For: Firefighters and Veterinarians

Credits available: 7 RACE credits per day and a certificate of course completion

This course focuses on key concepts designed to train first responders in Large Animal Rescue

The training is accomplished over two days:

Day 1: Lectures and basic labs on how current emergency services training can be reframed to protect the safety of personnel, the public, and the animals we are trying to help in Large Animal Rescue situations. This includes instruction on analyzing the animals’ behavior and their responses to the actions taken by rescuers.

Day 2: Lectures and advanced labs. This includes general and critical concepts such as immediately available containment, some direct manipulation techniques, and an overview of trailer incident management. Some of the topics and instruction begin to introduce Operations level guidelines but are limited to safety concepts and increasing efficiency while on the scene.

This class utilizes 960-pound articulated training mannequins to turn theory into practice and is formatted to meet the guidelines as presented in Chapter 17 of the NFPA 1670-2014 edition.

This course will offer 7 RACE credits per day for veterinarians. All attendees will leave with a printed certificate of completion.

About the Instructor

Dr. Ketover received his Bachelor’s and DVM degrees from Colorado State University before opening Irongate Equine Clinic in 2008. During his daily practice, Howard encountered emergency and rescue situations that his traditional training had not prepared him for. In those emergencies, Howard wanted to do more for the animals he loves and cares for, and so began additional training in 2006.

Dr. Howard Ketover has received training with the LAR Company, TLAER, EERU/ASAR, ASPCA, Disaster Animal Response Teams and Wisconsin Animal Response Corp. He has various certifications from FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security as well as certifications in

• Large Animal Rescue

• Rope Rescue I & II

• Confined Space

• Static and Swift Water

• Boat operations

• Animal Ice Rescue Operations

• Animal Decontamination Basic Operations

In 2014, Dr. Ketover worked with clinicians from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and WLAER board members to develop a novel five-day Large Animal Rescue and Patient Management course.