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Animal services details trailers, evacuation sites and mutual aid; identifies sheltering gaps
Summary
Tammy Jennings and Field Manager Robert Wooster described Washoe County’s emergency and disaster response assets — stock trailers, small‑animal evacuation trailers, a command center, large‑animal trailer and partner agreements — and identified constraints such as limited mobile panels, stall availability, and staffing in prolonged events.
Washoe County Regional Animal Services staff outlined the department’s disaster response tools, mutual‑aid agreements and operational gaps during a presentation to the advisory board.
Field Manager Robert Wooster said animal services participates in monthly emergency management meetings and conducts tabletop and full‑scale exercises for earthquakes, evacuations and wildfires. “We are active members of the Washoe County emergency management team,” he said, describing monthly drills and coordination with county emergency teams.
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