Wilson County Disaster Animal Response Team

Wilson Co. DART gathered for an all day of Training. The Team participated in Animal Behavior Class, which started the day off- presented by Lora Holcomb, WC DART Companion Animal Coordinator. Then Bill & Rebecca Rowland and Sheldon Dreaddy, Vanderbilt Life Flight hosted Wilderness Medicine Class- the Team learned how to respond to incidents and accidents in the field. After a cook out and pot luck lunch the Team gathered for  Search and Rescue, Radio Operations, Knot Tying and Incident Command Classes by Constable Tom Dallas, LaFayette Animal Control Officer. The day wrapped up with the Equine Rescue Sling Demo, Equine Handling presented by Kim Bradley, WC DART Equine Coordinator. Equine Massage Demo by Chelbie Engle, Southern Comfort Equine Massage.

The WC DART Equipment Trailers were on site and used for Training. The AKC Reunite Trailer on site for tours and equipment use.

Thank you to all who participated in WC DART Training Day! A special thank you to Putnam Co DART who attended Training Day! It was a Great Turn Out!

WC DART supports New Leash on Life – Lebanon’s local Shelter- at Bark in the Park on Saturday May 11, 2019. Thank you to all who came out to say Hello to the Team and a Big thank you to WC DART Volunteers who have been at Bark in the Park, several years running!  Denver has been the WC DART mascot always sporting a new hair style from Lora Holcomb, groomer and co-chair of WC DART’s Bark Booth. Thank you to Adrienne Molteni, co-chair and Pam Shemwell, Cris Teal, Karla Clark, Julie Grace, Jennifer Young, Kim Bradley, Laurie Adams/ Sully and Claudia Richardson for making Bark a success for WC DART!  The AKC Reunite WC DART Disaster Response Trailer was on site for folks to take a look at and for WC DART to express appreciation to the Nashville Kennel Club for the Grant for the Trailer!

WC DART assisted Macon Co. Animal Control Officer, Jamie Weekley, Lafayette Animal Control Officer, Tom Dallas, and Macon Co. Sheriff’s Department and EMA, in evacuating 38 Husky, Beagle and mixes, from a hoarding situation. The dogs were Sheltered and cared for by the Macon Co Animal Control and WC DART. WCDART sponsored the rescue operation, through a Mutual Aid Agreement.

Thank you to all who came out to support the WC DART Team! Sugar Glyder, Monkey, Cat, Dogs and Families with Little Children!

Thank you to all the Volunteers who came out to make Photos with Santa a success! Kim,Julie,  Lee Ann, Jennifer, Teddy, Andrew, Lora, Breanna, Linda, Lita, Laurie, Karla and Paula

A special Thanks to Santa and Claudia Richardson, WC DART Team Photographer  and Deborah Mayson, Assistant WC DART Photographer ! All have done an outstanding job and made this fundraiser so successful!

Wilson Co DART will be at Tractor Supply in Lebanon TN, on November 17, 2018 with SANTA from 9:30 till 12 noon……Come on out and bring the family and furry family! Claudia Richardson, WCDART Photographer will be on site taking Christmas photos. You will be all set for the Holidays with your festive photos and helping support the WC DART Team, we are asking for a $5 Donation.

The Country Music Cluster, one of the largest AKC Events in the state of TN., runs Thursday March 8 – Sunday March 11, 2018 at the Williamson Co Expo Center. WC DART will be onsite Saturday and Sunday from 10-3 pm, along with the DART/ AKC Reunite Trailer parked at the entryway, so all who enter can admire WC DART’s outstanding Grant from our Local AKC Groups!

C’mon out and enjoy the show, say Hello to the Team…It’s a lot of fun and it is a great way to say Thank You to the AKC for the Trailer Grant!

The DART AKC Reunite Trailer holds enough equipment to accommodate 100 Companion animals, in a disaster situation! Residents in TN and Wilson Co. can sleep soundly knowing our animals will be well taken care of,in the event of a disaster situation !

Joey Cooper, WEMA Director prvides the WCDART Team with 2way Radios! Captain Daniel Cowan programmed and gave an inservice on the Radios. The Team appreciates these Radios so much! Often disaster sites do not have cell service, making communication out in the field difficult. Now the Team can communicate more efficiently coordinating disaster response efforts. Thank you Director Cooper and Captain Cowan! They will be used at every training, deployment and events!

Happy New Year! What a great way to start off your 2018…. Attend the WC DART Orientation Meeting Thursday, January 18, 2018, 6:30 pm at the WEMA Training Center, 115 Oak Street, Lebanon Tn.  New volunteers and Seasoned Team Members are welcome to attend.

All you need is a love for animals and all the Training is provided! New volunteers, see what WC DART is all about, try it, you can do it!

WC DART Team member requirements:  Must be 18 years old or accompanied by a parent.  * Attend at least 4 Training Meetings annually  *  Must be Trustworthy, Dependable and have Integrity.

RSVP at: wcdart@yahoo.com