- Elizabeth Larson
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Annual Lake Evacuation and Animal Protection training set for March 31; new volunteers welcome
LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake Evacuation and Animal Protection will hold its annual training later this month, and community members interested in joining the effort are invited to take part.
The meeting and volunteer recruitment event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31, in the Little Theater at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport. Participants are asked to enter at the Martin Street main gate, turn right into large field in front of the Little Theater.
Lake Evacuation and Animal Protection, or LEAP as it’s known, was created in 2011 under the aegis of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
It has filled a critical role in the years since, with Animal Care and Control staff and the LEAP volunteers saving and helping animals in the county’s wildland fires over several summers.
The group’s efforts won it the 2015 Governor’s Volunteering and Service Award for Governmental Agency of the Year, as Lake County News has reported.
Animal Care and Control Director Bill Davidson said they are planning to change the training up a bit this year.
“Instead of just lecture, we are hoping to break everyone into four groups and rotate them through the four main areas of operation that LEAP provides: Field services, staging area, disaster response trailer and office work,” he said.
Davidson added that they hope to let everyone get a little hands-on experience during the training sessions.
Snacks will be provided.
For more information about LEAP call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
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