Yuba Sutter Domestic Animal Disaster Assistance (YSDADA) works jointly with governmental, non-governmental, and private agencies and organizations and the public in the Yuba-Sutter area to promote the safety and well-being of dogs affected by a governmentally-declared disaster.
We provide these dogs with emergency shelter and identification for reuniting animals with their owners. All volunteers should have completed disaster preparedness training provided by YSDADA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
FEMA training is available online at no charge at the Federal Incident Management System web page at https://training.fema.gov/nims/
Courses required are:
ICS-100: Introduction to the incident Command System
ICS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
ICS-700: National Incident Management System. An Introduction
YSDADA depends solely on volunteers to carry out our programs.
We offer all training for emergency shelter operations for free to our volunteers. Once you are trained, we ask that you be ready to respond if needed to a disaster situation.
In addition to training, we also conduct periodic drills to make sure we exercise our skills.
Persons who don’t wish to help with dog sheltering can help us with non-emergency administrative tasks. Some of these duties are performed at our office in Yuba City and others can be done from home. You decide what works for you.
If you are interested in volunteering, please download and complete a Volunteer Application
Applications can be emailed to president@ysdada.org or mailed to P.O. Box 3563, Yuba City 95992.
If you have any questions about volunteer opportunities, give us a call at (530) 441-9550.
