Many residents of the Deer Springs Fire Protection District are owners of large animals. Safe and orderly evacuation of these animals during a wildfire is not a task to be given last minute consideration.
Dr. Daniel Grove of West Coast Equine Medicine presented a seminar on Large Animal Medical Emergencies in October 2008. A summary of his presentation may be found here (PDF)..
A comprehensive 30 page booklet, What Do I Do With My Horse in Fire, Flood and/or Earthquake? is now available in Adobe PDF format. For a free download, visit the Equestrian Trails website at www.etinational.com or www.equestriantrailsinc.com.
To assist large animal owners in planning for evacuation, the Deer Springs Fire Safe Council works with local animal owners and sponsors large animal evacuation planning activities. These are offered with support from County Animal Services and the San Diego Humane Society.
Additionally, a separate Reverse 9-1-1, emergency notification calling system, has been set up for large animal owners, to provide early warning. Please sign up here and check the box indicating "Large Animal Owner".
Owners need to prepare and practice a plan for evacuating their animals. Some things to consider are:
An "Animal Evacuation Checklist" is available here (PDF) to help you with your evacuation planning.
We need to know where animals are located so trailers can be sent to help owners evacuate quickly. So please fill out the Animal Population Survey here (PDF). This information is NOT shared with the County.
For further details, contact Georgia Herman at 760-855-1641 or email Georgia
