Horse Emergency Evacuation Team

The May meeting for the general membership will be held on May 2, 2009, at 800 Quintana Road, Suite 2F (upstairs), Morro Bay, CA.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to drive on Morro Bay’s relatively new roundabout, now is your chance.  In addition, you will be able to learn about the procedures that will be used during emergencies to contact, dispatch and inform our members who are rescueing and caring for rescued animals.

This is an important meeting for you to attend if you anticipate helping out in an emergency situation.  You will receive copies of our procedure manuals, so you can be well prepared for an actual event.

For more information, call Susan or Stuart at 805-772-7877.

HEET BOARD OF DIRECTORS March 3, 2009

1.  The meeting was convened at 1807.5 at Margie’s Diner in San Luis Obispo.  Present were Kathe Hustace, Stuart McElhinney, Chris Shell, Julie Monser, Bob Taylor, and Susan McElhinney. 2.  Minutes of the meeting of February 5, 2009, were read and approved as read. 3.  The Treasurer’s report was read and approved as read. 4.  The class for March, Trailer Safety and Inspection, will be held at Cuesta College, in the parking lot near the entrances and Highway 1.  Cuesta was very helpful in allowing us to use the lot. 5.  The Anderson Sling is getting closer to ready for presentation.  Parts have been picked up and will be going for powder coating. 6.  Our ICS training and Annual meeting went very well.  Good turnout and a lot of helpful information from the CalFire presenters. 7.  2009 Registration forms will be sent out shortly.  Cover letter is ready to go, naming April 15th as a reply-by date. 8.  The database for registered animals is ready for the new registration forms.  This will enable us to contact owners more quickly by sorting out endangered areas. 9.  Our First Aid and CPR class will be held April 4, 2009, at SLO Library (downtown SLO).  It will be conducted by Nan Bowman of Action Safety and will cost $30 per person. 10.  The next class will be a procedural overview and training for members, to let them know how the ICS works within our own organization.  The date is May 2.  Place TBA. 11.  On June 6, Dr. DeVos, DVM, will present Animal First Aid.  North County members may arrange a separate North County event. 12.  We are still looking for a source for the HEET decals.  Bob and Stuart will follow up with different printers. 13.  Tim Collins wants $1500 to do a training for the Anderson Sling.  We will explore other options. 14.  Susan presented information on Volunteer Insurance and will follow up with the insurer to ask if they will cover HEET activities. 15.  Stuart brought new ByLaws for review. 16.  We set a meeting for April 11th, at the McElhinney Law Offices at 10 AM.  We will develop an ICS plan for within our group. 17.  Chris Shell suggested that we try to relocate our meetings to the bank we previously met at.  Meeting at the restaurant has been proving problematic, since there is often a great deal of background noise, which inhibits coherent and audible discussion.  She offered to check on availability.  It was agreed that we would try to accommodate whatever time they have available for us in the evening. 18.  Susan will follow up on getting a leather patch tooled for the Anderson Sling, wording to be determined. 19.  Stuart, this year’s President, will talk to Es Berliner at CalFire about sending a general email to all stations concerning the Rescue Glides and the Anderson Sling. 20.  The S. County trailer is still sweating badly.  Julie will ask Corey about covering it with a free-standing cover.  Vent has been opened  The N. Co. trailer also needs a cover.  It is currently parked at Kathe Hustace’s home. 21.  Santa Barbara Evac has shown an interest in helping us with a training on the Anderson Sling. Julie will follow up with Mark Cameron about doing the training in SLO at CalFire, so we and the emergency personnel can learn together. 22.  Los Padres Trail Riders will host a used tack sale in Santa Barbara on March 28.  Julie Monser will attend and sell tack for HEET.  Anyone with CLEAN, useable tack can donate through her. 23.  Susan needs to add our class schedules to the website. 24.  Julie reported that Tim Fanning wants to do a fundraiser for HEET in the form of a Beer Tasting.  Susan will get more information.  Sycamore Mineral Springs has offered us a prize of a night’s stay at the resort, which could be auctioned at such an event. 25.  The meeting was adjourned at 1947.  Next meeting TBA, depending on the bank’s availability.

Respectfully submitted, Susan McElhinney

April 4th, at 10 AM–First Aid and CPR–cost $30 per person.  Reservation required. (See posting)

May 2, Time and Location TBA–Instruction in our Incident Command System

June 6, Animal First Aid, taught by Dr. DeVos, DVM–details to follow