Join county farm bureaus on Saturday, March 28 at 9 a.m. at Black Hawk East in Galva for an eight-hour rescue course targeted at first responders in the area.

This class is being designed to bring operations level information to Illinois emergency first responders in the area of large animal rescue. Responders include but are not limited to members for fire, police, EMS, sheriff departments, DNR and forest preserve officers. A course completion certificate will be given at the end of the
event.

Large animals will include but are not limited to horses, cows, pigs, sheep, lamas and alpacas; however, the horse and cow will be used as the teaching model.

The course will cover the following subjects: classroom review of L.A.R.A. information, animal haltering drills, and basic rescue drag drills, rescue glide drills, trailer safety inspections, simple vertical lifts drills and more.

Funding is currently being secured for the event in the effort to offer it free or at a very low cost for each department. For more information or to register contact the Bureau County Farm Bureau at 815-875-6468.