MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Lake Evacuation and Animal Protection group will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 30.
The group will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at South Lake County Fire Protection District's Main Station 60, 21095 State Highway 175 in Middletown.
LEAP, as the group is known, is composed of fully trained volunteers who work under the auspices of Lake County Animal Care and Control to assist with animal evacuations during fires and other disasters.
The group worked to evacuate pets and livestock from Spring Valley during the August 2012 Wye Fire, as Lake County News has reported.
Animal Care and Control Director Bill Davidson said they are looking for additional volunteers and hoping to add new members to LEAP's board.
He said volunteers go through training in order to have the necessary skills – as well as the needed certificates to satisfy liability issues – when emergencies occur.
For more information contact Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
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