Join the Bureau & Putnam EMAs and the Bureau & Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureaus on Sunday, June 1^st at 9:00 a.m. at the Bureau County Fair Grounds in Princeton for an 8-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.

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.