Oklahoma Small Animal Response Team

Oklahoma Small Animal Response Team The Small Animal Response Team for the State of Oklahoma geared for disaster responses.

Oklahoma SmART is a 501 (c)(3) formed as a successor for the State Animal Response Team (SART). It consists of volunteer veterinarians, veterinary technicians, animal professionals, and other volunteers interested in companion animals and animal related issues in a disaster. The mission is centered on small animal/companion animal response which includes small/companion animal emergency triage and

sheltering during and after declared disasters. WE ARE NOT A RESCUE ORGANIZATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS, but are activated through emergency management as part of the Medical Reserve Corps. Our goal is to have trained members in all regions of Oklahoma in order to better respond locally.

06/03/2026

June is Pet Preparedness Month! 🐶🐈

When severe weather strikes, your pets depend on you to keep them safe. Start building your pet’s emergency plan today. Start with the basics: a leash, carrier, food, water, meds, and a backup caregiver who knows your pet’s routine.

Take a few minutes to think through:

🐾 Where your pets will go during severe weather
🐾 How you’ll transport them quickly if you need to evacuate
🐾 A bag of supplies your pets will need for several days

Having a pet preparedness plan now can help reduce stress and confusion when emergencies happen. You should also keep printed copies in your go-bag with vaccination records, microchip info, feeding instructions, and a recent photo of you with your pet.

Come by to see us at Tractor Supply Company in Chickasha!
05/30/2026

Come by to see us at Tractor Supply Company in Chickasha!

Mommy!! What did they do to me?!
04/25/2026

Mommy!! What did they do to me?!

Animal Decontamination training underway! Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) ASAR Training and Response Payne County...
04/25/2026

Animal Decontamination training underway!
Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) ASAR Training and Response Payne County Animal Response Team - CART Oklahoma Oklahoma Large Animal First Responders

There has been some confusion and volunteers are missing opportunities with the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC). ...
04/23/2026

There has been some confusion and volunteers are missing opportunities with the Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC). I noticed this especially as people are trying to sign up for training courses, so I am making this post for clarification.

After signing up for the OKMRC on their website, the next steps to becoming a full volunteer are:

Completion of the following courses within one year of joining the OKMRC.
All required courses are available in the Online Training of the OKMRC Website.
• OKMRC Orientation
• Family First: Making a Family Emergency Plan
• FEMA IS-100a Incident Command System (ICS)
• FEMA IS-700b National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Please log on at least yearly to keep your name active and your email correct.

If you want to join the large animal or small animal team, then select those boxes under skills.

Our display at the Annual Medieval Fair in Norman April 9-11. We had lots of visitors and interest in our team. We had...
04/21/2026

Our display at the Annual Medieval Fair in Norman April 9-11. We had lots of visitors and interest in our team. We had a number of people make donations to our organization so THANKS to them. Remember, we are a 501 C3 so deductions are tax deductible, and don't forget to ask for matching contributions from your job if they offer that. Our team always welcomes any financial assistance we can get to help complete our missions.

Thanks especially to all our volunteers who staffed, set up, and helped out, especially David Grizzle and Sandra Doan.

AKC Reunite Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC)

The Animal Decontamination Course is nearly here! Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Stillwater, OK at the College of Veterina...
04/14/2026

The Animal Decontamination Course is nearly here! Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Stillwater, OK at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Get signed up on okmrc.org now. https://www.okmrc.org/volunteers/training/class.cfm?id=2112

Eric Thompson, the Executive Director of Disaster and Field Response of Animal Incident Management group and Senior Director at ASAR Training and Response as well as the Past President of NASAAEP will be the course instructor and evaluator.

Class starts at 9 am with registration beginning at 8:30am. Course work in the morning at the lecture hall, with the field exercise in the afternoon at the adjacent arena. Students will be applying the skills they just learned to include setting up and breaking down a decontamination area. This will include things like use of zones, moving animals through the process, assessing effective decontamination, PPE, and handling intake, discharge, and MUCH more. Both dogs and horses will be available for the live portion for real world hands-on experience. There will be a hot wash immediately afterward, so expect to finish around 4:30pm to 5 pm depending on animal cooperation.

Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC), Payne County Animal Response Team - CART Oklahoma, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management - OEM, Oklahoma Large Animal First Responders, ASAR Training and Response

Are You Ready for Animal Decontamination in Disasters Training?We are excited to announce that our next training opportu...
04/06/2026

Are You Ready for Animal Decontamination in Disasters Training?

We are excited to announce that our next training opportunity scheduled for April 25th 2026 will be at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine from 9am to 5pm!
Please head to OKMRC.org to sign up!

We're DONE!! Thanks to OKSmART, MWI Animal Health, and individual sponsors who provided our last day of eats. The volunt...
03/02/2026

We're DONE!! Thanks to OKSmART, MWI Animal Health, and individual sponsors who provided our last day of eats. The volunteers have done an awesome job and most were here for the full 4 days of training. Congratulations!! Florida State Animal Response Coalition posted the pictures and we will share them here. Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management - OEM AKC Reunite Payne County Animal Response Team - CART Oklahoma Oklahoma Large Animal First Responders

Third day of courses, First day of Train the Trainer! Chick-fil-A donated chicken minis for breakfast, and Blue Buffalo ...
03/01/2026

Third day of courses, First day of Train the Trainer! Chick-fil-A donated chicken minis for breakfast, and Blue Buffalo with Ruth Emerson sponsored the lunch. Thanks especially to Ruth for providing the SWAG for all participants. One more day to go

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