IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR HELPING ANIMALS THEN NMART IS FOR YOU!

All volunteers must register with NMART before they can help care for animals in a disaster. The City of Newton reserves the right to turn away any unregistered volunteers.
All positions on the team are voluntary. No one is required to work with the team during a disaster.

Note: Volunteers will not be able to handle animals without a rabies vaccination. Proof of rabies vaccination or rabies titer is required. “If you do not have a current vaccine or rabies titer you will be asked to sign a waiver stating you are aware of the risk of working with unvaccinated animals”.
There are several different ways to become involved. Even if you have never worked with animals before, the NMART team needs your help. We are looking for people with all types of backgrounds and skills, animal and non-animal related.
Please view the descriptions of some of the volunteer positions: Volunteer Descriptions. Volunteers with all types of skills are welcomed.
1) You will need to fill out:
A) New Member Volunteer Form (Print out and fill in)
B) Code of Conduct Form
C) Release of Liability Form

2) Complete two emergency courses to learn about how emergency teams are organized. The courses are free, just click the link above.
This involves a couple of hours to download the tests, read the materials and take the test. A copy of the certificate or the link to the certificate must be submitted to Captain Matt Cummings.
A) ICS 100 (Incident Command System, Level 100) REQUIRED
B) NIMS 700 (National Incident Management System, Level 700) REQUIRED
C) IS Animals in Disasters, Modules A & B are not required, but are recommended.
D) Additional Training May Be Required

All Volunteers should have their own personal and professional emergency plans in place prior to joining the team