The Caldor Fire broke out on August 14, 2021, in El Dorado County. Fueled by drought, hot weather, and high winds, the fire quickly grew in size. E.T.A. was deployed to assist with animal evacuations. We also were tasked with feeding and watering animals left in impacted areas but not needing evacuation. ETA worked well over… Continue reading 2021 Caldor Fire Support
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Assisted with an overturned cattle truck on Climax Road
May 22, 2020 E.T.A. was dispatched for an overturned cattle truck on Climax Road. There was a large turnout of first responders that made this extraction have a favorable outcome. We would like to thank Amador Animal Control, Amador Branch of the California Highway Patrol, Amador Fire Protection District, Amador Sheriff Department, Cal Fire, and… Continue reading Assisted with an overturned cattle truck on Climax Road
Assisted in the rescue of seized horses in Calaveras County
E.T.A. Evacuation Teams of Amador assisted in the rescuing of over 60 large animals on a Valley Springs property in early September. They consisted of wild stallions, mules & mares with foals. Working in cooperation with Calaveras County Animal Control, Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District (Cal-Co Fire), Dr. Vicki Smalley, DVM & the Calaveras County… Continue reading Assisted in the rescue of seized horses in Calaveras County
ETA Commended by Jackson Police Department
E.T.A. was honored to receive commendation from Jackson Police Department on November 26th 2018 for our assistance during a missing persons search in early November 2018. E.T.A. members FEMA incident command training was specifically helpful in this deployment as we were able to quickly and efficiently organize a command post, search parameters and applicable maps… Continue reading ETA Commended by Jackson Police Department
Camp Fire Donations for Amador Animal Control
On November 12th 2018 E.T.A. was contacted by Amador County Animal Control and invited to help collect Large Animal supply donations for Amador County Animal Control. E.T.A. went to work spreading the word via Facebook to our local community of what types of supplies were needed and asking that, if possible, the community could bring… Continue reading Camp Fire Donations for Amador Animal Control
Horseback & ATV Search Support for Silver Alert Jackson
On November 5th 2018 E.T.A. was deployed by Jackson PD to provide search assistance via horseback and ATV and assist incident command in the search for an elderly female with dementia. Amador Search & Rescue had searched through the night to find her. Early the next morning Officer Jake Tollett deployed E.T.A to assist. We… Continue reading Horseback & ATV Search Support for Silver Alert Jackson
E.T.A. Helping at the Big Game Rally in Sutter Creek
E.T.A. was happy to help out with traffic control at the Big Game Rally in Sutter Creek on October 24th 2018. We love our wonderful community!
Technical Large Animal Rescue Hands-On Training Jackson
October 20th – 21st 2018: Willis Lamm from LRTC Large Animal Emergency Response Team & Kerry Tuckett from Rocky Canyon Rescue provided a two day Hands-On Technical Large Animal Rescue Training at Laughton Ranch in Jackson, California for E.T.A. members as well as for local search & rescue, first responder, and animal control members to participate… Continue reading Technical Large Animal Rescue Hands-On Training Jackson
Overturned Cattle Trailer Highway 88 Deployment Pioneer
On September 25th, 2018 ETA was deployed to assist with the overturned cattle trailer on Highway 88 in Pioneer. ETA quickly rallied multiple teams with stock trailers loaded with panels, rescue slide and/or cowhorses in order to be prepared for a number of possible scenarios. The many FEMA trainings and certifications for Livestock in Disasters… Continue reading Overturned Cattle Trailer Highway 88 Deployment Pioneer
Ram Rescue Amador County
On September 1st 2018 several E.T.A. members attended the LRTC Hands-On Emergency Horse and Livestock Handling training in Stagecoach, Nevada. The training covered valuable livestock handling and rescue techniques. Just a few days later E.T.A. was able to put some of those rescue techniques to use while rescuing a ram who had been stranded at… Continue reading Ram Rescue Amador County