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HRH The Princess Royal Opens Training Centre
At an event to celebrate the partnership between BARTA and The Horse Trust in supporting emergency responders to deal effectively with incidents involving animals, HRH The Princess Royal formally opened our new training centre in Buckinghamshire. Firefighters from seven fire and rescue services, all members of the National Fire Chiefs Council Animal Rescue Practitioners Forum, demonstrated animal rescue techniques during a simulated road incident involving a trapped and loose horse and an injured dog. Police and National Highways Traffic Officers supported the incident scenario along with veterinarians and equine transport professionals. During the visit, members of BARTA’s stakeholder working groups demonstrated the range of resources being developed to assist responders in carrying out their role and described how the collaborative nature of BARTA brings together all relevant industries to share knowledge and create standardised policies and procedures. A high percentage … Continue reading
DVSA Campaign – Whatever you’re towing, make it SAFE
BARTA are pleased to support the National Towing Working Group DVSA campaign in helping you stay safe on our roads. Got a spare 15 minutes this weekend? If haven’t towed for a while, it’s a good idea to check everything on your horsebox, caravan or trailer is still in workingorder by asking yourself these questions: S – has it been Serviced recently? A – have you got enough Air in your tyres? Check pressure, tread depth and condition.F – have you Fitted the breakaway cable or safety chain and checked electrical connections and cables?E – what are your lights looking like, have you Examined them properly? Check load and weight limit, mirrors and do the jockey wheel test before you travel. Find out more at: www.gov.uk/guidance/tow-a-trailer-with-a-car-safety-checks Go to the National Trailer & Towing Association website to see where you can … Continue reading
Team Leaders Learning About Equine Transport
Another week of Large Animal Rescue Team Leader training at our Horse Trust training facility in Buckinghamshire. Thanks to all the team for making it a huge success. Dealing with horses in distress and in danger can be extremely challenging for emergency responders. Knowing what to do and who to call is critical to a successful and safe resolution for human and horse. BARTA training for fire and rescue service team leaders explores strategies employed when horses are loose or trapped. When problems occur on the road network, establishing who can provide transport and in a timely fashion is crucial to the plan. BARTA Director, Jim Green, in his operational role as an animal rescue specialist with the fire and rescue service, has first hand experience of the effectiveness of PRP Rescue. “I recently attended an incident where a pony … Continue reading
Join the conversation… a BARTA Social Media Event
Really exciting week ahead for equine professionals. This week (24th to 27th March) we will be posting scenarios and questions about one of our favourite topics…. EQUINE RESCUE. As with everyone in this industry we are always learning and we are really looking forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts, questions and top tips! During the week we will look at everything from getting a call for veterinary assistance from a 999 control room, through to what to expect when attending a multi agency response to an incident involving animals and how the vet has a key role to play as part of the response team. You can join in on the conversation at… BARTA on LinkedIn BARTA on Facebook Then on Monday 29th March we will be holding a webinar, where our BARTA experts will be discussing case studies and looking … Continue reading
New MOU between BARTA and NFCC
British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association (BARTA) and National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Memorandum of Understanding BARTA are delighted to announce a new MOU with the National Fire Chiefs Council, building on the success of the NFCC Animal Rescue Practitioners Forum, which was established in 2008 to develop national standards for fire and rescue service response to animal incidents. The NFCC brings together operational leadership of the UK’s fire and rescue services to provide coordinated professional, operational and technical leadership of the sector, advising and supporting central and local government, and other stakeholders. Following publication of national operational guidance for the fire and rescue service in 2017, the scope for planning and responding to incidents involving animals has widened, in recognition that emergency responders may encounter animals within most operational contexts. Interaction with animals creates challenges for any response … Continue reading
Highways England New Breakdown Campaign
This month sees the launch of a new road safety campaign by Highways England and BARTA are pleased to support this new drive to improve safety on our road network. BARTA partner with Highways England to promote each others campaigns and work with other industry leads to support safety initiatives that will benefit animal owners and emergency responders. BARTA has also facilitated training for Highways England traffic Officers to assist them in dealing with incidents involving animals on the Network. In addition to the key messages if you are towing or transporting animals on the road network and you breakdown, when calling for assistance make sure you tell Highways England and your breakdown provider that animals are involved. The campaign key message is; If you get into trouble on a motorway – go left If your vehicle has a problem, … Continue reading
