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Tag Archives: animal rescue
Moving forward collaboratively…
This week, BARTA brought together a variety of agencies and experts who deal with incidents involving animals, whether single animal focussed or wide scale community events affecting multiple people and animals. Jim Green, BARTA Director of Operations said, “This is the first time we have had such a diverse range of agencies discussing their organisational response to animal incidents. Understanding their priorities and exploring how we can support each other collaboratively will directly benefit people and animals. There are clear concerns that the animal component of human emergencies and animal specific issues will develop in response to emerging climate driven emergencies and we are right to be having conversations now about preparedness and resilience. BARTA are committed to encouraging and facilitating debate and seeking practical, evidence based solutions for our responders. I’d like to thank all the agencies who attended … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adam Mugford, animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BSAVA, BVA, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, RCVS, RSPCA
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ESS 2022 Thank You!
We’ve just returned from a tremendous two days with our BARTA family exhibiting at Emergency Services Show at the NEC, Birmingham. Supported by Tony Ward at Requip and joined by all those in our BARTA family to promote what we all do, we would just like to say a huge thank to our team and all those visitors to the show for taking the time to speak to us on our stand. We’re really looking forward to developing the connections that we made and we hope to see you all again soon!
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Tagged Adam Mugford, animal rescue, BARTA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Emergency Services Show, Hampshire Police, Jim Green, Korine Bishop, National Fire Chiefs Council, NEC, NFCC, Nineteen Group, Resquip, RSPCA, Tony Ward
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Spotlight on our People – Nicola Housby-Skeggs
Many of you will have met Nicky, when you have attended our courses. Nicky also led the collaboration between veterinary experts to produce the veterinary prompt. As our chairperson she oversees the strategy, governance and key financial decisions of BARTA. Nicky is running for election to the BEVA council, if you are eligible we know she would appreciate your vote! Here is a link to her: BEVA statement What inspired you to get involved with BARTA? I started my career in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps and the veterinary responder course was considered essential learning prior to starting any equine veterinary job. There are few courses that genuinely shift your understanding and approach to cases or situations; however, the veterinary responder course did this for me and has fundamentally influenced how I have approached emergencies throughout my career. The Army … Continue reading →
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New Animal Emergency Incident Management Network
A strategic focus for animal emergency incident management in Australia and New Zealand is the primary aim for a new organisation, the Animal Emergency Incident Management Network (AEIMN ANZ) Professor Josh Slater, BARTA Director and Chair of the new group, said “this will advance all aspects of incident management involving animals, including research, policy, education, planning, safety, and practices to improve animal welfare outcomes” David King, ESM, the Vice-Chair, said, “The organisation brings together veterinarians, emergency responders and policymakers to develop and promote safer practices at incidents involving domestic animals.” ‘It is a unique opportunity for responders to incidents involving domestic animals to share experiences and to learn from each other”. Guidelines for Large Animal Rescue Operations are now published through AFAC, the equivalent of our National Fire Chiefs Council. This guideline details operational practices that member agencies should consider … Continue reading →
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Tagged AEIMN, Animal Emergency Incident Management Network, animal rescue, BARTA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Jim Green, Julie Fiedler, NFCC, Professor Josh Slater, RSPCA, University of Melbourne
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BARTA Working Groups Gather…
This month specialists from the veterinary and emergency services came together once again to agree best practice solutions to issues surrounding incidents involving animals. The large animal group focussed on lifting animals for rescue or medical suspension. The type and availability of suitable lifting devices varies within rescue organisations and sometimes the most suitable solution may not come from within the organisation. Clear understanding of the problem is required, to make the right choices. Current practices were evaluated in order to support judgements for selection of device or method, based on informed situational awareness and the casualty centred rescue. Additionally, areas for development were identified and discussions had with equipment manufacturers around improvements that would promote safety or patient care. Next steps will be to create visual resources to help Team Leaders with training and decision making. National Operational Guidance … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adam Mugford, Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists, animal rescue, BARTA, BAVECC, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Dominic Barfield, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, RCVS, RVC
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We’ve been busy training!
It has been a busy start to 2022 for BARTA and the next few months do not seem to be any less packed! Our team have been working across the UK and in the first 3 months provided training to over 200 responders from the veterinary and emergency service communities. We’ve embedded our Incidents Involving Animals – Initial Level training into the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service online learning platform, therefore becoming the underpinning knowledge for all their operational personnel and forming a thread throughout subsequent training levels for large animal rescue. This year we have 75 newly trained fire and rescue service Large Animal Rescue Responders (AR2), many who will also experience our Livestock and Equine Handling course over the next few months. In March we welcomed 12 new Team Leaders (AR3) to our wider BARTA … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, ARVS, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Fire Service Training, Jim Green, M&WWFRS, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service M&WWFRS, National Fire Chiefs Council, NFCC, RCVS, Vet Training, Veterinary CPD, Veterinary Universities
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Increased Risk of Deer Collisions…
Warning of an increased risk of deer collisions as clocks go back. National Highways and the British Deer Society are warning drivers to be extra vigilant for deer on or near roads after the clocks went back this weekend. There is a substantial increase in deer vehicle collisions from October to December. Poorer driving conditions and fewer hours of daylight, coupled with the annual breeding season (the rut) for red, sika and fallow deer make this a high-risk time of year. Research over the years by the DeerAware campaign has also found that the risk increases after the clocks change at the end of October. This is because drivers find themselves more likely to be on the road when deer are most active from sunset to midnight and the hours shortly before and after sunrise. National Highways Head of Road … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BDS, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, British Deer Society, DeerAware, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, National Highways, The Deer Initiative
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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 →
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Tagged animal rescue, BCVA, BEVA, Fire Service Training, Incidents Involving Animals, NFCC, Steve Foye, veterinary training
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Smokey Paws Multi Agency Training Day
At a recent weekend multi agency training day BARTA teamed up with the wonderful team at Smokey Paws, a non-profit organisation, to create a new training resource for first responders who use Smokey Paws oxygen therapy masks when pets are involved in emergencies and disasters. This is the beginning of a suite of training offerings from BARTA who are developing the trauma care aspect of Incidents Involving Animals in line with National Operational Guidance for the fire and rescue service. BARTA Director Jim Green said, “Provision of oxygen therapy masks for pets through charitable donations is a really worthy cause and allows emergency services to give greater support to families in trouble by helping their pets too. With 50% of households owning animals and many regarded as family members, there is a societal expectation, legal and moral duty for responders to … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, BVA, Canine Mannequin, Cat first aid, Dealing with incidents involving animals, Dog first aid, Emergency Responder Training, Emergency Services Show, helping pets in fires, incidents involving animals - meeting societal needs, Jim Green, Josh Slater, National Fire Chiefs Council, O2 for pets, Oxygen therapy for pets, RSPCA, Smokey Paws
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Fire and Vet Liaison Evening
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) hosted a veterinary liaison evening in conjunction with BARTA this month. Hosted at Winchester Fire Station and sponsored by Vestaplas, Farm and Stable, the evening attracted 18 members of 8 large animal veterinary practices that support the Hampshire Animal Rescue Team at large animal rescues. The purpose of the meeting was to build relationships, understand each other’s capabilities and discuss ways to support each other in dealing with animal rescues as efficiently and safely as possible. During a panel discussion, useful topics such as escorting vets to reach the scene of a road incident, creating a patient handover record for the owners regular vet and how to manage people at the scene of an incident were discussed, along with other questions that arose from past experiences. Hampshire’s experienced animal rescue team demonstrated some of … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal rescue, BARTA, BCVA, BEVA, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care, British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association, Dealing with incidents involving animals, Emergency Responder Training, Emergency Services Show, Hannah Buteux, Horse Mannequin, Jim Green, National Fire Chiefs Council, The Horse Trust, Vet Medical Training, Vet PPE, Vet Safety
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