The arrival of winter brings a welcome end to bushfire season. SAVEM trains to all hazards, but bushfire is the most common emergency event requiring a SAVEM activation. However, peacetime is no time to relax – the SAVEM Training Team works hard to bring...
The Coles fire near Lucindale in the South East began on 19 January 2022, and burnt 6000 hectares of plantation timber and a small amount of adjacent farmland. Initially there were no reports of animal injuries, but as usual, animals began to emerge from their refuges...
The Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM) is published quarterly by the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR). AJEM is free to read online – SAVEM encourages our volunteers to make use of this important resource. SAVEM Training Team...
Thanks to all who participated so enthusiastically in SAVEM’s Exercise InTent 2021. We had a very productive afternoon inflating the SAVEM Hackett Foundation Air Shelter (Covertex NZ) and fitting the new components we have been able to purchase with a grant from...
Exercise Respond 2021 on 12 September was a great success. Despite very cold conditions with rain, hail and wind, four teams of enthusiastic volunteers, plus Logistics and the Training Team practised Activation to a hypothetical fire in Belair National Park....
An article about SAVEM written by the Coordinator has been published in the July 2021 issue of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM). Titled Veterinary emergency management training and practice: the critical operational component, the paper outlines...
