Kangaroo Island fires day 12

Kangaroo Island fires day 12

Day 12 saw SAVEM Team 5 (pictured below) deployed to Kangaroo Island. We are forever grateful to Simon Hackett who has flown SAVEM vets and nurses to and from Kingscote in his PC12 aircraft. Simon also donated the SAVEM Tent seen in the photographs below. Manufactured...
Kangaroo Island fires day 10

Kangaroo Island fires day 10

Yesterday was a “first” for SAVEM – the SAVEM Hackett Foundation inflatable field triage and treatment centre was deployed for the first time outside a training environment. There was much debate as to where the Tent would be best utilised. The still...
Kangaroo Island fires week 2

Kangaroo Island fires week 2

The first SAVEM team has completed its rotation, and the second took the field on Monday 6 January. During this time, the team has been working in collaboration with the Joint Task Force (JTF) from the Australian Defence Force (ADF). On Thursday 9 January, the third...
KANGAROO ISLAND FIRES

KANGAROO ISLAND FIRES

Dear SAVEM supporters, THANKYOU for your generosity, interest and help. The SAVEM website has been challenged of late, but we thankyou for your patience. Our IT people have worked hard to overcome some technical issues. Updates on SAVEM’s current fireground...
SAVEM’s authorisation from Professor Chris Daniels

SAVEM’s authorisation from Professor Chris Daniels

The Department of Environment and Water has issued a formal statement signed off by Professor Chris Daniels, Director of Cleland Wildlife Park, that SAVEM is the “go-to” organisation for wildlife in emergencies in South Australia. Please see:...
Cudlee Creek fire Day 14

Cudlee Creek fire Day 14

Wednesday’s team of 4 and Thursday’s of 3 had good productive days. As are most of the tasks now, these were for kangaroos and koalas and some possums. And as is often the case, we’ve been to some properties several times – where green spaces...