Two teams of SAVEM volunteers, plus trainers and facilitators, attended Exercise Respond 2019 at Gumeracha CFS Group Base, and Bushland Park, Lobethal, on Sunday November 3. The day began with a session on developing our “To Go” kits, which we’d all...
SAVEM’s Radio Comms training was successfully held on 29 October at St John’s Church Hall, Coromandel Valley. Thanks to SA Country Fire Service (CFS) for assisting with training content, and to the Wireless Institute Civil Emergency Network (WICEN) for...
The SAVEM Tent Team trained on 13 October 2019, indoors at the Cherry Gardens Memorial Hall. The Hall is ideal as there is plenty of room for the fully inflated tent, allowing us to train effectively in adverse weather conditions. We were also able to bring the Tent...
The SAVEM Field Hospital (AKA the Tent) trailer project is well underway, thanks to a grant from the Natural Disaster Resilience Program and Premier Trailers at Kilburn. The SAVEM Logistics manager delivered the SAVEM horse float and the tent packs to Premier Trailers...
Ten senior SAVEM volunteers are completing their 4WD training with Adventure 4WD in the classroom at Collinswood and in the field at their Lyndoch track. The Hilux has met all expectations and our trainees are learning about the capabilities of the vehicle. SAVEM has...
The SAVEM Training Calendar for October to December 2019 is now uploaded under the Volunteers tab. New volunteers first need to complete the online training module and watch our Fireground Safety video. All volunteers should watch the video prior to the 2019/2020 fire...
