During February and March, 2025, the Wilmington (Mt. Remarkable, Flinders Ranges) and Fox (near Lucindale in the South East) fires were of concern to SAVEM. The SAVEM Coordinator contacted a senior DEW officer in Port Augusta regarding the Wilmington fire to offer...
The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) long-awaited Planning for Animals handbook was released in December 2024, and officially launched via webinar on 26 March 2025. The handbook is the latest in the AIDR Handbook series and is free to download at...
Last year the team at SAVEM Control lost a much loved team member. Jaynie the adopted Greyhound had turned 12 years old and had several deteriorating medical problems. About the time she crossed the Rainbow Bridge, the Greyhound Adoption League Texas were asking for...
Over time, emergency services necessarily evolve. With increased awareness of natural hazard risks, there is now a greater emphasis on community risk reduction. We are reminded of this evolution in broadening of activity across all emergency services through the...
SAVEM’s training program for 2024 is complete. In November the Training Team delivered the Pre-season Operational Update to senior volunteers. Following Ops Update several volunteers were able to stay back to help detail an inventory for the SAVEM Hiluxes, and...
Exercise Respond 2024 took place in perfect weather on 20 October at Prospect Hill. Thanks to the generosity of Prospect Hill Scouts, we based SAVEM Command in the Scouts’ hall, which was an ideal location. This year we changed the program to include walk only, drive...
