Fire Updates
Cherry Gardens fire 29 January 2021 Day 5
Today is Day 5 of the Cherry Gardens fire Activation, and - as expected - tasks are increasing. This is because wildlife affected by the fire often seek refuge in pockets of unburned vegetation for a period of days, and begin to emerge as they seek food and water in...
26 January 2021 Cherry Gardens fire
SAVEM was officially Activated to fireground today. Our Reconnaissance team liaised with CFS Incident Control at Mt Barker, collecting radios and current maps. Accessible area of the fireground were surveyed. Animals were assessed and a few removed for monitoring and...
Cherry Gardens fire 25 January 2021
SAVEM is likely to be Activated into fireground tomorrow afternoon if the Control Agency (CFS) are satisfied conditions are safe. Rain today (over 20 mms in many parts) has made the fireground very slippery and some firefighting operations have had to be curtailed....
Cherry Gardens fire 24 January 2021
SAVEM is on Standby for the Cherry Gardens fire as of this evening 24 January. The Coordinator will attend a briefing with the CFS on Monday morning. PIRSA will also be in attendance. The Cherry Gardens fire is in a very wildlife-dense area and wildlife losses and...
Blackford (near Lucindale) fire 13 January 2021
The SAVEM Coordinator has been in communication with PIRSA Agriculture and Animal Services Functional Support Group - with the manager of Emergency Management and with the Operations manager for the Blackford fire incident. PIRSA has reported that: At this stage PIRSA...
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 are attractive to animals...
Cudlee Creek Fire, Day 10
South Australian Veterinary Emergency Management (SAVEM) Inc is a Tier 2 Response and Recovery agency with a formal role in the State Emergency Management Plan (SEMP). SAVEM is a Participating Agency under Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA), as are groups such...
Cudlee Creek Fire, Day 6
SAVEM has a Control desk in the Gumeracha Hall. We've installed our banner, making our presence easily identifiable. Dr Claire has been Operations Manager on Days 5 & 6 - Christmas Day and Boxing Day. SAVEM has one team out today with the capability of sending...
Cudlee Creek Fire, South Australia, Day 4
Day 4 was a gruelling day, but with a number of good outcomes. One was "Charlie" the koala - named after Charlie the cherry-picker driver (from Taking Care Of Trees) who elevated Belinda and Rachel to the treetops. Charlie's mum had perished, and Charlie insisted on...
Cudlee Creek Fire Day 2 SAVEM response
Two teams of SAVEM vets and nurses were active in the Cudlee Creek fireground throughout the day. We visited numerous farms and properties, attending to sheep, cattle, alpacas, horses and wildlife. This evening our vehicles have been restocked, reporting to PIRSA...
Cudlee Creek Fire 20 December 2019
SAVEM has been Activated for the Cudlee Creek fire, and is on Standby. We will be attending a briefing at Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) on Saturday 21 December. PIRSA leads the Agriculture and Animal Services Functional Support Group in the State Emergency...
Paracombe Fire, 17 April 2019
SAVEM has been Activated by PIRSA for this fire. The SAVEM Coordinator has met for briefing with the CFS Incident Controller today. The fire is uncontrolled and there is no access for Tier 2 responders, such as SAVEM, at this point. The CFS will contact SAVEM directly...