Category: News-Blog

  • School Review- CMC School Rope Rescue Technician

    School Review- CMC School Rope Rescue Technician

    Rope rescue technician certification, a necessity for todays animal rescue professional. As an animal rescue first responder I understand the need for training and experience. Responding to thousands of calls for help since 1979, the value of having the right training, experience and equipment cannot be overstated. It is necessary to accomplish the mission successfully

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  • Animal First Responder Technical Rescue Training. Why?

    Animal First Responder Technical Rescue Training. Why?

    People have been rescuing animals for many, many years. I have a photograph collection dating back as early as the 1930’s to prove it. What has changed over the years is the improvement of first responder training and it’s availability to animal rescue professionals. What hasn’t changed is the need for trained personnel to respond

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  • Animal Rescue- A Photographic History

    Animal Rescue- A Photographic History

    Announcement! Announcing our new video series. The series Animal Rescue- A Photographic History hosted by our founder and rescue chief Big Boss features original vintage photographs from news organizations from Canada, United Kingdom and the United States. Some as early as the 1930’s. A photograph from an animal rescue during a 1947 flood in Hialeah

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  • School Review- Southeastern Extrication School 2023

    School Review- Southeastern Extrication School 2023

    Todays blog is about my experience at the Southeastern Extrication School (SES) in 2023.  It’s held once a year in Hartsville South Carolina.  If you’re going register early to get the classes you want or miss out.  Spaces fill up fast. When I checked the hotels for booking I thought they were overpriced for a

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  • Phenix 1500, Number One

    Phenix 1500, Number One

    Phenix 1500, it’s not just a firefighting helmet, it’s a dog! This blog is about Humane Emergency Animal Rescue’s (HEAR) icon. Or should I say, my pick for the organizations icon and a personal one to me. This takes us back to the beginning of HEAR. I had received verification from the state of Florida

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  • Hurricane season is almost here.  Are you prepared?

    Hurricane season is almost here. Are you prepared?

    Our first official post! May 1-7 is officially National Hurricane Preparedness Week in 2023. Hurricane season. You know it. You live it. Prepared yet? You should be already. Every year we see people who live here in Florida act like they’ve never heard of the possibility of a hurricane until they announce one is coming

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