Chaining makes dogs vulnerable to disaster

Save dogs from drowning. Have your say on proposed regulations. The Ministry for Primary Industries is now seeking public feedback on proposed regulations on the chaining of dogs.

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New Animal Disaster Management Course online

A new online course on animal disaster management is now available. Designed by international animal disaster management practitioner and researcher Steve Glassey, the five hour course provides a solid foundation on key concepts applicable to emergency service, veterinary and animal welfare practitioners. The course “Animal Disaster Management Fundamentals” uses peer reviewed readings, recorded presentations and […]

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New thinking needed to mitigate flood related vehicle fatalities

Steve Glassey writes a LinkedIn opinion article on how we need to rethink how we mitigate flood related vehicle fatalities.

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SRTV upgrade course for swiftwater responders at Wero

Come to New Zealand in 2023 and undertake SRTV®, the most comprehensive swiftwater vehicle rescue programme on the market.

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PSI leads new research on micro rope systems

Our research demonstrates the potential of new Teufelberger Tec Reep cord for use in swiftwater rescue applications.

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Online Multi-Lingual Flood & Swiftwater Courses Now Free

All our online courses are now multi-lingual using GTranslate. This powerful platform uses neural machine translations to provide human level translation quality.

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Swiftwater Vehicle Rescue Instructor Workshop

Public Safety Institute is pleased to announce it’s inaugural ITRA Swiftwater Vehicle Rescue Instructor Workshop to be held 10-14 June, 2020 at the Mangahao Whitewater Park, Shannon, New Zealand.

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Calls for International Sponsorship applications

If you are an organisation outside of New Zealand and Australia, PSI is now seeking registrations of interest to help an under-resourced organisation to develop their country’s flood rescue capacity.

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Encore at NASAAEP

Wow! What an amazing summit! The National Alliance of State Agricultural and Animal Emergency Programs held their 2019 summit in Belluvue, Washington State and I had the honour to present on lessons on animal disaster response in New Zealand.

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PSI pioneering swiftwater techniques

We should all know that staying dry is the aim of any swiftwater first responder. So being able to effect shored based rescue is a critical skill. Learn how.

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