• May 27
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Thesis: No Animal Left Behind published and available!

This thesis by Dr Steve Glassey includes a exegis on a range of his publications that promote animal-inclusive disaster resilient communities and novel concepts on OneRescue, with a special focus on companion animals and emergency management arrangements.

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• Feb 10
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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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• Nov 29
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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 case studies to highlight the importance of promoting animal-inclusive disaster resilient communities. The course utilizes the new book chapter on Animal Disaster Management, which enrolled students can access in over 60 languages (accessible using our free membership plan).

Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive a QR code verifiable e-certificate.

The course uses cases studies and examples of law from USA, Australia and New Zealand, making it suitable for a global audience.

Already it has had students from all over the world, with 100% saying they would recommend the course to others.

A face-face short course is also available upon request through our accredited instructors. Bulk rates are also available for groups including higher education institutes, emergency service and animal welfare organisations. Contact us for further information.

Start this course now.

• Sep 26
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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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• Sep 15
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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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• Sep 14
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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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• Dec 12
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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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• Jan 31
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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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• Dec 16
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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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• Dec 13
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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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• Nov 16
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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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• Oct 15
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Swiftwater Vehicle Rescue at Mangahao!

After months of preparation, the Mangahao Whitewater Park became the venue for advanced swiftwater vehicle rescue training.

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• Jul 20
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Swiftwater Course | October 2019

The Public Safety Institute is delivering an ITRA Introduction to Swiftwater Technician and Swiftwater Vehicle Rescue course being held 12-15 October, Otaki/Shannon, New Zealand. (more…)

• Feb 01
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Advice on river safety

Following an interview with Matthew Cattin from Wilderness Magazine, PSI Director Steve Glassey gives advice on how to safely cross rivers.  (more…)

• Dec 21
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PSI sponsors global rescue association

Public Safety Institute became New Zealand’s first foundation sponsor of the new International Technical Rescue Association.

• Nov 21
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Surviving a strainer

It is the activity that our students rate the best, it also is the most challenging for many – the strainer drill.

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