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Assisting Animals In Emergencies

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PASART Winter Advisory For Fire Saftey

January 28, 2015

PASART_Shield_LogoFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  – Monday, January 26, 2015

Media Contact:
Joel H. Hersh – Executive Director Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team
2605 Interstate Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17110 | PH: 717-651-2736| Cell: 717-919-7495 | c-jhersh@pa.gov

With the frigid temperatures quickly approaching, PASART encourages all residents of the Commonwealth to take precautions when using space heaters. According to the U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA’s) National Fire Incident Reporting System, national estimates for the leading reported causes of fires in residential buildings for 2012, the most recent year data is available, are: Cooking fires at 182,000 fires and second, heating fires at 45,200 fires.

The leading factor contributing to home heating fires was failure to properly clean heating equipment, primarily chimneys before use. Placing things that can burn too close to heating equipment or placing heating equipment too close to things that can burn, such as upholstered furniture, clothing, mattress, or bedding, were among the leading factors contributing to ignition in fatal home heating fires and accounted for more than half of home heating fire deaths. In the event of a fire, your pets need protection as much as the rest of the family. Here is a list ofsome things you can do in your home…

  • Be sure you have working smoke detectors on every level of your home.
  • Have an emergency exit plan that includes your pets, and practice the plan regularly.
  • Make sure pets always wear identification
  • Research a safe place to take your pets.
  • Assemble a disaster kit.
  • Give a key to a trusted neighbor.
  • Ask your local fire department if they carry pet oxygen masks on their fire trucks.
  • Listen to your dog.

About CARTs: County Animal Response Teams were formed as an initiative the PA State Animal Response Team (PASART) a private non-profit organization which receives the majority of its funding from the federal government through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). CARTs consists of volunteers from all walks of life – from experienced emergency responders, veterinary technicians, animal trainers and handlers to other men and women concerned with the welfare of animals. CARTs are based on the principals of the Incident Command System developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and involves a coordinated effort of government, corporate and animal organizations. For more information regarding Pennsylvania CARTS visit www.pasart.us

About Us

The Luzerne County Animal Response Team provides emergency shelter and rescue to animals in times of disaster, both natural and man-made. Luzerne CART is extension of the Pennsylvania State Animal Response Team and is tasked with responding to animals in emergencies like car accidents, house fires and floods. Our team sets up animal shelters, if an evacuation occurred for a disaster like a flood. We also do technical rescue for both small and large animals. We are an all volunteer group that is dispatched through the 911 call center. Over 63% of households across the US have at least one pet. When a Disaster Strikes Who Will Protect and Care for Them In today’s world, we all worry about the threat of a natural … Read More ....

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