AREC Manawatu Group support Massey University Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT)

On Wednesday 7th October, AREC Manawatu ran a training session for the Massey University Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT), showing them the ropes with how to use a radio.

A number of new members in the VERT team had not used radios before, and did a fantastic job picking things up quickly and learning to send clear messages, following best practice methods.

The VERT team are, like AREC, a group of volunteers who are often deployed during civil emergency events such as floods, cyclones and earthquakes. They work alongside and in conjunction with other emergency services, rescuing animals during these events.

This is the third training session the group have done with the VERT team, having assisted the team in the past with initial radio selection, frequency acquisition, and programming after they received funding for a radio upgrade from their original PRS radios a few years back.

The Manawatu group are looking forward to supporting VERT with additional regular training in the future.