Rescue & Transporter

Transporters and rescuers respond to calls from Emergency Phone Operators to attend to either transport or rescue an animal. The transporter and rescuer will take the rescued animal immediately to a licensed shelter or foster carer or veterinarian unless the rescuer or transporter is also licensed under the DSE to take injured and orphaned wildlife.

Specific Tasks & Duties

• Take details of rescues and transporting tasks from the Emergency Phone Operator
• Attend the rescue or transport and undertake the task set as soon as possible. If not attending immediately make contact with the original caller to inform them of your estimated time of arrival
• Contact the Emergency Phone Operator if your situation changes and you can no longer undertake a rescue you have previously agreed to attend
• Assess the situation on arrival at an incident. Note any hazards that may be dangerous, determine the requirements including whether the animal actually needs rescuing, undertake the rescue and contain the animal safely for delivery to a licensed shelter, foster or veterinarian.

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Becoming a Wildlife Foster Carer / Shelter Provider

The practical caring for wildlife is very different from caring for domesticated animals and may be much more difficult and demanding than initially expected. A good deal of expertise and knowledge is required to provide high quality care to injured, distressed and/or orphaned wildlife. It can also turn out to be very demanding financially and so is something that should be well considered before taking that step.

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Emergency Response Volunteers - Fire

Emergency Response Volunteers for fires volunteer their time in various ways as listed below

SPECIFIC TASKS & DUTIES

• Fire Ground Search and rescue - volunteers respond quickly to a call to help search burnt areas for injured wildlife. You require specific training for this role;
  
• Triage - vets, vet staff and experienced licensed shelter operators with burns training will manage the triage where animals come to from the fire ground;
  
• Transport - volunteers can be called on to transport in and out of the fire ground to triage or requested to travel to a rehabilitation centre with animals or with equipment and supplies;
• Volunteer manager of donation of goods - take calls from people with goods and direct them to their closest drop off point for goods in kind. Liaise with drop off points and manage stock register to respond to requests from triage centres and rehabilitation centres. Liaise with transporters to arrange transport of goods;
• Phone - take calls from members of the public to offer donations of linen and other goods;
  
• Provide a drop off point for donations of linen, medical supplies. Sort donations and report to volunteer manager of donations on what you have available

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Further information

Volunteer Information Officer
Wildlife Victoria
3 / 288 Brunswick Street

Fitzroy 3065

Telephone 9445 0310
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