THANK YOU BART VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS

We come to the end of another amazing year for BART. Thanks to our volunteers, board of directors and supporters, BART has continued to make an impact on the lives of people in our community and their pets. Your continued support has helped BART train 10 fire departments this past year equating to over 300 more firefighers. To date, over 3,000 first responders have been trained. Well done.

This is an exciting time for BART and its volunteers as BART is forging partnerships with Spec Rescue International as well as the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) system to allow expansion of our training capabilities outside of the state of Minnesota.

We are also proud to be collaborating with Invisible Fence, Inc in our mutual efforts to provide animal emergency equipment to first responders. Namely, Invisible Fence has offered to supply the oxygen face masks included in the BART small animal kits; an initiative they have supported for many years.

I would like to thank all the BART volunteers and board members as well as our supporters for their service and committment. BART could not have impacted the lives of so many without your help and dedication. You should be proud as you have all made a difference in our communities and have sparked the interest of those across the country. I personally could not be more proud or honored to be working beside such an amazing group of individuals. As we continue to prepare the first responders here at home, it is now time to show the world what BART is all about. Here’s to saving lives!

Janet Olson, DVM