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Basic Animal Rescue Training (BART)
P.O. Box 130967
St. Paul, MN 55113-0009
(612) 282-2608
info@basicanimalrescuetraining.org
BART's mission is to empower firefighters and other emergency personnel with the training, knowledge and equipment necessary to safely and effectively address the needs of animals encountered in emergency situations, in order to help preserve human health, safety and well being.
You have the training, the experience, the desire... why not join our team of volunteers and help others get started with the BART program. Training sessions generally last two hours and are always fun and rewarding. Share your passion with others who care just as much about this important training. Contact us for more information about how to volunteer today.
Archive for Rescue Stories
Hopkins FD Kitten Rescue
Hi everyone, Here is a rescue story from Patrick Sandon, Assistant Chief of Operations and Training at the Hopkins Fire Department in Hopkins, MN. See the attached pdf file. Thank you Patrick for sharing your story. Hopkins_Kitten_Rescue [...]
Andover Fire Department Rescue
Here is a great story about a couple of rescues from Fire Chief Dan Winkel of the Andover Fire Department. It's so great to know that BART training is learned and applied with great success! Thank you Dan for a great story! Andover Fire Department BART testimo [...]
March 1, 2010 – Eden Prairie Fire Department BART training TV News Story
Check out the WDIO TV news video from the Eden Prairie BART training on this link. Laura Kennedy, WDIO News Reporter from Duluth attended the Eden Prairie Fire Department BART training and ran this story on their channel on Monday evening, March 1, 2010. [...]
Ice/Open Water Puppy Rescue
E5 got a call from Powderhorn Park workers about a dog trapped on the island. Animal Control said they wouldn't deal w/ a dog over open water or ice. We responded to check it out. We'd been there earlier in the day to pre-plan responding in case someone went t [...]
Puppy Saved from Hudson Home Fire
Mary Ann Land On November 7th, 2007, St Croix EMS Chief Eric Christensen arrived at a fully engulfed house fire in Hudson, Wisconsin and was handed a lethargic, burned puppy that had been pulled from the flames. Remembering his BART training, Eric checked th [...]
Andover Fire Department BART Training was Just in Time!
Rich Schmitt, NREMT-P, BART Volunteer The entire Andover Fire Department underwent BART training on April 25, 2007 and within two weeks used their new skills and equipment to assist 4 pet cats that were recovered from house fires. Just three hours after co [...]
Minneapolis Firefighters Team up with BART to Make a Difference
Rich Schmitt, NREMT-P, BART Volunteer The Minneapolis Fire Department and its Basic Animal Rescue Training (BART) trained rescuers score big with residents. On November 27, 2006, while tending to an injured motorist, firefighters sensed the elderly woman's [...]
I’m Dreaming of a BART Christmas?
EMT-Paramedic Scott Tomek was working for the North Saint Paul fire department on Christmas Eve of 2005. The department was called to a house fire, the home of a family attending church service. As they were putting out the flames, they encountered a minimally [...]
A Letter of Success and Appreciation
From The Woodbury Public Safety Department Dr. Janet Olson,In the past two weeks we have had two interesting calls where people you trained in BART responded. Going Above and Beyond Situation number one on March 4th involved Police-Paramedic officer Jef [...]