{"id":13541,"date":"2012-09-20T10:37:52","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T17:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=13541"},"modified":"2013-04-18T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T21:29:47","slug":"during-disaster-the-county-has-their-paws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2012\/09\/20\/during-disaster-the-county-has-their-paws\/","title":{"rendered":"During disaster, the county has their paws"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13542\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13542\" title=\"Memmscomm_5\" src=\"http:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Memmscomm_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"257\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rita Gutierrez, the county\u2019s commander of field operations for the Department of Animal Services, and Gina Moran-McGough, emergency services coordinator, answer questions during Thursday\u2019s MEMSCOMM meeting. Photo by J.P. Crumrine <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Large animals and pets, specifically their safety and rescue, during an emergency was the topic for last week\u2019s MEMSCOMM (Mountain Emergency Services Committee) meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rita Gutierrez, the county\u2019s commander of field operations for the Department of Animal Services, spoke to attendees about the agency\u2019s rescue efforts and organization.<\/p>\n<p>REARS, or Riverside Emergency Animal Rescue Services, is available for emergency situations only, she stressed. The Animals Services Department has full-time officers for non-emergency situations. Last year, nearly 50,000 animal incidents occurred and involved the department, according to Gutierrez.<\/p>\n<p>REARS\u2019 focus is large  animals, although they aid and assist dogs and cats during the emergencies and sometimes other farm animals such as pigs. During last month\u2019s Buck Fire in the Aguanga area, REARS had to release a 400 pound pig to find safety in the field during the fire.<\/p>\n<p>REARS is fully staffed with volunteers. To join the program and help during these incidents, individuals have to take a one-day training class and normally eight hours of training or preparation during the year, she said.<\/p>\n<p>When an emergency incident occurs, the county\u2019s Office of Emergency Services will notify Gutierrez and alert her that animals may be endangered or needing help. They work closely with the incident commander and OES throughout the emergency, said Gina Moran-McGough,emergency services coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if the incident commander issues an evacuation order, as was done for the Buck Fire, REARS will arrive to aid any animals that could not be taken, such as the previously mentioned pig.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are being taken care of when you\u2019re not there,\u201d is how Gutierrez described REARS\u2019 involvement. \u201cOur responsibility is to go to each house and feed and water the animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also stressed that it often harder to relocate the animals to temporary shelter than help them survive at home.<\/p>\n<p>When there is an evacuation, REARS and OES must find a location for an animal shelter because the Red Cross shelters are limited to humans only. This is also why Gutierrez recommends a microchip with ownership information embedded in each pet or animal. It will immensely improve REARS\u2019 ability to return and reunite the animals once the emergency has passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Large animals and pets, specifically their safety and rescue, during an emergency was the topic for last week\u2019s MEMSCOMM (Mountain Emergency Services Committee) meeting. &nbsp; Rita Gutierrez, the county\u2019s commander of field operations for the Department of Animal Services, spoke to attendees about the agency\u2019s rescue efforts and organization. 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