Rescue And Technical Support

Environment Canterbury Rescue & Technical Support The RATS

Specialist First Response Team to the Canterbury Region

Rescue & Technical Support (the RATS) is a team of highly motivated and skilled volunteers. The team works under the framework of Environment Canterbury Civil Defence & Emergency Management, however the use of the RATS reaches beyond Civil Defence emergencies.

The RATS are:
* A primary response for adverse events and a declared emergency in the Canterbury region
* At the disposal of the Emergency Services to assist in any response
* The first Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) registered response team in NZ becoming NZ-RT1 on 26th May 2003

The team has four main areas of specialisation:
* Rope Rescue
* General Rescue
* Search Dogs
* Urban Search & Rescue (USAR)

Training focuses on the achievement of a high standard of expertise in each of these areas.

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