The Primary EARS Response Vehicles
Rescue 2 & Medic 1 are fully stocked and prepared for emergency dispatch 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in all weather conditions.
We operate two primary EARS vehicles, both of which are fully equipped to provide medical and technical response to animal incidents throughout Connecticut.
Medic 1 is our SUV “fly car” and is used for rapid response and generally for patients that do not need as much monitoring or care in transport. Additionally, because of it’s off road capabilities, Medic 1 is used for situations where access to a patient or a technical rescue site is needed, but may not be accessible by a larger vehicle. This is also normally the first EARS vehicle to arrive on scene when dispatched to emergency incidents which is why it is designated our “EARS Command” truck. On the inside, this SUV is stocked with a medical triage bag, portable oxygen tank, oxygen cage for up to a 30 pound pet, monitoring and fluid equipment, and a heavy-duty stretcher and sling for lifting pets that are unable to walk. For technical rescue situations the SUV also has ropes, climbing gear, and protective gear for our team, as well as communications equipment. In inclimate weather such as summer or winter storms, Medic 1 is used almost exclusively for its capabilities of responding and reaching locations no matter what the conditions are.
The most notable of our response vehicles is of course our Rescue 2 Animal Ambulance, which is the ONLY animal ambulance in all of Connecticut. Formerly a “human ambulance,” our team took nearly three months modifying the inside to serve pets in need. This amazing and unique vehicle includes supplies to help even the most critical of patients, and is also stocked to response to incidents which may involved multiple pets on scene such as house fires, building evacuations, or other similar situations. Rescue 2 carries several kinds of pet stretchers, a full medical response supply cabinet, technical rescue gear, on board oxygen, monitoring, and fluid capabilities, and operational supplies for our team. One of the best features of using Rescue 2 for the transport of critical pets in need is that there is plenty of space in the rear cabin to be able to constantly check and work with a pet while enroute to an emergency or specialty hospital.
Medic 1 is also the personal vehicle of our Operations Director, Jon Nowinski, so he can dispatch quickly to handle calls. Rescue 2 is based in Shelton, thanks to the VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center providing us space to park at their 24 hour facility.
Want to know more? Come join us for an event where we give visitors a chance to climb aboard these vehicles and learn about their capabilities. You can also contact us at info@earsct.org with any questions.
Medic 1 is our SUV “fly car” and is used for rapid response and generally for patients that do not need as much monitoring or care in transport. Additionally, because of it’s off road capabilities, Medic 1 is used for situations where access to a patient or a technical rescue site is needed, but may not be accessible by a larger vehicle. This is also normally the first EARS vehicle to arrive on scene when dispatched to emergency incidents which is why it is designated our “EARS Command” truck. On the inside, this SUV is stocked with a medical triage bag, portable oxygen tank, oxygen cage for up to a 30 pound pet, monitoring and fluid equipment, and a heavy-duty stretcher and sling for lifting pets that are unable to walk. For technical rescue situations the SUV also has ropes, climbing gear, and protective gear for our team, as well as communications equipment. In inclimate weather such as summer or winter storms, Medic 1 is used almost exclusively for its capabilities of responding and reaching locations no matter what the conditions are.
The most notable of our response vehicles is of course our Rescue 2 Animal Ambulance, which is the ONLY animal ambulance in all of Connecticut. Formerly a “human ambulance,” our team took nearly three months modifying the inside to serve pets in need. This amazing and unique vehicle includes supplies to help even the most critical of patients, and is also stocked to response to incidents which may involved multiple pets on scene such as house fires, building evacuations, or other similar situations. Rescue 2 carries several kinds of pet stretchers, a full medical response supply cabinet, technical rescue gear, on board oxygen, monitoring, and fluid capabilities, and operational supplies for our team. One of the best features of using Rescue 2 for the transport of critical pets in need is that there is plenty of space in the rear cabin to be able to constantly check and work with a pet while enroute to an emergency or specialty hospital.
Medic 1 is also the personal vehicle of our Operations Director, Jon Nowinski, so he can dispatch quickly to handle calls. Rescue 2 is based in Shelton, thanks to the VCA Shoreline Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center providing us space to park at their 24 hour facility.
Want to know more? Come join us for an event where we give visitors a chance to climb aboard these vehicles and learn about their capabilities. You can also contact us at info@earsct.org with any questions.
