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SHR is proud to partner with Code 3 Associates. Here’s what they’re doing in the wake of Hurricane Isaac:

Code 3 Associates, Inc., a non-profit animal rescue organization based in Longmont, Colo., has been deployed to assist National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC) partners with evacuations and rescue’s related to Hurricane Isaac. The Code 3 command vehicle will be staging near the Little Rock, Ark., area so water rescue teams can respond quickly to any official request made by the State of Louisiana, Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART), or any other effected jurisdictions in need.

Officials in McComb, La., are warning the 50,000 to 60,000 residents, who could be impacted, of the likelihood of an imminent breech of the Lake Tangipahoa Dam. Initial tasking needs expressed by officials could include both animal and human water rescue operations, which the team is trained in, and certified for.

Code 3’s four-person, fulltime disaster response team left Longmont at 11 a.m. MDT on Thursday with its 83-foot tractor trailer, named BART (Big Animal Rescue Truck). BART carries the rescue team’s safety equipment, animal rescue equipment, and both land- and water-based rescue vehicles. Additionally, BART is designed and equipped to support nine people in a zero-resource environment for up to 10 days.