A 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis fire crew and a veterinary team spent the long weekend hard at work at the Camp Fire, while back on campus, other firefighters ran a relief effort for the fire victims, and veterinary staff tended to animals brought in from the fire zone.
The School of Veterinary Medicine reported taking in cats, pigs, goats, a donkey and koi 鈥 the second time in just over a year the campus has taken in koi from fire zones.
The Fire Department sent an engine and four firefighters to the wildfire last Thursday (Nov. 8). The relief effort materialized that night in a firehouse dinner conversation, according to firefighter Paul Rush, one of the lead organizers. 鈥淚n addition to the Type 1 fire engine we have assigned to the Camp Fire, we felt the need to do more for the victims of this devastating event.鈥
Rush and firefighters Corrie Beall and Kyle Dubs launched the drive the next day, Nov. 9, asking for new and gently used goods. The collection 鈥 now limited to new items only 鈥 continues until 7 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 14) at the off Hutchison Drive.
No sooner had the collection begun, when the campus cleared out for the three-day Veterans Day holiday weekend. But the contributions came anyway, as people learned about the drive through social media.
鈥淭he response from the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, Davis and Bay Area communities has been humbling and heartwarming,鈥 said Rush, speaking on behalf of himself and the other co-organizers.
鈥淲e鈥檝e received phone calls from people from across the country as far away as New York asking what we need. One of our very own 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis alumni has created an Amazon account where she is purchasing items on behalf of her friends, and having them delivered to the station.鈥
Fire Chief Nate Trauernicht delivered the first load of goods on Sunday (Nov. 11) 鈥 a trailer and a pickup full of boxes stuffed with supplies 鈥 with help from his daughter Lily and a student firefighter, Martin Vega-Martinez. The chief made a second run Monday (Nov. 12).
Since then, the Fire Department has secured two 16-foot box trucks from Fleet Services. 鈥淎t this time we have received, sorted and packed almost 200 boxes worth of donations 鈥 in two days,鈥 Rush said.
Some of the most needed new items are personal hygiene items (men鈥檚 and women鈥檚), undergarments, bedding, toys and children鈥檚 books, and single-serving, nonperishable foods.
鈥淭he 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Fire Department is eternally grateful and humbled by the generosity of our community and the overwhelming support of campus leadership,鈥 the organizers said. 鈥淲e are committed to doing everything we can for those who have lost everything.鈥
The Basic Needs Center had planned a collection this week of gently used professional clothing to give to students in need, but has called it off and instead will serve as a drop-off point for the Fire Department collection for the Camp Fire, until 5 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 14). Aggie Compass is on the first floor of the Memorial Union鈥檚 East Wing).
Veterinary response
Officials called in 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 on Saturday (Nov. 10). Three veterinarians 鈥 VERT Director John Madigan, Emily Berryhill and Lais Costa, and five veterinary students 鈥 quickly reported to the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley and went to work helping dogs, horses, pigs and goats, among other animals.
VERT has been at the fairgrounds every day since with a rotating group of veterinarians and students.
Saturday evening, the team returned to campus with a pair of piglets; one succumbed to burns, while the other 鈥渋s doing OK, up and active,鈥 said Trina Wood, communications officer for the School of Veterinary Medicine and its Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Sunday at the fairgrounds saw the arrival of goats, a horse and donkey found together. The donkey collapsed, so it was loaded into a trailer and hauled to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. 鈥淗e didn鈥檛 appear to have any burns or major injuries,鈥 Wood said, 鈥渂ut advanced age and arthritis may have played a part in his collapse.
鈥淭he team waiting at the hospital helped stabilize him in a sling until he was standing on his own and Dr. Monica Aleman had a chance to examine him.鈥
Aleman dubbed him 鈥淧ancho,鈥 and 鈥渉e was settling in his new digs for the night and enjoying a snack and fresh water,鈥 Wood reported.
Monday night, nearly two dozen cats arrived at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital's Small Animal Clinic for treatment of burns 鈥 primarily to paws but also to other parts of the cats鈥 bodies, including face and ears. Today the communications team launched a 鈥 an outreach effort meant to reach the owners.
VERT鈥檚 fish-saving mission began Sunday night when Madigan, distinguished professor of veterinary medicine, received a call from someone seeking advice on saving koi and fancy goldfish.
鈥淗e gave them step-by-step instructions and didn鈥檛 hear anything more until this morning (Monday) when they called back 鈥 they had all the fish in a holding tank in a truck and were on their way to Davis,鈥 Wood said.
Madigan coordinated with Linda Deanovic, director of the Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture, and she mobilized staff to come prepare two holding tanks. Wood said the fish belong to Paradise Town Councilman Scott Lotter and his wife, Tracy.
This year鈥檚 rescue brought two koi and approximately two dozen goldfish to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis. Madigan and four students helped unload the fish into their new home, then returned to the Butte County Fairgrounds for another day of work.
How you can help
The School of Veterinary Medicine welcomes donations to a pair of funds:
- for treatment of animals like those coming in from the Camp Fire
Lastly, 鈥淭he team in C Barn and LAC (Large Animal Clinic) in general are an amazing group,鈥 Wood said. 鈥淚've seen most of the same faces throughout the weekend and I wonder if/when they've gotten any sleep. If you enjoy baking or the such, I'm sure they could use some treats/pizza/snacks.鈥
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