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Volunteer Rescue Association

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NRMA Motoring & Services can get you back on the road after a breakdown, but sometimes when the unexpected or tragic happens, you or your family may need emergency help. NRMA Motoring & Services supports the emergency services and in doing so, sponsors the Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA).

NRMA Motoring & Services (jointly with NRMA Insurance) has been a proud sponsor of the VRA since 2001.

The NSW VRA dedicate approximately 340,000 hours each year to search and rescue operations for emergencies resulting from storms, motor vehicle and industrial accidents, bushfires and more. They assist police, fire, ambulance and civil defence to provide rescue services to country areas in NSW and provide primary response rescue coverage to more people outside the Sydney/Newcastle/Hunter areas, than any other service.

In recent years, NRMA has helped fund vital rescue equipment such as hydraulic cutters which are used to expedite trapped people in motor vehicles, and provide added funding for promotion and education of this vital emergency service.

NRMA and VRA launch Cost of Crashes investigation

NRMA together with the Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) launched the Cost of Crashes investigation on Wednesday 7 March 2012 which details crashes on NSW roads costing nearly $3 billion a year. The launch included a staged scene at Customs House Forecourt where journalists experienced a VRA rescue firsthand.

The NRMA investigation has been launched to highlight the work of the VRA in rescuing car crash victims on regional highways across NSW. The VRA tended to 804 crashes, providing 6,293 volunteer hours last financial year.

View full Cost of Road Crashes 2012.(PDF 278KB/8 pages)

More information on the Volunteer Rescue Association.

 

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