Rescue Encore was created with a single vision: train law enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMTs how to properly care for pets in distress. That vision has expanded to include all pet lovers and our mission is to provide top-quality training courses that allow for pet owners, service providers, and emergency responders to feel both safe and confident when faced with the need to render emergency aid to animals. Our instructors are life safety experts! When we are not teaching pet emergency skills, we fill our time training students to become Emergency Medical Technicians and Firefighters. We have received our instructor training from multiple agencies, including FEMA and the University of Maryland’s Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. Instructors maintain certification through Pro Board® Fire Service Professional Qualifications System and International Fire Service Accreditation Congress. While we are not registered as a nonprofit agency, we operate by using the funds generated from public training classes to train first responders at no cost to themselves or their departments.