The United States Service Command of America's Animal Rescue Team is not an entity of, or endorsed by, any Branch of the military service or the federal government. We are established as a 501 ( C ) ( 3 ) uniformed service corps, made up professional volunteer, patriotic, United States citizens. We act when called upon through a memorandum of understanding to coordinate the working relationship between the State of California Emergency Management Administration, Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) or any other that may need our services.