The roles we fill in the community:

• Storm
• Flood
  
• Temporary Building Repair
  
• Cliff Rescue
  
• Land Search
  
• Earthquake
  
• Communication
  
• Evacuation
  
• Catering

Storm 

The SES responses to storms are:

• Provision of emergency operations centre
• Support of emergency operations centre
• Collection of operational information
• Dissemination of warnings
• Dissemination of public information
• Provision of communications
• Rescue from structures
• Mitigate structural damage
• Provision of power / light
• Field catering
• Coordination of resources
• Conduct of structural rescue
• Tree lopping / felling

Winter Storms are you ready?
Property Checklist
Emergency Kit Checklist
Action Guide

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Flood 

The SES responses to floods are:

• Provision of emergency operations centre
• Support of emergency operations centre
• Provision of communications
• Dissemination of warnings
• Dissemination of public information
• Collection of operational information
• Conduct of flood rescues
• Mitigation of structural damage
• Field catering
• Co-ordination of resources
• Conduct of structural rescue
• Supervision of levee construction
• Mitigation of flood damage

Action Guide 

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Temporary Building Repair

The SES responses to building repair are:

• Support emergency operations centre
• Mitigation of structural damage
• Provision of emergency power / light

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Cliff Rescue

The SES responses to Cliff Rescue repair are:

• Provision of field headquarters
• Advice on incident management
• Provision of communications
• Conduct rescue
• Provision of access to untrained personnel
• Transfer of casualties to ambulance / medical aid
• Provision of power / lights
• Provision of field catering 

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Land Search

The SES responses to land search are:

• Provision of field headquarters
• Provision of search teams
• Advice on incident management
• Provision of communications
• Conduct rescue
• Provision of access to untrained personnel
• Transfer casualties to ambulance / medical aid
• Provision of emergency power / light
• Provision of field catering

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Earthquake

The SES responses to earthquakes are:

• Provision of emergency operations centre
• Support of emergency operations centre
• Provision of communications
• Collection of operational information
• Dissemination of public information
• Conduct of structural rescues
• Coordination of resources
• Provision of traffic/crowd control
• Mitigation of structural damage
• Provision of emergency power / light
• Transfer of casualties to ambulance / medical aid
• Field catering
• Assistance in handling stores

Action Guide

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Communication

The SES responses to communication are:

• Provision of specialist advice
• Provision of equipment
• Provision of qualified personnel
• Provision of Liaison Officers

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Evacuation

The SES responses to evacuations are:

• Support emergency operations centre
• Disseminate public information
• Disseminate warnings
• Management of assembly areas
• Provision of traffic / crowd control
• Provision of power / light
• Provision of liaison officers

Evacuation Guide

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Catering

The SES responses to catering are:

• Acquisition of food and drink
• Preparation of food and drink
• Delivery of food and drink

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