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  2. State Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    The State Emergency Service (SES) is the name used by a number of separate civil defence organisations in Australia that provide assistance during and after major incidents. Specifically, the services deal with floods, storms and tsunamis, but can also assist in other emergencies, such as vertical rescue and road crash rescues, missing persons ...

  3. New South Wales State Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    Website. ses.nsw.gov.au. The New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES), an agency of the Government of New South Wales, is an emergency and rescue service dedicated to assisting the community in times of natural and man-made disasters. The NSW SES is made up almost entirely of volunteer members, numbering over 10,214 as of July 2021. [2]

  4. Queensland State Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    The State Emergency Service (SES) in Queensland, Australia is a volunteer-based organisation of the Queensland Government and forms part of the Queensland Police Service (QPS), assisting with disaster management as an emergency services auxiliary. The current head of the SES is Chief Officer Mark Armstrong.

  5. South Australian State Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    The South Australian State Emergency Service ( SASES, commonly known as the SES) is the South Australian branch of the State Emergency Service, partner of the Australian Council of State Emergency Services. The service, founded in 1962, is volunteer based, and prepares and responds to emergencies within the state.

  6. Victoria State Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer-based organisation responding to natural disasters and working to ensure the safety of communities around Victoria, Australia. Each State and territory of Australia has its own independent State Emergency Service (SES), and VICSES is only one of these services spread across Australia.

  7. Queensland Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) is the primary provider of fire and emergency services in Queensland, Australia. The QFD was established on the 1st of July, 2024, and has committed to a refocus on firefighting operations after the organisational change from QFES. [1] The QFD’s headquarters are located at the Emergency Services Complex in ...

  8. Emergency management in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Local government. A fundamental concept in Australia's emergency management philosophy is sustainability and resilience at a local level. In the state of Queensland, each local Shire, Town, or City Council fund their own community based, volunteer staffed, SES units that report to the peak body which is Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ ...

  9. Emergency medical services in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Ambulance in New South Wales. Ambulance service within Australia can be divided into two basic groups: the statutory services and volunteer groups. In all Australian states, with the exception of Western Australia, and in the Northern Territory, statutory ambulance services are provided by the state/territorial government, as a single-entity, third-service model, government department.