STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

State Emergency Services also know as SES is an Australian Volunteer Organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

The community that benefits from the SES are the people that end up in situations such as storm damage, flood damage, traffic hazards or road crash and bush fires.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

The SES is well known publicly, SES provides a support roll to other agencies particularly, the Police and Fire Brigade. The SES operates 24 hours a day.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

Every State and Territory in Australia has it’s own State or Territory Emergency Services. There are 43,000 volunteers spread across the country. Each State or Territory is broken into Regions then Units and finally Groups or Teams.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

The Government funds the SES through State and Local Governments. SES are also given donations from individuals, businesses and other Government grants.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

The SES volunteers are a special breed of people who step into dangerous and uncertain environments to protect the community. The volunteers are well trained and equipped. Unfortunately many volunteers loose their lives saving others.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

SES is called out to provide assistance constantly, as they offer so many services and support so many organisations.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

My next slide is an interview that I did with my neighbour John. John is a Pilot for the Westpac Helicopter Rescue Service. He was nice enough to come over and answer some of my questions.

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES (SES)

Thank you for listening to my presentation

Thank you to John from the Westpac Helicopter Rescue Service

Pictures from Google

Reporter Alexia Panayi