New South Wales | SES fire support update 10/01 08:56
NSW SES volunteers have continued their assistance to the Rural Fire Service (RFS) in the current fire situation across New South Wales. During Wednesday, members from the NSW SES Holroyd, Rockdale,...
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New South Wales | NSW SES celebrates achievements of women on International...
Deputy Commissioner Tara McCarthy celebrates in purple for International Women’s Day at the NSW SES State Headquarters International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world annually on 8 March. The...
View ArticleNew South Wales | Lord Howe Island weathers the storm of Cyclone Sandra
Lord Howe Island has escaped significant damage despite being battered by strong winds and high seas as Tropical Cyclone Sandra roared through the area last night. Wind speeds on the island peaked at...
View ArticleNew South Wales | As the winds ease NSW SES warns people to prepare now
Overnight the NSW SES crews have attended to 27 new jobs around the Illawarra, South Coast and Sydney Metro areas. The main jobs for the NSW SES crews have been for fallen trees, roof damage and...
View ArticleNew South Wales | NSW SES volunteers work through the night to clear damage
Yesterday’s wild weather kept NSW SES teams busy as roofs were blown off homes and businesses and trees came down. The NSW SES has received more than 745 calls for assistance over a widespread area of...
View ArticleNew South Wales | NSW SES Volunteers clock up 90,000 hours in storm season
As the official storm season draws to a close today, statistics are being tallied showing that NSW SES volunteers spent over 90,000 hours responding to storm jobs across the state. During the storm...
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New South Wales | NSW SES adopts Twitter Alerts
What is Twitter Alerts? Twitter Alerts is a relatively new feature that helps NSW SES followers get the most important and accurate information during emergencies and natural disasters. If you sign up...
View ArticleNew South Wales | ICAC finds NSW SES Commissioner corrupt, recommends dismissal
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has found that NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Commissioner Murray Kear engaged in corrupt conduct through failing to properly investigate...
View ArticleNew South Wales | Sydney’s flash flooding zones snare drivers
NSW SES volunteers have been busy over the past two months rescuing drivers from floodwater across Sydney’s flash flooding hotspots. June is NSW SES FloodSafe month and a timely reminder to stay clear...
View ArticleNew South Wales | Severe weather – Windstorm update from NSWSES
Across New South Wales up to 400 NSW SES volunteers have been active in responding to damage caused by damaging winds during Tuesday and overnight into today. Winds have eased, but some damage is still...
View ArticleNew South Wales | NSW SES winding down storm response after 2265 calls for...
Following the severe weather that affected the South Coast, Illawarra, Blue Mountains and Metropolitan area of Sydney on Tuesday, the NSW SES is expected to complete the remaining requests for...
View ArticleNew South Wales | SES and FRNSW response to strong winds across Sydney/Blue...
Since 2pm today, Fire & Rescue NSW has processed several hundred call for assistance. Firefighters have responded to more than 70 wind-related incidents across Sydney and the Blue Mountains, the...
View ArticleNew South Wales | Severe weather causes damage around Camden
The NSW SES has now received over 600 calls for emergency assistance following severe storms today. These are on top of 490 calls for emergency help from the storms and heavy rain on Saturday into...
View ArticleNew South Wales | NSW SES welcomes new Commissioner
Vital signs: Adam Dent, new Commissioner for NSW SES Former Director of Relief and Recovery at Emergency Management Victoria Leadership role in Australian Red Cross in Victoria State The NSW SES has...
View ArticleNew South Wales | Commemorating 60 years since the 1955 Hunter Valley flood
February 2015 will mark the 60th anniversary of the highest and most destructive flood on record in the Hunter Valley, which saw thousands of people rescued, hundreds of homes washed away or destroyed,...
View ArticleNew South Wales | Flooding update Saturday morning 21 Feb 2015
The NSW SES continues to respond to severe weather in the north east of the state. A trough ahead of ex-tropical cyclone Marcia resulted in heavy rain during Friday with widespread falls of 50 – 150mm...
View ArticleNew South Wales #NSW | Storm season racks up 19,000+ jobs for NSW #SES...
The official storm season has come to an end and has been one of the busiest seasons for the NSW SES, with volunteers responding to more than 19,000 storm and flood jobs across the state. During the...
View ArticleNew South Wales #NSW | #SES Alert – Flood Safety Advice for residents in...
Expect rapid rises and high velocity flash flood water in local creeks, watercourses and urban areas over the next few hours. Due to forecast heavy rain, Residents in Newcastle and surrounding urban...
View ArticleNew South Wales #NSW | #ExtremeWeather – SES have rolled on 4588 jobs and 47...
An intense low pressure system has brought significant wind and rainfall to the New South Wales coast overnight. This wild weather currently sits near the boundary of the Hunter and Mid North Coast...
View ArticleNew South Wales #NSW | #SevereWeather – NSW #SES biggest response operation...
Severe weather has impacted eastern NSW resulting in localised flash flooding and storm damage across various parts of NSW. NSW SES has received 20,105 jobs since the commencement of this operation,...
View ArticleNew South Wales #NSW | NSW #SES praise community response but warn of more...
NSW SES has responded to just over 20,000 requests for assistance in just over seven days. With another potential weather system predicted to impact areas on the north coast of NSW, the SES is urging...
View ArticleNew South Wales #NSW | #ExtremeWeather continues to wreak havoc in parts of...
The NSW SES continues to respond to requests for assistance from the flooding and damaging winds hat affected New South Wales last week. The Service has now received at total of 21501 requests for...
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New South Wales | Port Macquarie SES unit competes in ARRO event
On Sunday 26 July, Commissioner Adam Dent congratulated NSW SES team members who competed in the Australasian Rescue Challenge in Alice Springs. The Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) is the...
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