SES volunteers provide emergency response to the community of South Australia 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The SES has 67 units across the state and over 1600 dedicated volunteers.
As the Hazard Leader and Control Agency for extreme weather in South Australia, the SES aims to increase community awareness and preparedness relating to extreme weather events. A well prepared community is better able to respond to and recover from an emergency. The SES website provides information about what to do in an emergency, how to protect your family and also information about how to become an SES volunteer.
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To keep up to date with the latest SES news please see below:
Busy Evening for SES Volunteers as storms hit SA
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
South Australian State Emergency Service (SASES) volunteers have had a busy evening responding to more than 130 calls (to 10pm) for assistance from across the state since 5.30pm. [Media Release]
SA State Emergency Service coordinating aerial relief drop for remote communities in state's Far North
Friday, 2 March 2012
The SA State Emergency Service has coordinated an aerial relief drop of food and medical supplies to three remote communities in the state's Far North. [Media Release]
SA State Emergency Service to help Victorian counterparts respond to severe weather
Friday, 2 March 2012
Following a request from its State Emergency Service colleagues in Victoria, the SA State Emergency
Service is sending two volunteer teams with sandbagging machines to Victoria to assist with the
response to the significant rain event that is impacting large areas of the state. [Media Release]
SASES volunteers kept busy across the state
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
South Australian SES volunteers have been kept busy since midnight last night, responding to around 100 calls for assistance as severe weather hit many parts of the state. [Media Release]
Steady rain this afternoon prompts warning from SES
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
With steady rain expected across much of metropolitan Adelaide this afternoon, the SA State Emergency Service has issued a warning about children playing in flooded creeks and stormwater channels. [Media Release]
SES warns of possible road closures in north of state
Monday, 27 February 2012
The SES has warned of possible road closures in the northern parts of the State over the next few days. [Media Release]
Local SES unit deploys to Portland, Victoria
Thursday, 23 February 2012
A team from Millicent SES, along with a sandbagging machine, has been deployed to Portland, Victoria
to assist their Victorian SES counterparts and the Country Fire Authority contain a chemical spill. [Media Release]
Stay cool and keep hydrated this New Years
Friday, 30 December 2011
South Australians are being reminded to keep cool and hydrated during the expected hot weather over the New Years long weekend. [Media Release]
Hazardous Weather Alert
Friday, 16 December 2011
The State Emergency Service (SES) advises that the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for flash flooding, damaging wind and large hailstones for people in parts of the North West Pastoral district. [Media Release]
Are you prepared for summer?
Thursday, 8 December 2011
With summer now upon us, the State Emergency Service is encouraging all South Australians to be prepared for periods of extreme heat over the coming months. [Media Release]
Community FloodSafe and StormSafe
Community FloodSafe and StormSafe is modelled on the successful New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) program of the same name. FloodSafe/ StormSafe is now operating successfully in twelve metropolitan and semi-rural councils and is being introduced in other metropolitan and semi-rural councils in 2012. [More]
