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The New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES) has had a busy summer so far, responding to over 7,300 storm and flood related requests for assistance from across the State since the commencement of the storm season last October.
Of these requests for assistance, 4,000 were from ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald which [...]
The month of February is Caring for Animals in Emergencies Month.
The month aims to highlight how pets, agisted animals and livestock owners should look after their animals before, during and after a storm.
As a result of the flooding impact from ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald which caused major flooding to parts [...]
Emergency services remain active in coordinating the response and recovery efforts and providing assistance to residents in impacted areas.
State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have responded to approximately 139 requests for assistance from midnight to 12pm Friday, 1 February 2013. These jobs relate mostly to flood assistance, leaking roofs, roof damage and fallen trees.
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The Minister for Police and Emergency Management, David O’Byrne today paid tribute to the 22 Tasmanian State Emergency Service personnel flying to Queensland to support the flood recovery effort.
The 21 volunteers and their Taskforce leader will be operating in the Scenic Rim area, inland from the Gold Coast, on a five-day deployment.
The Queensland SES [...]
The NSW SES has received 174 requests for assistance this afternoon following severe storms that have swept through the State.
Of these, 100 requests for assistance were in Sydney. The storms have brought winds gusting up to 90km/hr and torrential rain with several falls of 30-40mm falling in just 30 minutes.
The heavy rain and [...]
NSW SES volunteers have responded to over 4,100 requests for assistance from flood affected communities on the northeast coast of NSW.
With more storms and rainfall forecast in some of these areas for the coming few days, the NSW SES is monitoring the situation closely and ready to respond if required. Forecasts also predict [...]
As the severe weather system from ex tropical cyclone Oswald moves into New South Wales, emergency services remain extremely busy coordinating the response and providing assistance to residents.
State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have responded to approximately 3,400 requests for assistance in the 24 hours to 5am Tuesday, 29 January 2013. These jobs have [...]
Heavy rain and strong winds have cleared the State this afternoon with generally fine conditions.
The NSW SES continues to respond, with 3,500 requests for assistance, of which in excess of 700 have been in Sydney.
There have been a total of 51 flood rescues in the requests for assistance. Many of these have involved [...]
29 January 2013, 9:04PM AET
Flood Evacuation Order
Clarence Nambucca NSW SES Region Headquarters
Issued Tuesday 29 January 2013 at 7:15pm
Flood Evacuation Order for Harwood Island
Authorised By: Bob Evans, Deputy Incident Controller
As previously advised by the NSW SES, as a result of the flood level predicted by [...]
As ex-tropical cyclone Oswald moves into south east Queensland, NSW SES teams are active in the northern rivers and mid north coast locations, assisting communities and undertaking preparation for its arrival.
The Bureau Of Meteorology have predicted that later today heavy rain and damaging winds will affect the Northern Rivers and Mid-North Coast areas. These [...]
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