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Joining
SES
The
SES - Always There Always Aware
The State Emergency Service (SES) is a volunteer organisation, established
by an Act of Parliament in 1975. Under the Act, every local authority
in Queensland is responsible for maintaining SES Units within their
communities. The SES Units are made up of local people who have
volunteered to prepare themselves and their communities to minimise
the effects of a disaster. SES volunteers to not receive payment.
Under
the motto, "Be Aware", the basic concept of the SES is
to encourage self-help and mutual assistance within each community.
The SES Units support the statutory services (Police, Fire and Ambulance)
where an emergency or disaster is beyond the resources of those
services.
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If
I joined the SES, what types of things would I be asked to do?
It depends where you live, how much time you can offer, and how
much training you are prepared to undertake.
SES
volunteers are called out to a wide range of activations.
You
could be involved in:
- Assisting
police in the search for a missing person
- Performing
a vertical rescue of a bushwalker fallen over a cliff or a worker
trapped up a silo
- Conducting
a road accident rescue in rural areas or assisting the Fire Service
in urban area
- Providing
traffic control, lighting, communications support to other services
at a major accident or event such as bushfires or a mining accident
- Going
out in a floodboat to rescue a marooned person or to drop supplies
to people cut of in the Wet Season
Putting tarpaulins on houses unroofed by severe storms or cyclones
- Removing
fallen trees and cleaning up debris after a severe storm or cyclone
- Conducting
a public education display at your local show or in your local
shopping centre
- Providing
emergency lighting for aero-medical activities
- Conducting
fundraising events for your Unit
You
will never be compelled to take part in an activation or to undergo
training in something of which you are afraid or dislike.
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Who
can join the SES?
Any Queenslander aged over 16 years can become an SES Volunteer.
There is a role for everyone - young people, older adults,
men and
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women,
people who are super-fit, people of average health and people
with disabilities. Everyone can learn new skills and make
their own unique contribution. SES Cadet Units for youngsters
aged 13 to 16 years have been established in a number of communities.
What
could I expect to learn with the SES?
- First
Aid
- Map
reading and navigation
- How
to operate a two-way radio
- Basic
rescue
- Rescue
form Heights and Depths
- Road
accident rescue
- Floodboat
rescue
- Welfare
- Emergency
operations management
- Storm
damage response
- Land
search techniques
- Leadership
and team-building
- Instructional
techniques (training others)
Local
SES Units conduct training programs in their own communities
with support provided at the district and state level.
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How
much will it cost me to be in the SES?
Cash? Zero. Commitment? Plenty!
All
Volunteers are provided with complete protective clothing.
There are no joining fees. All education and training programs
are provided free of charge. Equipment is provided.
If
you are injured in any way whilst on an SES activation or
at training, you will be fully covered by Workers Compensation.
Where
can I get more information?
Contact the SES Unit in your area for further information.
Click here to search for the SES Groups in your area. Or contact
the nearest CDRS District Office.
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