Know Your Risk
Storms can happen anywhere, at any time of the year. It is important to prepare your family and prepare your property now and stay prepared all year round. Storms are the most costly natural disaster to affect NSW.
Plan Now For What You Will Do
One of the most important things you can do now is to plan for future emergencies.
Remember, it is important to protect your family from storms and minimise damage to your property or business.
Prepare Your Home
There are eight simple things that you can do now to prepare your home and help reduce the potential damage caused by severe storms.
Make a plan for your animals today
Planning how to take care of your animals before an emergency helps to keep everyone safe.
Learn about Coastal Erosion
Coastal erosion is the loss of land along the shoreline due to the natural removal of beach and dune material in response to changing wave and water level conditions.
Things to consider if you live in a rural area
As a rural property owner or manager you may have experienced many storms.
The effects of storms on rural property owners can include losses to livestock, crops, fencing, buildings, personal items, farm equipment and machinery.
Get Your Emergency Kit Together
When a severe storm impacts your area, you may need to relocate until the area can be deemed safe. Having an emergency Kit ready will allow to to move to safety knowing you have everything you and your family need.
Know your warnings
Severe Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are issued by the Bureau of Meteorology to alert communities to the threat of severe weather.
Look out for each other
Looking out for each other before a storm hits can help one another prepare and ensure everyone is on the same page.
StormSafe for people living with deafness and hearing impairments
Many people across NSW are affected by dangerous storms and there have been avoidable deaths due to storm activity. The protection of life is the highest priority for the NSW SES when we make decisions about planning for storms.
Electricity Safety Tips
If your power or gas goes out or there's a fault or emergency, your distributor is usually the best place to start.
Know Your Risk
During storms it is important to protect your family and property from major storm impacts including:
Plan Now for What You Will Do
Has a Severe Weather Warning or Severe Thunderstorm Warning been issued?
Now is the time to activate and follow your HOME or BUSINESS emergency plan.
Prepare Your Home and Business
A Severe Weather Warning or Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued.
Now is the time to activate your home or business emergency plan.
Be Aware
Severe Weather Warnings and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings?
How will I know if a storm is about to hit? Find out here.
Get Ready Animals
Emergencies such as floods or bushfires can happen quickly.
Planning how to take care of your animals before an emergency helps to keep everyone safe.
Know Your Risk - After a Storm
What dangers are there after a storm has hit?
Find out what to be aware of and how to keep safe.
Prepare Your Home and Business
Keep listening to your local radio station for information, updates and advice.
Volunteer with NSW SES
Volunteering with NSW SES is an exciting and rewarding experience. As a NSW SES volunteer you can not only make a difference in the lives of others, but also gain valuable training and skills.
Every NSW SES volunteer is part of a team of highly-trained professionals across the state who share a commitment to helping their communities. Do you have what it takes? #VolunteerExperience
News
Previous NextNSW SES ADVISES OF MODERATE PEAK PASSED AT WAGGA WAGGA TUESDAY MORNING
09/08/2022 03:30:46 PM
The NSW State Emergency Service is advising that the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga Wagga peaked at 8.74m during Tuesday morning.
MONDAY UPDATE: COLD OUTBREAK COMING TUESDAY
11/07/2022 01:53:57 PM
NSW SES continues to respond to requests for assistance from the community with the support of our partner agencies and have responded to more than 9,258 requests for assistance since the commencement on Tuesday, 28 June including 463 flood rescues.
HOW TO DONATE TO FLOOD-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES
10/07/2022 08:52:07 AM
People wanting to dig deep to help out flood-affected communities are being reminded to use official donation channels to ensure those in need are supported, without overwhelming on-the-ground service providers.
HELPFUL LINKS AND INFORMATION - SYDNEY
06/07/2022 12:54:05 PM
This page contains useful links to what you can do DURING a storm and or flood and other links to find up to date information.
S.E.S. Story Time (5 years & under) at Waverley Library
Friday
19/08/22 10:00 to 19/08/22 11:00
Waverley Woollahra SES will be hosting a special story time session here at Waverley Library. https://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/library/whats_on/library_events/events/s.e.s._story_time_5_years_and_under
Singleton Emergency Service Expo
Saturday
20/08/22 8:00 to 20/08/22 12:00
The Singleton NSW SES Unit will be at the Singleton Emergency Sercice Expo on the Singleton Council Civic Green. Come and meet Paddy Platypus and our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.
SES display at Inner West Council's EDGE event
Saturday
20/08/22 10:00 to 20/08/22 16:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from the Marrickville Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Moocooboola Festival
Saturday
20/08/22 10:00 to 20/08/22 16:00
The Hunter's Hill NSW SES Unit will be at the Moocooboola Festival . Come and meet our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.
Maroota Muster
Sunday
21/08/22 10:00 to 21/08/22 15:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from The Hills Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Condobolin SES Unit Community Information and Demonstration Day
Saturday
27/08/22 7:00 to 27/08/22 18:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Condobolin Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods. Come and watch our Road Crash Rescue demonstration, vertical rescue capability, storm response and flood rescue.
Hornsby SES @ Berowra WoodChop Festival
Sunday
28/08/22 10:00 to 28/08/22 16:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Hornsby Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
CABRAMATTA MOON FESTIVAL
Sunday
28/08/22 11:01 to 28/08/22 20:01
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Fairfield Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Strathfield Spring Festival
Saturday
03/09/22 10:00 to 03/09/22 17:00
The Strathfield NSW SES Unit will be at the Strathfield Spring Festival at Strathfield Park. Come and meet our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.
the Pocket Spring Festival
Sunday
04/09/22 10:00 to 04/09/22 14:00
The Mullumbimby NSW SES Unit will be at the Pocket Spring Festival at the Pocket School. Come and meet our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.
Hallidays Point Senior Citizens
Wednesday
07/09/22 10:00 to 07/09/22 15:00
Local Flood Awareness and Resilience
Saturday
10/09/22 8:00 to 10/09/22 16:00
Ashfield Leichhardt SES Unit is hosting a community awareness and resilience interactive display to assist the local community to understand and prepare for weather events that can lead to localised flooding.
Bayside Spring Fair
Saturday
10/09/22 8:00 to 10/09/22 18:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Bayside Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Quirindi Spring Show 10/11 September 2022
Saturday
10/09/22 9:00 to 10/09/22 16:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Liverpool Plains Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
NSW SES Albury Open Day
Sunday
11/09/22 10:00 to 11/09/22 16:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Albury Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Local - Flood Awareness and Resilience
Saturday
17/09/22 8:00 to 17/09/22 16:00
Ashfield Leichhardt SES unit is hosting a community awareness and resilence interactive display to assist the local community to understand and prepare for weather events that can lead to localised flooding.
150th Young Show
Sunday
18/09/22 9:00 to 18/09/22 17:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from NSW SES YOUNG Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Menangle RFS Get Ready weekend
Sunday
18/09/22 11:00 to 18/09/22 15:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Wollondilly Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Community Engagement
Thursday
22/09/22 11:00 to 22/09/22 13:30
St Ives Food and Wine Show
Sunday
25/09/22 8:00 to 25/09/22 16:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Ku ring gai Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Coastal Twist
Monday
03/10/22 7:00 to 03/10/22 17:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Gosford Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms, floods and tsunami.
Taree Show
Saturday
08/10/22 7:00 to 09/10/22 16:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Taree City Unit. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Central Coast Kids Day Out
Sunday
06/11/22 7:00 to 06/11/22 17:00
The Gosford NSW SES Unit will be at the Central Coast Kids Day Out. Come and meet Paddy Platypus and our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters. We'll have activities and hand outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms, floods and tsunami.
Bengalla Upper Hunter Show 2023
Friday
17/03/23 8:00 to 18/03/23 18:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from the local Upper Hunter Units. We'll have activities and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.