StormSafe for people living with deafness and hearing impairments.
StormSafe for people living with an intellectual impairment
StormSafe for people living with visual impairment
StormSafe for people living with an mobility impairment
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pets and Animals
Information on caring for your pets and animals - before, during and after a storm.
Make sure you look after your pets and include them in your emergency plans.
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
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NSW North East Coast communities urged to stay vigilant ahead of potential severe weather
06/01/2021 02:15:09 PM
With a Severe Weather Warning in place for the Northern Rivers and parts of the Northern Tablelands Forecast Districts, NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is warning communities of potential flash flooding if thunderstorms hit the region.
Wet Catchments and Thunderstorms: NSW SES urges people to be aware of weather conditions over the coming days
05/01/2021 02:55:25 PM
Locations in the North East of NSW from the Hunter and Mid North Coast up to the NSW and Queensland border are asked to monitor the weather conditions closely over the coming days.
Christmas flood and storm wrap up
24/12/2020 10:12:04 AM
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott MP visited the NSW SES State Headquarters yesterday (Wednesday 23 December 2020).
Storms and floods a very real risk over Christmas
23/12/2020 04:02:37 PM
Following severe storms, heavy rain and flooding along the North Coast, the NSW Government and the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) are urging communities to stay vigilant, especially over the Christmas and New Year period.
