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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02/03/2021 12:45:37 PM
Children of NSW SES volunteers play a starring role in explaining the First Saturday March Task.
Communities urged to stay vigilant ahead of severe weather
25/02/2021 02:42:16 PM
With the prospect of severe weather for much of the state over the next few days, NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is asking all communities to be prepared.
22 flood rescues as volunteers prepare for more rain
25/02/2021 11:52:51 AM
NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) volunteers have been called to 22 flood rescues overnight as wet weather continues until the weekend.
Hazardous surf, winds, rain for NSW and Lord Howe Island
19/02/2021 10:22:39 AM
This low has the potential to generate strong winds, large waves and widespread showers or heavy rain for central and northern parts of the NSW coast from late Saturday.
Upper Hunter Show
Friday
19/03/21 8:00 to 20/03/21 21:00
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from 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.
Hillston SES - BBQ and Information Display
Friday
26/03/21 14:30 to 26/03/21 18:30
Make sure you visit the SES Display staffed by NSW SES volunteers from Hillston Unit. We'll have a BBQ and hand-outs to help you and your family better understand and prepare for emergencies such as storms and floods.
Street party Young
Saturday
10/04/21 9:00 to 10/04/21 17:00
The Young NSW SES Unit will be at the Young Community Street Party, Come and meet our friendly volunteers, learn about how to be safer in emergencies and disasters and view our interactive display.
Anzac Day Dawn Service
Sunday
25/04/21 4:00 to 25/04/21 6:30
SES members are providing Tea/Coffee to the general public and provide assistance as necessary to attendees.
ANZAC Day March
Sunday
25/04/21 10:00 to 25/04/21 13:00
Come and Ballina SES Members and fellow emergency services with war veterans will be marching in formation down to the Ballina RSL Cenotaph and participate in the service.
ANZAC Day March - Griffith NSW
Sunday
25/04/21 10:00 to 25/04/21 13:00
Hunter Valley Caravan Camping 4WD Show 2021
Friday
21/05/21 10:00 to 23/05/21 23:00
Interactive display at local event