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Delivering life-saving CPR, supporting trauma victims, and helping people trapped in vehicles are just some of the scenarios specialist first response teams from across the state were tested in at the 2024 State Road Crash Rescue Challenge in Dubbo over the weekend.
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NSW SES volunteers often work beyond responding to floods, storms, and...
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National Volunteering Week is here, presenting a perfect opportunity to encourage volunteers to share their NSW State Emergency Service (SES) stories of origin
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On the eve of National Volunteer Week, Commander of the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Sofala Unit, Natalie Cole, recounts the day she helped save the life of a 10-month-old baby as a community first responder.
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Dubbo residents are invited to show their support for local NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers by writing a message of thanks on an NSW SES heavy rescue vehicle at the Church Street Rotunda this Wednesday from 11am – 3pm.
WOW Day 2024
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Tamworth residents are invited to show their support for local NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers by writing a message of thanks on an SES heavy rescue vehicle on Fitzroy Street this Wednesday.
WOW Day 2024
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It’s National Volunteer Week and to celebrate the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is encouraging you to wear something orange for Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day) on Wednesday 22 May to show your support and appreciation for your local NSW SES...
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The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) offers its condolences to the family of former NSW SES Director General - Major General Brian (Hori) Howard AO MC ESM (Rtd), who passed away on Thursday.
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The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is reminding people to know their risk and have a plan for severe weather, as the Bureau of Meteorology officially declares a La Niña Watch.
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NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have attended a large sinkhole in Dover Heights, diverting water from nearby properties in the rain overnight. Isolated heavy rainfall and a significant amount of runoff appears to have caused the sinkhole, which is about 10 metres wide on Ocean View Drive.
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