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The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is continuing to clean up storm damage and respond to more than 2,260 calls for assistance from the community after severe thunderstorms impacted much of the state on Wednesday.

NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is warning communities to remain vigilant as severe weather continues to impact large parts of the state. 

A NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteer on the frontline during record flooding on the Mid North Coast earlier this year has received a national honour for his five decades of service. 

Volunteers from across the state put their life-saving skills to the test in a major training exercise in Sydney over the weekend, as the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) launched the inaugural Flood Rescue Challenge.  

An average of two alpine search and rescue missions per week this snow season has kept NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers busy, responding in darkness, blizzards and poor weather conditions to get people to safety. 

Intense rainfall, destructive winds and damaging hail are forecast for parts of Northern NSW, including the coast and tablelands, as NSW State Emergency Service (SES) teams prepare and plan for calls for assistance from impacted communities.

NSW State Emergency Service (SES) members are exercising their tsunami response and connecting with communities along the east coast, boosting readiness ahead of World Tsunami Awareness Day on Wednesday 5 November.

Regional NSW communities will benefit from faster and safer emergency medical response, as 11 new vehicles are delivered to NSW State Emergency Service (SES) units.

NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) volunteers from the across the Hume and Murray regions have been recognised for their outstanding service to the community at an awards ceremony in Thurgoona.

Despite repeated warnings, too many drivers are still risking their lives by driving into floodwaters, which is why the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has launched an awareness campaign aimed at reducing preventable deaths and rescues.