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NSW State Emergency Service (SES) members from across the Northern Zone tested their rescue capability, teamwork and leadership skills during the annual Northern Zone Disaster Rescue Challenge held in Maitland over the weekend.
NSW SES members at the Northern Zone Disaster Rescue Challenge
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The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) has responded to more than 500 incidents and five flood rescues, as widespread rainfall and thunderstorms impact northern and eastern parts of the state.  
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Communities across northern and eastern NSW are being urged to monitor conditions as the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responds to widespread rainfall and thunderstorms.  
SES volunteers preparing sand bags
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The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is urging communities across northern and eastern New South Wales to monitor conditions and understand their flood risk this week, with flash flooding and minor river rises possible as severe weather impacts parts of the state.
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Emergency management is being bolstered in the Central West as the Parkes community celebrated the official opening of the new $4.8 million NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Unit headquarters.
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The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is celebrating a new generation of volunteers with over 30 per cent of members aged under 35.
Group of youth internship girls with lifejackets on being instructed by SES member
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A Sydney bushwalker has been reunited in emotional scenes with the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers who rescued him from dense bushland.
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This Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day), NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Narrabri Unit Commander Prim Charles is celebrating the power of volunteering and the difference it makes in local communities.  
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Emergency response in the Blue Mountains is being bolstered by a new NSW State Emergency Service (SES) facility, as construction starts on the project delivering a state-of-the-art headquarters for first responders.
NSW SES Blue Mountains West Unit headquarters sod turn
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More than 200 incidents and three flood rescues have been responded to by the NSW State Emergency Services (SES) in the past 24 hours throughout the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast, where flood warnings have today been downgraded.
NSW SES Commissioner Wassing video briefing on North Coast Weather 19 May 2026