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We usually only take notice of the high-vis orange overalls when we need them most but there is a lot more than meets the eye to the State Emergency Service.
Emergency Management Queensland Brisbane region area director John Hannan said the valuable community asset was always in need of more volunteers with a role for everybody in the service.
"It's been a good year and there have been some significant activities the SES have been involved in,'' he said.
"Your looking at thing like the Daniel Morcombe search and Baden-Clay search...as well as the usual round of storm damage operations as well.
"Some people might be put off because they think `I can't see myself up on a roof', or `I can't see myself driving a flood boat' and we do have those very high profile and demanding and challenging activities.
``At the same time, if people just want ot come along and be community members, if they want to get involved in fund raising or community awareness or administration or operating radios, if that's what their confident and comfortable doing, there's a job for people to do that.
``The best thing is working for the community and the satisfaction you get from doing a job for other people.
``Then there's the friendship, companionship that comes out of it and a real sense of achievement.''
For more information, visit emergency.qld.gov.au/ses or contact 3635 1890.
SES training includes:
Teamwork
General rescue
Urban search and rescue
Communications
First aid
Map reading and navigation
Working at heights
Storm response
Chainsaw operations
Debris cleanup
Land search
Airborne search observation
Traffic control
Rescue from heights and depths
Vertical rescue
Flood boat operations
Road crash rescue
Team leadership
Incident management
Emergency welfare
Community education
We usually only take notice of the high-vis orange overalls when we need them most but there is a lot more than meets the eye to the State Emergency Service.
Emergency Management Queensland Brisbane region area director John Hannan said the valuable community asset was always in need of more volunteers with a role for everybody in the service.
"It's been a good year and there have been some significant activities the SES have been involved in,'' he said.
"Your looking at thing like the Daniel Morcombe search and Baden-Clay search...as well as the usual round of storm damage operations as well.
"Some people might be put off because they think `I can't see myself up on a roof', or `I can't see myself driving a flood boat' and we do have those very high profile and demanding and challenging activities.
``At the same time, if people just want ot come along and be community members, if they want to get involved in fund raising or community awareness or administration or operating radios, if that's what their confident and comfortable doing, there's a job for people to do that.
``The best thing is working for the community and the satisfaction you get from doing a job for other people.
``Then there's the friendship, companionship that comes out of it and a real sense of achievement.''
For more information, visit emergency.qld.gov.au/ses or contact 3635 1890.
SES training includes:
Teamwork
General rescue
Urban search and rescue
Communications
First aid
Map reading and navigation
Working at heights
Storm response
Chainsaw operations
Debris cleanup
Land search
Airborne search observation
Traffic control
Rescue from heights and depths
Vertical rescue
Flood boat operations
Road crash rescue
Team leadership
Incident management
Emergency welfare
Community education
FIND YOUR LOCAL SES GROUP
BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL
Eastern
9 Redfern Street Morningside
Metro
66 Wilston Road Newmarket
Moggill
Stumers Road, Mt Crosby
Moreton Island
48 Moreton Street, Bulwer
North Eastern
280 Lancaster Road, Ascot
South Western
Corner Governemnt Road and Rudyard Street Ellen Grove
Southern
Corner Beaudesert Lillian Avenue Salisbury
Western
14 Josling Street (Perrin Park) Toowong
MORETON BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL
Arana Hills
The Neighbourhood Centre, James Drysdale Reserve, Jinker Track Bunya
Bribie Island
First Avenue Bongaree
Caboolture
Machinery Parade Caboolture
Deception Bay
Old Bay Road Deception Bay
Petrie
3 Woonara Drive Petrie
Redcliffe
Portwood Street Redcliffe
IPSWICH CITY COUNCIL
Goodna
Redbank Plains Recreation Reserve
Ipswich
54 Thorn Street Ipswich
Rosewood
Mt Walker Road Rosewood
Marburg
M Verrenkamp Road Marburg
LOGAN CITY COUNCIL
Beenleigh
34 Martens Street Beenleigh
Logan Central
5 Garfield Road Woodridge
Logan East
26-36 Winnets Road Daisy Hill
Logan Village
3812-3818 Mt Lindsay Highway Park Ridge QLD
Logan West
Beaudesert Road Park Ridge
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