Nsw Ses Wauchope Unit

The NSW SES (New South Wales State Emergency Service) Wauchope Unit is the local combat agency for floods, storms and tsunami.

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is an emergency, preparedness and response service dedicated to
assisting the community of NSW. It is made up almost entirely of volunteers, with 229 units located
throughout the state. The units comprise of approximately 10, 000 volunteer members, who are easily
identified by their distinctive orange overalls.
While our core responsibilities are for flood, storm and tsunami operations, the NSW SES also provides support
to general rescue efforts in the State. This includes Road Crash Rescue (RCR), Vertical Rescue (VR), Urban
Search and Rescue (USR), evidence searches (both metropolitan and rural) and other forms of specialist rescue
that may be required due to local threats. Volunteers in a number of isolated communities have also been
trained as Community First Responders by the Ambulance Service of New South Wales. The Service's trained
rescuers also support the full-time emergency services during major disasters. The NSW SES assists other
emergency services when they are performing major operations. These services include the NSW Police Force,
the NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and the Ambulance Service of NSW.
The NSW SES also partners with local communities through Community Engagement programs like FloodSafe,
StormSafe and TsunamiSafe. These programs are supported by strategies and resources, are delivered locally
through a range of activities and events and are a priority for the NSW SES. The aim is to engage at-risk
communities on preparedness, response and recovery measures so that there is no loss of life and impacts
caused by these events are minimised. This in turn builds community resilience to floods, storms and tsunami.
For further information visit the NSW SES website at http://www. ses. nsw. gov. au /