Victoria State Emergency Service
Logo of the State Emergency Service
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| Abbreviation | VICSES |
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| Founded | 1975 |
| Focus | Disaster relief, Search and Rescue, vehicle extrication |
| Origins | Civil Defence Service |
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Area served
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Victoria, Australia |
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Employees
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150 |
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Volunteers
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c. 5,600 |
| Website | www |
Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer based organisation responding to natural disasters and working to ensure the safety of communities around Victoria, Australia. Each State and territory of Australia has its own independent State Emergency Service (SES), and VICSES is only one of these services spread across Australia. At times of great need or catastrophic disaster, it is common that assistance be sought from other states.
VICSES is the lead agency when responding to floods, storms, tsunami and earthquakes as well as operating the largest network of road rescue units in Australia and one of the largest in the world.
VICSES also provides assistance to other emergency services such as Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, The Country Fire Authority (CFA) and to municipal councils in planning and auditing their emergency management plans.
There are more than 5600 (43,000 nationwide) committed and dedicated volunteers around the state who provide these services 24 hours a day, seven days a week and every day of the year in Victoria.
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