How Victoria SES Helps

ES AAM HOW VICTORIA SES HELPS FOR A SAFER COMMUNITY VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE (SES) WHAT THE SES DO 5,000 people volunteer for SES Formed in 1950, SES is the lead agency for flood, storm, tsunami and earthquake in Victoria, managing responses to these emergencies and helping communities to prepare through planning and education. 6 Victorian regions VICTORIA ses.vic.gov.au 153 units AUSTRALIA 132 500 Call from anywhere in Victoria for flood, storm, tsunami or earthquake emergency 102 road rescue units HOW SES HELPED IN 2012-13 18,011 incidents responded to in 2012-13 which included: 325,274 hours SES volunteers worked in 2012-13 13,697 79,423 1,072 15,840 9,838 909 STORM ROAD RESCUES FLOOD ROAD RESCUES STORM FLOOD The average volunteer gave 160 hours in 2012-13 HOW AAMI HELPED SES IN 2012-13 $502,000 1,327 contributed by AAMI for equipment and community engagement items of equipment were contributed by AAMI to Victoria SES units including: 45 33 16 26 139 Headlamp helmets 27 Portable radios Flare kits Chainsaws Domestic rescue kits Cordless tools HOW VICTORIANS HELPED SES IN 2012-13 $5,000,000 OVER Victorians generously support local SES units through fundraising activities including: events, raffles, tin rattles, sausage sizzles and more sponsorship and partnership contributions received by SES in 2012-13 WEAR ORANGE ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13 TO SAY THANKS TO SES VOLUNTEERS SES SES.VIC.GOV.AU/WOW