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Wollongong City State Emergency Service WOLLONGONG CITY STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT 2004-2005 Introduction I am pleased to report to Council and other interested parties on the happenings of this Unit within the Financial Year 2004-2005. This year we put in over 6,000 hours of effort in responding to almost 800 requests for assistance from the community, in a year where hardly a week went by without some form of response from our members. It seems that the continued growth of the profile of our organisation in general, as well as that of our local Unit, has meant that we are seeing more and more work each year. While the bulk of our work has been in our core role of storm and flood response, we have provided assistance in a wide variety of incidents including search and rescue of missing persons, making safe buildings damaged by vehicles and assisting with the rescue of animals. On top of this our members also put in a significant amount of time in providing the community with information and safety advice through displays, school visits, speaking at local community functions and the ever-present fund raising to support the work that we do. I am very proud to be the Local Controller of this Unit as the level of teamwork and cooperation makes this Unit a great Unit to work in for all members. I would like to thank Wollongong City Council for their continuing support to our Unit and I commend the volunteers and their families for once again providing outstanding service to the Community. Graham Reiher Local Controller About the State Emergency Service Introduction The State Emergency Service is an emergency and rescue service dedicated to assisting the community. It is made up almost entirely of volunteers, with more than 232 Units comprising 11,000 volunteers located throughout New South Wales. While our major responsibilities are for flood and storm operations, the SES also provides the majority of general rescue effort in the rural parts of the state. This includes road accident rescue, vertical rescue, bush search and rescue and other forms of specialist rescue that may be required due to local threats. The Service's trained rescuers also support the full-time emergency services during major disasters. Guarantee of Our mission is to provide immediate assistance to the community in times of Service natural or technological incidents or emergencies. Flood and storm threats are the most costly natural hazards the community of New South Wales faces. In response to this, the SES: • Prepares flood plans for communities at risk. • Assists the Bureau of Meteorology in developing and disseminating official flood and storm warnings. • Translates official flood warnings into likely effects and disseminates that information. • Evacuates people whose properties are threatened or made uninhabitable due to floods or storms. • Rescues people who are endangered, trapped or injured by floods or storms. • Resupplies communities and individuals who are isolated due to flooding. • Minimises damage to properties affected by floods or storms. • Coordinates immediate welfare requirements for affected communities, in conjunction with the Department of Community Services. • Undertakes public education to ensure that those at risk know what they should do to protect themselves and their property. The SES also provides rescue services and supports other agencies: • Units accredited for general rescue respond according to established policy. • Units maintain a disaster rescue capability. • Units also assist, at their request, the Police Service, the NSW Fire Brigades, the Rural Fire Service and the Ambulance Service in dealing with any incident or emergency. About the Wollongong City SES Unit Our Local The Wollongong City Unit comprises around 100 members (as at June 2005) Unit who provide immediate assistance to the City of Wollongong, which extends from Waterfall in the north to Yallah in the south and is home to around 190,000 people. Our volunteers are available to respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Unit is well respected for its participation, performance and achievement in various activities and competitions. Our Unit is one of the largest Units in the State, and also one of busiest, based on the volume and variety of work we perform. This diversity is due to the unique geography of our area and the good working relationship we have with the other local emergency services, who call on us to support them in many different situations. Membership At the end of June 2005 the Unit had 95 active members; an additional 6 were undergoing induction training. This figure has been fairly stable over the past 12 months and we have had to limit the intake of new members due to a lack of space, equipment and trainers to handle more than around 100 members. Unfortunately this has resulted in the situation where we have a waiting list of around 40 people waiting to join the Unit. Our members, who are all volunteers, come from all walks of life and range in age from students doing their HSC through to retired people. We have a fairly even gender balance. Our skills and One of the strengths of our Unit is the broad range of skills we possess. Our training nationally recognised training means that our members can be called upon to cut up fallen trees during a wind storm, secure a tarp on a leaking roof during heavy rain, assist with evacuations during bushfires, search for missing bushwalkers, assist with first aid and casualty handling during a major incident and provide assistance for things like road closures for large community events. All these things could occur within a few months. This is one of the reasons that our members enjoy the work that they do and why our organisation is regarded as the “Swiss army knife” of emergency services. Continued on next page About the Wollongong City SES Unit, Continued Unit Structure The Unit is structured into three self-contained response teams of around 25 to 30 members, supported by a dozen management and functional area positions. At any time two of the three teams are rostered on-call each week to provide immediate response 24 hours a day. During larger or protracted operations the third team will be called into action. If an event exceeds the Unit’s resources, we can call on other SES Units and other emergency services for assistance. Our current organisation chart appears below. Operations Report Introduction For the period ending June 30, 2005 the Wollongong City Unit responded to 786 requests for assistance from the community and other emergency service organisations. These tasks involved the members of the Unit putting in 6,171 hours of service. The graphs below provide a summary of the Unit’s operational activities for the year. Note that the hours listed are those for our Unit and do not include those from other Units or agencies that have assisted during large events. Continued on next page Operations Report, Continued Major July: Strong wind and rain saw the Unit respond to 24 requests for Operations assistance. October: Heavy rain across the State resulted in the Unit attending 24 tasks on 21st October. A few days later, on 27th October gale-force winds hit the region resulting in 349 requests for assistance. Additional SES crews from Sydney and the Southern Highlands were brought in to assist with the operation. February: A storm front brought heavy rain to the region, resulting in 15 requests for assistance on 20th February. March: On 22nd March an east-coast low-pressure system generated heavy rain and strong winds across the Illawarra. The Unit attended 18 tasks. April: The Unit sent two teams to Ulladulla to assist with temporary repairs following a severe hailstorm that hit the town on 28th April. June: On the last day of the month a strong low-pressure system off the northern NSW coast brought heavy rain to most of the coastal area. Our Unit received 124 requests for assistance over a two-day period. Training Report Introduction The size of our Unit together with the variety of work that we are called on to perform means that training is a major component of SES life. Our members put in a significant amount of time and effort to ensure that their skills are of the highest standard. We train every Monday night for two and a half hours at our Headquarters. Most training is done within our response teams, with one or two specialist courses being run concurrently for members of all the teams. On the last Monday in the month we alternate between running a combined training night, at which we usually have a guest presenter, and a whole-Unit exercise or simulation that may involve other emergency service agencies such as NSWFB, Police etc. In addition to this we also run a number of weekend training events such as structured courses or exercises. Internal Our training can be divided into two main areas. Training 1. Role-Based Training The bulk of our training is for our primary role of flood and storm response, along with training for search operations. This includes the following courses: • General Rescue • Storm and Water-Damage Operations • First Aid • Communication Equipment Operation • Working in an Operations Centre • Map Reading and Navigation • Land Search Operations • Chainsaw Operation • Flood Rescue Boat Operations 2. Specialist Training Once members have met the requirements to fulfill our primary roles they are able to participate in more specialised training such as: • Four Wheel Drive vehicle operation • Vertical Rescue • Emergency Management • Air Observer Continued on next page Training Report, Continued Inter-Agency During the 2004-2005 period the Unit has further facilitated the development Training of inter-agency exercises and training sessions to practice emergency response and to develop better working relationships with other local emergency service agencies.
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