On Tuesday, March 11 Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) volunteers and staff alongside 25 Country Fire Authority (CFA) colleagues headed to Queensland to assist local emergency services and communities in their ongoing response to severe flooding and storms.
The deployment follows the impact of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred across the state’s southeast.
Support efforts will be largely focused on boots on the ground operations, with SES volunteers using their training and substantial experience of Chainsaw Operation and the Safe Working at Heights System (SWAHS) to remove trees down over roads and properties and repair building damage such as roof repairs.
Victoria may be requested to provide additional resources to various locations over the next few days, depending on the scale of any further impacts, VICSES Acting Cheif Officer, Operations, Alistair Drayton advised.
“Our SES emergency first responders work as one, in Victoria and across the nation and we will continue to provide support wherever we can,” Mr Drayton said.
Victoria’s strong and ongoing relationships with other states mean we can share personnel, skills, knowledge, equipment, and experience.
Similarly, other states support Victoria following severe weather events, such as the NSWSES deployment to support storm response efforts in 2024.
