Jenny Blackburn

The Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) is built on the good will of thousands of members. They are: [ul][li]People helping People[/li] [li]Mates helping Mates[/li] [li]Neighbours helping Neighbours. [/li] [/ul] The Queensland SES is a “not-for-profit organisation” that shares its highly recognised name with the States and Territory SES organisations throughout Australia. With approximately 5,100 active and unpaid members, the Queensland SES performs a diverse range of functions to respond to local, State and National disasters and emergencies. SES assistance is provided for non-life-threatening emergency situations during floods, storms or other similar events. The Queensland SES also support other agencies such as Queensland Police Service and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service to perform additional functions during different types of disasters and emergencies such as: [ul][li]Vertical Rescue[/li] [li]Flood Boat Rescue[/li] [li]Road Crash Rescue[/li] [li]Urban, Rural and Evacuation Searches[/li] [li]Emergency Traffic Management[/li] [li]Urban Search and Rescue[/li] [li]Agency Support[/li] [li]Incident Management[/li] [li]Community Education[/li] [/ul] The SES is designed to empower people to help themselves and others in their community in times of emergency and disaster.