Victoria State Emergency Service


Victoria State Emergency Service 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, 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, landslides; tsunami, earthquakes, and incidents involving building damage, 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, Fire Rescue Victoria and to municipal councils in support of their emergency management plans.
There are more than 5,000 volunteers and 220 employees spread across 155 units.
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Responsibilities

Control Agency

Support agency

Activities

In addition to its control agency functions, VICSES has a shared responsibility for rescues with the CFA and FRV.
VICSES along with other emergency services in Victoria, provide specialist response functions including:
VICSES is also called upon to assist other agencies with unique tasks, some include:

Regions

VICSES is broken into 2 regions that cover the state of Victoria. The SES Units are supported by Unit Support Teams with career personnel.
  • East Region
  • * Unit Support Teams in Bayside, Eastern Metro, East Gippsland, Goulburn Broken, North East, Southern Metro, West Gippsland
  • West Region
  • * Unit Support Teams in Barwon, Loddon, Mallee, Mid West, North West Metro, South West, Wimmera

Vehicles, Trailers & Other Assets

Cars

Passenger Vehicles

Cars include a mixture of Ford, Holden, Subaru, Kia and Toyota
Mini-Van

Four Wheel Drives

Mixture of Nissan Patrol, Navara, Pathfinder, Ford Rangers, Everest & Toyota Hilux

Light Rescue

Mixture of chassis Ford, Mercedes & Iveco

Medium Rescue

Medium Rescue (2WD)

Equipment Body:
  • 5 large and 3 smaller lockers, with 3 x shadow boards for the storage of tools, 5 x sliding shelves and,
  • 4 x slide and tilt shelves.
  • Light mast with 4 x 100W 24V LED lights.
  • External work lights at the mid point of the body, controlled by the Hazard SLIC panel.
  • Martin power supply system capacity of 8 kVA with 8 x 10A GPO’s.
  • Compressed air system delivering 10 Cubic Feet per Minute at 116psi.
  • Bulbar fitted with HID driving lights.
  • No tow bar fitted.
Equipment Capabilities:
  • Up to 1,000kg of tools and equipment
  • Multi purpose truck, i.e. capacity for storm and flood or RCR equipment.
Licence Requirements:
  • Light Rigid Licence

Medium Rescue (4WD)

Equipment Body:
  • 5 large and 3 smaller lockers, with 3 x shadow boards for the storage of tools, 5 x sliding shelves and,
  • 4 x slide and tilt shelves.
  • Light mast with 4 x 24V LED lights.
  • External work lights at the mid point of the body, controlled by the Hazard SLIC panel.
  • Martin power supply system – capacity of 8 kVA with 8 x 10A GPO’s.
  • Compressed air system delivering 10 Cubic Feet per Minute at 116psi.
  • Bulbar fitted with 15,000lb, 24v winch & HID driving lights
  • No tow bar fitted.
Equipment Capabilities:
  • Up to 1,000kg of tools and equipment
  • Multi purpose truck, i.e. capacity for RAIR, Storm and Flood equipment.
Licence Requirements:
  • Light Rigid Licence

Heavy Rescue

Heavy Rescue Truck (2WD)

Equipment Body:
  • 7 large and 1 smaller lockers, with 3 x shadow boards for the storage of tools, 5 x sliding shelves and
  • 8 x fixed shelving, 4 x slide and tilt shelves.
  • Light mast with 4 x 24v LED lights.
  • External work lights at the mid point of the body, controlled by the Hazard SLIC panel.
  • Martin power supply of 8kVA with 8 x 10A GPO.
  • Compressed air system delivering 15 cubic feet per minute at 130psi.
  • Bull bar fitted with HID driving lights
  • No tow bar fitted
Equipment Capabilities:
  • Up to 2,000kg of tools and equipment
  • RAIR purpose truck, i.e. capacity RAIR and storm or flood equipment.
Licence Requirements:
  • Medium Rigid Licence

Boats

IRB's

Trailers

Lighting Towers

Genie AL6-6000
  • 8.40 m extended mast height
  • 2.45 m long
  • Kubota D1403 diesel10.7 kW @1500rpm
AllightSykes URBAN MLLED200K-9AC-K
  • 9-meter mast design
  • LED's 4 x 500 watt
  • 200,000 lumens
  • Kubota D905 Diesel Engine
  • 100km/h Wind Speed Rated

Volunteers Association

Volunteers and Units are represented by the Victoria State Emergency Service Volunteers Association which was formed in 1983.
The Association's role is to advocate for VICSES volunteers by raising issues that impact on skills, training, funding, equipment, ethics & safety. VICSESVA is a non-profit association run and managed by VICSES Volunteers.