Call 132 500 for flood and storm emergencies. For life-threatening emergencies call Triple Zero (000)
North West Regional Office
- Location
-
88 Wilson Street
Burnie Tasmania 7320 - Postal Address
- PO Box 806
Burnie Tasmania 7320
- Phone
- 03 6477 7293
- Facsimile
- ses.nw@ses.tas.gov.au
North West Regional Units
Burnie
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Thursday evening from 7pm to 9pm
The Burnie Unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm damage and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in air search observation and basic roping.
Central Coast
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Wednesday evening from 7pm to 9pm
The Central Coast Unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm and flood damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in air search observation and basic roping.
Circular Head
- Unit Training
- Weekly on a Thursday evening from 7:30pm
The Circular Head Unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in air search observation, basic roping and emergency lighting.
Kentish
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Wednesday evening from 7:30pm
The Kentish Unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in air search observation and basic roping.
King Island
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Wednesday evening from 7:30pm
The King Island Unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in basic roping.
Mersey
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Wednesday evening from 7:30pm
The Mersey Unit covers the area of Latrobe and Devonport. It responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm and flood damage and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in emergency lighting, air search observation and basic roping.
Incident Management Unit
Regional Headquarters
- Unit Training
- The Unit trains on the first, second and third Tuesday of each month from 7:00pm - 9:00pm.
The Incident Management Unit provides incident management support to Regional Headquarters, TFS and Tasmania Police.
The Incident Management Unit has the responsibility to operate the Regional Operations Centre at the Regional Headquarters, the mobile emergency operations centre to provide emergency radio communications, logistics support, staging area management, administration support in operational activities as required.
Search and Rescue
Regional Headquarters
- Unit Training
- Every third week on Wednesday evening from 7:30pm
The Search and Rescue (SAR) Unit undertakes remote area search and rescue operations within the North West Region in support of the the Tasmanian Police.
The team trains in at North West Regional Headquarters, Burnie or at the Mersey SES Unit Headquarters in Devonport. Training includes search and rescue techniques, communications, navigation and first aid. SES Search and Rescue Units have the capacity to rapidly deploy on extended search and rescue operations, regardless of seasonal weather or terrain anywhere in Tasmania.
Queenstown
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Tuesday evening from 7:00pm
The Queenstown Unit is one of three units on the West Coast and covers a wide area from Derwent Bridge to Strahan and about 60km along the Anthony Road towards Tullah. The unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue.
Rosebery
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Tuesday evening from 7pm
The Rosebery Unit is one of 3 units located on the West Coast and responds to the following emergency events – general rescue, storm damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in air search observation and basic roping.
Waratah
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Tuesday evening from 7pm
The Waratah Unit covers a wide area – Hellyer Gorge to the north, Corinna to the west, 30km northwest up to the Western Explorer Road and the municipal boundary of West Coast to the south. The unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, road crash rescue, storm damage and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in basic roping.
Wynyard
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Thursday evening from 7pm
The Wynyard unit responds to the following emergency operations – general rescue, storm and flood damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in emergency lighting, air search observation and basic roping.
Zeehan
- Unit Training
- Weekly on Tuesday evening from 7:30pm
The Zeehan Unit is one of three units located on the West Coast and responds to the following emergency events – general rescue, storm damage, road crash rescue and land search and rescue. Volunteers are also trained in air search observation and basic roping.