How to join the SES in Australia

When there’s an emergency related to floods, storms and other natural events, volunteers play a key role in responding across Australia. But how can people join their state or territory’s State Emergency Service? What are volunteers expected to do and what skills do they need to have before they join?

SES volunteers search for bodies in the fields surrounding the township of Grantham, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. Source: AAP Image/Dean Lewins