New South Wales State Emergency Service

Office of the NSW State Emergency Service
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Agency overview
Formed	1955
Preceding agencies	State Emergency Services; (April 1955 – September 1955); Civil Defence; (September 1955 – 1989);
Type	Public service executive agency
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	93–99 Burelli Street, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Employees	468 Full-time employees (2023) 10,919 Volunteers (2023)
Minister responsible	Minister for Emergency Services;
Agency executives	Michael Wassing, Commissioner; Debbie Platz, Deputy Commissioner, Operations; Damien Johnston, Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services; Daniel Austin, Deputy Commissioner, Capability and Training;
Parent agency	Department of Communities and Justice
Key documents	State Emergency Service Act, 1989 (NSW); State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 (NSW);
Website	ses.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is a civil defence agency of the Government of New South Wales that provides emergency and rescue services to local communities in times of natural and man-made disasters. The NSW SES is made up almost entirely of volunteer members, numbering over 10,919 as of September 2023. Members are easily identified by their distinctive orange overalls.

From 1955 up until the 1970s, the NSW SES was previously named the Civil Defence Service, in recognition of its role in Cold War-era disaster planning.

The agency is led by a commissioner who reports to the Minister for Emergency Services.