Victoria State Emergency Service

Victoria State Emergency Service
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Agency overview
Formed	1975
Preceding agency	Civil Defence Organisation;
Jurisdiction	Victoria
Headquarters	168 Sturt Street, Southbank, Victoria, Australia
Employees	Paid and Voluntary; Volunteers 5,000; Staff 200
Agency executives	Robert Purcell, Chief Executive Officer; Alistair Drayton, Acting Chief Officer Operations; Kate White, Interim Chief Executive Officer (On Leave); Silivia Silverii, Interim Executive Director Community & Corporate Services; Asad Zafar, Interim Chief Information Officer; Debbie Mann, Executive Director, People, Safety & Wellbeing;
Website	ses.vic.gov.au

The Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer-based civil defence organisation that responds to natural and man-made disasters, and works to ensure the safety of local communities in Victoria, Australia. Each state and territory has its own independent State Emergency Service (SES) that serves as an auxiliary force to support the work of other agencies, such as police and fire brigades. While VICSES is largely responsible for disaster response in Victoria, during large-scale crises it is not uncommon that assistance be sought from other states.

VICSES is the lead agency for responding to floods, storms, landslides, tsunamis, earthquakes, and incidents involving building damage. It also operates the largest network of road rescue units in Australia, and to that end, is one of the largest in the world.

VICSES also provides assistance to other emergency agencies such as Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), 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.