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These Rescue Units are equipped with a range of rescue tools including battery extrication equipment and rope rescue gear. In the winter months, the Alpine Operations Team is active, based at Perisher Valley, this specialised team of 20 paramedics provide patient access and care to the entire NSW Alpine region.
VRA Rescue Squads (such as The Mudgee Rescue Squad in January 1975) continued to be established where a need existed and the Police, Ambulance, Fire Brigade and local community supported the establishment of a volunteer rescue squad. Today, VRA Rescue NSW provides a training structure with competency-based learning under its own registered ...
The NSW SES Bush Search and Rescue Unit is a long term user of High Frequency (HF) radio which allows communications from effectively any location in the bush. HF radio does not require line of sight between the search team and Command Post and has proven more reliable than satellite phones in the BSAR operating environment.
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) previously known as NSW Fire Brigades (NSWFB), is a agency of the New South Wales Government, Australia. FRNSW is responsible for firefighting , rescue and HAZMAT services in the major cities, metropolitan areas and towns all across the state of New South Wales .
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is a volunteer-based firefighting agency and statutory body of the Government of New South Wales.. The NSW RFS is responsible for fire protection to approximately 95% of the land area of New South Wales and the Jervis Bay Territory, while urban areas and over 90% of the population are the responsibility of Fire and Rescue NSW.
ACT Fire and Rescue maintains 50 CFUs with about 850 volunteer members. [3] The disastrous 2003 Canberra bushfires impacted significant urban areas of the city of Canberra, destroying over 400 homes and killing four people. The ACT Government introduced a similar program of CFUs based on the NSW model.
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The Assistant Commissioner (Counter Terrorism) is responsible for both the Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics Command (CTST) and the State Protection Group (SPG). [4] The SPG contains a number of highly trained and specialised units such as the Police Rescue & Bomb Disposal Unit, Dog Squad, Tactical Operations Unit and Witness Security Unit to name but a few.