THE Camden Haven branch of the SES responded to over 100 calls for help during the recent extreme weather.
This came just 48 hours after the entire unit of 35 was involved in a land search for a missing man whose body was recovered in North Haven.
The calls for help with local flooding and heavy rain were mostly requests for assistance with sandbags.
Unit members also responded to requests for tarp covers for leaking roofs, help with fallen trees and welfare checks.
“We really dodged a bullet this time as we only experienced minor nuisance flooding,” Unit Commander Caz Dobson told News Of The Area.
“We were monitoring weather patterns minute to minute and were thankful that we were spared the full force of the weather system.”
A section of the unit was deployed to Taree, which had a greater need for boats and inflatable rescue vessels.
They mainly assisted with the delivery of medical supplies and food to people who were isolated.
They also delivered some fodder to stranded cattle.
”I was proud of my team and how they responded during the current emergency, with all their training shining through.”
Cdr Dobson was also grateful to local members of the community who listened to advice from the SES and assisted with sandbag filling, and with supplying food and free coffee to volunteers.
The SES is always looking for new members.
Details can be found on their Facebook page “NSW SES Camden Haven Unit”, or by going online to ses.nsw.gov.au.
By Bill HARROW
