Mount Barker State Emergency Service in Mount Barker, South Australia | Government organisation

Mount Barker State Emergency Service

Locality: Mount Barker, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8391 3355

Address: 14 Simper Crescent 5251 Mount Barker, SA, Australia

Website: https://www.ses.sa.gov.au/about-us/our-units/mount-barker-unit

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24.01.2022 Tonight crews responded to a tree down with power lines involved. SA Power Networks were called to ensure the power lines were safe for our crews to work around. With the help of Woodside CFS, crews quickly removed the tree branch. If you come across any power lines down that pose a safety call 000 and stay at least 10 meters away from the area.

23.01.2022 South Australia has had a lot of disruption over the last week, but we want you to know we are still here for our community! Be assured, we take COVID seriously, so we’ve been busy sanitising our equipment and making sure we wear masks when we attend a call outs We are still here if you need us, stay safe in your community and keep up the good work, South Australia!

22.01.2022 It was an honour to host Vincent Tarzia - Member for Hartley for his first visit to an SES facility since becoming the Minister for Emergency Services. Thank you for helping us present some service awards tonight with our Chief Officer, Region Commander and General Manager.

20.01.2022 Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS for people in Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Murraylands, Upper South East, Lower South East and parts of Yorke Peninsula and Mid North districts. Very windy for southern SA Saturday afternoon. A strong front will enter the west of SA this evening then move across western and central SA overnight and Saturday morning, then into the northeast Saturday afternoon. The front will bring wi...th it a band of gusty showers and thunderstorms, mostly during the morning, followed by strong damaging westerly winds in the afternoon. Gusty northeast to northwest winds will turn strong westerly following the front on Saturday and become damaging, averaging 50-70 km/h with gusts of 80-100 km/h at times across the warning area during the afternoon. The strongest winds are likely to occur about the ranges. Localised gusty winds may also occur near showers and thunderstorms during the morning, with a slight risk of damaging wind gusts. Locations which may be affected include Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Mount Gambier, Maitland, Murray Bridge, Kingscote, Naracoorte, Meningie and Bordertown. The State Emergency Service advises that people should: * Move vehicles under cover or away from trees; * Secure or put away loose items around your property. * Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS21037.shtml

18.01.2022 The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for DAMAGING WINDS for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, West Coast, Lower Eyre Penin...sula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Kangaroo Island and parts of the Murraylands, North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts. Move vehicles under cover and away from trees. If you need SES assistance, call us on 132 500. For life-threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately. For more information, visit http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS21037.shtml

17.01.2022 Crews are currently attending to a burst water main on Fulford Terrace Littlehampton. Emergency services were alerted to reports of flooding in Littlehampton at around 1700 22/08/2020 Crews are currently maintaining road closures whilst SA Water isolate the water. ... The water has caused some damage to the road so traffic restrictions will remain in place for some time. We ask that the public avoids the area whilst we work to contain the water

17.01.2022 Our friends over in Strathalbyn are looking for help, if you know anyone in the area who may like a new challenge or wants to give back to their community, let them know!

16.01.2022 H a p p y I N T E R N A T I O N A L V O L U N T E E R D a y! Thank you to all the volunteers near and far! We couldn’t look after our communities like we do without you. You give up your own time to look after us and keep us safe! So much gratitude goes out to you

15.01.2022 UPDATE: The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for DAMAGING, LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS For people in Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty R...anges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Flinders, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, Riverland and parts of West Coast, Murraylands, North West Pastoral and North East Pastoral districts. Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe. If you need SES assistance, call 132 500. For life-threatening emergencies, call 000. For more information, visit http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS21037.shtml See more

15.01.2022 It’s R U OK? Day, a day that reminds and encourages us to ask our family, friends and peers Are you OK?, allowing us to meaningfully connect with people and s...upport anyone struggling with life. This is such an important question to ask, and we encourage our volunteers and staff to have these conversations with each other and at home to support one another. We’re always there to help, so let’s make sure we help each other and ask R U OK? For more information about today and tips on how to start the conversation, visit the R U OK? website. https://www.ruok.org.au/

15.01.2022 Severe Weather Warning For Damaging Winds For people in Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Lower South East and parts of Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Mid North, Murraylands and Upper South East districts.... Issued at 10:32 am Sunday, 31 May 2020. Damaging wind gusts and squally showers. Weather Situation: Damaging wind gusts associated with the passage of a cold front on Sunday. Fresh to strong northwest to westerly winds averaging 40 to 55km/h at times with gusts in excess of 90 km/h are possible over western parts of the the warning area later this afternoon and extending over central and southeastern parts during this evening. Winds shifting southwesterly following the front. Damaging wind gusts are most likely to be associated with squally showers and thunderstorms and over elevated terrain. Locations which may be affected include Adelaide, Port Lincoln, Cleve, Mount Gambier, Maitland, Murray Bridge and Kingscote. The State Emergency Service advises that people should: * Move vehicles under cover or away from trees; * Secure or put away loose items around your property. * Stay indoors, away from windows, while conditions are severe. The next Severe Weather Warning will be issued by 5:00 pm ACST Sunday. Source: Bureau of Meteorology

15.01.2022 Our unit is made up of around 40 volunteers who give up their nights, days and weekends and sometimes paid employment to assist our local communities in times of needs. Volunteers respond to around 350+ jobs per year out of Mt Barker alone. This is a huge effort and certainly a demanding role. At times the job is both mentally and physically challenging, and can impact personal and family life’s too. We would like to thank the tremendous effort that our team puts in to ensu...re that the community is safe, and for their family’s for supporting them in the role. We would also like to thank all other first responders SA Ambulance Serivce, SA Country Fire Service, SA Metropoliton Fire Service SA Police. We most certainly couldn’t do it without you all

11.01.2022 Did you know Summer is only 4 days away and we’ve got some hot weather forecast for today and tomorrow?! Please remember to prepare for the warmer weather: - Check on your family, friends or neighbours who are at risk... - Service your air conditioner by cleaning or replacing its air filters according to the manufacturer’s instructions - Have a plan if your power goes out - Plan your days to avoid going out during the hottest part of the day - Look after your pets, make sure they have access to plenty of water and shade - Never leave children or pets alone in a parked car (even if it's just for a short time) - Remember to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated Take care out there!

11.01.2022 A great example of our Emergency Services working together to provide seamless coverage to our communities through this continuing pandemic!

10.01.2022 UPDATE: The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for DAMAGING WINDS for the Adelaide Metropolitan, Mount Lofty Ranges, Lower Eyre Peninsula..., Eastern Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Mid North, Kangaroo Island, North West Pastoral and parts of the West Coast, Flinders, Riverland, Murraylands and Upper South East districts. Hot and windy ahead of a gusty southwesterly cooler change over western Eyre Peninsula extending eastwards, reaching Yorke Peninsula and Eastern Eyre Peninsula this evening, and the Mid North and Mount Lofty Ranges districts around midnight or in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Stay indoors and away from windows when conditions are severe, and don’t forget to bring pets inside to keep them safe! For SES assistance, call 132 500. For life-threatening emergencies, call 000 immediately. For more information, visit http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS21037.shtml

06.01.2022 Live in the Mount Barker area and interested in volunteering with the SES? Our Mount Barker SES Unit is hosting an SES Volunteering Information Session on Wedne...sday 2 September, 7-8pm. Come along and learn about how you can help the community, meet new people and learn new skills. You will also have the opportunity to ask us questions you might have about volunteering with the SES. Interested? Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ses-volunteer-information-s

05.01.2022 Triple Zero (000) callers will now be able to easily tell operators their location during an emergency. The Emergency+ app was relaunched today with what3words... functionality. This will allow callers to Triple Zero (000) to use three key words to help communicate their location in areas or situations where this may be difficult. South Australia Police are already using what3words to assist members of the public. On 6 October police received a call from campers who had been bogged in the Chadinga Conservation Park near Ceduna, a 118.5km2 area. By using what3words, police were able to locate and assist the campers by sending a mechanic to them. The Emergency+ app is free and available on iOS and Android devices through the Google Play and Apple stores.

04.01.2022 Thank you to everyone for wearing orange and saying #thankyouses to our wonderful SES volunteers! It’s been amazing seeing all the different ways everyone has c...elebrated today. Bright orange shirts, crazy wigs, orange cupcakes, decorations on windows, and so much morewe’re blown away. Across the SES, we celebrated WOW Day by making sure we all wore our finest orange in our digital meetings (even getting creative with orange backgrounds) and putting up orange SES decorations. Parts of the state will light up in orange tonight, including the River Torrens footbridge, Viterra silos, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide Festival Theatre, and more to show thanks to our volunteers. Again, we thank you for your support today and your ongoing support throughout the year.

02.01.2022 Crews have been busy attending to a few trees last night and early hours of this morning, as well as a large flooding job this afternoon. Crews worked alongside Meadows Country Fire Service and Strathalbyn State Emergency Service to help residents with localised flooding. We were able to locate our sandbag trailer to Meadows CFS to assist with sandbag operations. Great work by all involved!