EMERALD SES is on the lookout for cars to help with their road rescue training.
According to the local unit, it is two years since the last course was held and now they have recruits ready to take on the six-month intensive course.
Members are trained in all aspects of road rescue including how to stabilise vehicles and how to make cuts safely, through to first aid and extrication of patients.
Emerald SES works closely with all the other emergency services in the hills to provide a first-class service to the community.
During the six-month training period, it is envisaged the local unit will need at least six cars for training purposes and two more for the final assessment.
Emerald SES unit controller Ben Owen encouraged the community to help out.
“If you have a vehicle lying around, maybe with the motor broken, the Emerald unit will gladly take it off your hands and you will know it’s going to be used for a good cause,” he said.
“Cars do not need to be running or completely intact.
“Providing they can be pushed on four wheels, then the SES can make good use of it.”
To contact Emerald SES, please contact Ben Owen on 0439 809 045, or email the unit emerald@ses.vic.gov.au.
