Police from Brisbane Water and Tuggerah Lakes districts were among the contingent of emergency services taking part in a multi agency flood rescue exercise at Davistown.
The exercise was led by the Gosford SES unit and designed to reinforce the response capabilities of an inter-agency flood event.
During the event, emergency service personnel were put through their paces facing multiple real world scenarios including mass casualty evacuations, large animal rescue, medical extractions, vehicle rescue, rooftop rescue and incident management.
The exercise was attended by more than 120 participants with a wide and varied skill set.
1st Woy Woy Sea Scouts took part acting as casualties in the exercise.
The event offered flood rescue operators a chance to share knowledge, learn from one another, and bring back best-practice flood rescue skills to their teams, creating positive impacts for their communities.
Participants included SES units from Gosford, Wyong, Swansea-Catherine Hill Bay; Erina Rural Fire Brigade; Gosford Fire and Rescue; NSW Ambulance; Surf Life Saving Central Coast; The Salvation Army Emergency Services; Brisbane Water Police; Tuggerah Lakes Police; Central Coast Rescue Squad – VRA Rescue NSW; Central Coast Council; and 1stWoy Woy Sea Scouts.
Superintendent Chad Gillies of Tuggerah Lakes Police District and Superintendent Darryl Jobson of Brisbane Water Police District attended to observe as the Local Emergency Management Controllers (Central Coast LEOCONs).
Gosford SES issued a reminder for the community about the risks flooding events could pose and to never drive, ride or enter floodwaters – if it’s flooded, forget it.
To learn more about flood safety visit: https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/
