2024
multi-agency flood rescue symposium

Responding to the Deluge: Extreme Flood Rescue Operations

 8-10 NOVEMBER | SYDNEY NSW 


about

The frequency and scale of flood disasters, particularly in recent times, demands consistent high-level flood rescue capability across emergency service organisations within NSW, as well as Australia and internationally.

Held over 3 days, the Multi-Agency Flood Rescue Symposium provides an opportunity for flood rescue experts from around the world to share, learn and take best-practice flood rescue skills back to their broader teams, with flow-on benefits for their respective communities.

INTENT

NSW SES aims to build relationships between emergency service organisations to promote increased safety, effectiveness, and efficiency to improve how we collectively respond to, manage, and prepare for flood rescue emergencies. Flood rescue is complex, in the nature of the operating environment and due to the utilisation of responders and resources across a range of emergency service organisations. This Symposium will serve as a vehicle for maintaining existing inter-agency flood rescue capability.

SYMPOSIUM TOPICS

  • Flood Rescue Training & Development
  • Flood Rescue Technique Enhancement
  • Inter-Agency Flood Operations
  • Flood Rescue Management and Coordination
  • Flood Rescue Facility Operations
  • Flood Rescue Research & Development
  • Contextualised Leadership

SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE


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SYMPOSIUM FLYER


AGENDA

SYMPOSIUM VENUES

Western Sydney Conference Centre
(Pullman Hotel - Sydney, Penrith)

Penrith Whitewater Stadium

REGISTRATION PROCESS

  • Complete the online registration form. Registrations close 15th September for NSW SES members / 20th September for external agencies.
  • Places are limited - agencies will be contacted to endorse and prioritise registrations across Symposium streams.
  • Participants will be confirmed and notified by 4th October via email.
  • Participant information packages/joining instructions to be distributed mid-October.
  • For eligibility information, please review the Symposium invitation and flyer linked above. 

 REGISTRATION FORM

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Contact Us

For more information or support, please contact the Symposium Organisers via email. 





NSW State Emergency Service - Exercise Capability
FRSymposium@ses.nsw.gov.au


We acknowledge the Deerubbin people of the Darug Nation who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which the Multi-Agency Flood Rescue Syposium takes place.

We also pay our respect to the Elders both past and present of the Darug Nation.