Wear Orange Wednesday celebrates State Emergency Service

The Lower South West was decked out in orange last week to celebrate the hard work of its State Emergency Service volunteers. Wear Orange Wednesday encouraged everyone to sport their brightest orange clothing in honour of the SES. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services Lower South West office in Manjimup held a morning tea on the day to recognise its volunteers. The DFES team said the work the SES did each and every year was simply outstanding. “WOW day is an opportunity to show our appreciation for SES volunteers across the country by wearing something orange,” they said. “We have 65 SES units across WA, 2000-plus SES volunteers, 15 canine unit dogs and 20 mounted section horses and our volunteers have responded to more than 2100 requests for assistance so far this year. “SES volunteers respond to storm damage requests, land searches, rescues and provide support to fire in-cidents.” They said the Lower South West was incredibly thankful for its volunteers and what they did to help others. “We have seven SES units in the Lower South West region with more than 150 SES volunteers in the region,” they said. “These volunteers are invaluable assets to the local community.” Just last month a number of Lower South West SES volunteers assisted with the devastating aftermath of cyclone Seroja in the Mid West. Multiple taskforces travelled to towns such as Kalbarri, Geraldton and Northampton to help clean-up and deal with damage.