Snake Warning: Due to unusually warm Spring weather, snakes are already out and about. One or two Eastern Browns have been seen in the vicinity of Rivers Shed, so please be careful!  Now is the time to brush up on your snakebite first aid!

 

 
 
       

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Rivers Unit has the capability to provide a diverse range of emergency response to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) community. Our services range from storm and flood damage mitigation to air, land and forensic searching to operational support to other emergency combat agencies in delivering their products and services.
  • Rivers Unit is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  For 2008 (as at 1 Oct), Rivers Unit had chalked up 430 hours in operational time alone and most of that occurred during September, which was an exceptionally busy month for the Unit.

  • As an SES Unit, the services that Rivers Unit provide to the ACT community are free of charge.

  • Rivers Unit was established on 10th February, 1997 and shares accommodation (known as Rivers Shed) with Rivers Bushfire Brigade. Our base is located  on the Cotter Rd, 9.3km west of the Streeton Drive/ Cotter Rd intersection, west of Duffy, at the south base of Mt Stromlo.

  • Rivers Unit trains in all manner of rescue and storm response techniques to ensure that we can provide the right help at the right time, regardless of the situation.  Skill areas include land search, air search, general rescue, 4WDing, disaster rescue, storm and water damage response, airbase operations, bushfire awareness, and team leadership.

  • Rivers Unit is one of seven State Emergency Service (SES) Units in the ACT.
  
Rivers Combined Training Weekend - 18 Nov 2008
Rivers Unit Members Acknowledged for their Contribution to the ACTSES and the Community - 12 Nov 2008
Wear Orange to Work Day - 12 Nov 2008
Evening Storms Hits Canberra - 14 Oct 2008
Hot Tip - Forensic Search Successful - 26 Sept 2008
Rivers Unit Volunteers to Help Police in the Search for Murder Evidence - 22 Sept 2008
First Spring Storm Hits Canberra - 17 Sept 2008
Search for Missing Plane - 17 Sept 2008
Air Search for Missing Yacht - 10 Sept 2008
Rugged Rivers - Successful Search for Missing Person in Mountainous Terrain - 7 Sept 2008

 

 
     

 What's New?

  

 

Latest News - Rivers Combined Training Weekend - Added 27/11/08

Latest News - Rivers Unit Members Acknowledged for their Contribution to the ACTSES and the Community - Added 17/11/08

New Addition - First Aid - Bites & Stings - Added 02/11/08

Latest News - Hot Tip - Forensic Search Successful - Added 1/10/08

Latest News - Evening Storms Hits Canberra - Added 15/10/2008

  

 

Disclaimer: This site was developed by Rivers Unit volunteers. It is not a an official ACT Emergency Services Agency (ACT ESA) web site and some views shared in this web site are not necessarily the views of the ACT ESA. Information in this site should not be relied upon to deal with an emergency.
 

Site Last Updated: 27/11/2008