Emergency Organisations
Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria provide paramedical and MICA services across 250 locations in metropolitan and regional/rural areas in Victoria. They also operate Air Ambulance Victoria (in association with the Royal Flying Doctors Service – South Eastern Section), a statewide aeromedical care and patient transport service.
Royal Flying Doctors Service – South Eastern Section
The Royal Flying Doctors Service, or RFDS, is the first and largest aeromedical organisation in the world. The South Eastern Section provides medical services to regional and rural New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, southwest Queensland, and northern South Australia.
St John Ambulance Australia (Vic)
St John Ambulance is a volunteer organisation that provides first aid at public events and in civil emergencies. The About section of their website has more information about the services they provide.
Australian Red Cross Victoria
The Australian Red Cross is a volunteer organisation that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the largest humanitarian organisation in the world with over 97 million volunteers worldwide. The Australian Red Cross has emergency services teams that provide support to the community when tragedy or disaster strikes, including bushfire, floods, and more. The Emergency Services section of the Australian Red Cross Victoria website has more information about what they do.
Victoria State Emergency Service
The Victoria State Emergency Service, or VICSES, is a volunteer emergency service that provides planning and incident response to floods, severe storms, earthquakes, road accident rescue, as well as search and rescue.
Victoria Police
Victoria Police, or VICPOL, provides a 24/7 police service to the Victorian community.