South Australian State Emergency Service

For information on other State Emergency Service branches, please see State Emergency Services

South Australian State Emergency Service (SASES)
Logo of the SASES
Agency overview
Formed1974[1]
Preceding agency
  • Civil Defence (1962 – 1974)[1]
JurisdictionSouth Australia
Headquarters37 Richmond Road, Keswick, South Australia, Australia
Employees1700<
Annual budgetApprox. $18m AUD[2]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Chris Beattie[3], Chief Officer
Parent departmentSouth Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM)
Websitehttps://www.ses.sa.gov.au/site/home.jsp

The South Australian State Emergency Service (SASES, commonly known as the SES) is the South Australian branch of the State Emergency Service, partner of the Australian Council of State Emergency Services. The service, founded in 1962, is volunteer based, and prepares and responds to emergencies within the state. It receives on average 10,000 calls for assistance per year.[3] The SASES is a separate entity, independent of other branches, and reports to the South Australian Minister for Emergency Services. The service is funded by a levy imposed on every household in the state, and is currently led by chief officer Chris Beattie[3] with assistance from the South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission (SAFECOM).[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ SASES. "SASES Annual Report 2016-2017" (PDF). SASES. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c SASESVA (n.d.). "South Australian State Emergency Service" (PDF). SASESVA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ SA Government (2005). "South Australia Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005" (PDF). South Australian Government. Retrieved 6 February 2020.