Queensland State Emergency Service

Queensland State Emergency Service
	The badge of the Queensland State Emergency Service
Agency overview
Formed	11 December 1975
Preceding agency	Civil Defence Organisation;
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Employees	7 Regions; 19 Areas; 73 Units; 337 Groups; 6,000 members
Minister responsible	Mark Ryan MP;
Agency executives	Greg Leach, Commissioner; Andrew Short, Assistant Commissioner;
Parent agency	Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Key documents	State Counter Disaster Organisation Act; Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990;
Website	SES website; QFES Facebook page
Footnotes
	Contact Number for flood storm emergency; 132 500

The Queensland State Emergency Service (QSES) in Queensland, Australia is a volunteer based organisation of the Queensland Government and forms part of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), responsible for disaster management and as an emergency services auxiliary.

The current head of the Queensland State Emergency Service is Assistant Commissioner Andrew Short.

In 2011, the Queensland State Emergency Service was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards.

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