Metro South State Emergency Service

The South Australian State Emergency Service (SASES) is a volunteer-based emergency assistance and rescue service. We provide emergency assistance to the people of South Australia 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

We respond to thousands of calls for assistance from the South Australian community each year. Our volunteers have saved the lives and property of countless South Australians.

We respond to:
• Extreme weather events – floods, storms, and heatwaves
• Road crashes
• Marine, swiftwater, vertical and confined space rescues.

We assist South Australia Police (SAPOL) in land search operations and traffic management. We support the South Australia Country Fire Service (CFS) during major bushfires.