NSW SES Bush Search and Rescue Unit

01/03/2026

So great to work with such a great team, spread across NSW SES Blue Mountains and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to clean up the Yellow Rock lookout!

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

07/11/2025

Great message from our friends at ASAR. Same message applies to the bush, be prepared.

13/10/2025

10/06/2025

Great work from our colleagues in NSW SES Alpine Search and Rescue Unit. Tricky conditions that test all the training and experience. Great outcome.

18/05/2025

Quote of the year goes to our member Tom Begić in Guardian Australia article today, about how we see what we do. We are just one small part of a much bigger team of volunteers who bring their different skills and experience to emergency services, no matter what colour uniform we wear. (And for the record Tom, you’re not a w*nker 😉)

When a missing person strays into ‘tiger country’, the call goes out to the volunteers from the NSW State Emergency Service’s specialist BSAR unit

12/02/2025

We like to keep our volunteers on their training toes, so last weekend we conducted our 2025 Canyon SAREX at Mount Wilson in the Blue Mountains.

Over 2 days, our 4 search teams (3 x canyon teams, 1 x land search team) worked to find and care for 2 x 'injured party' teams requiring first aid and other assistance in remote and challenging canyon terrain, including overnighting inside a canyon.

As always it was outstanding to work with our colleagues in NSW SES Blue Mountains, NSW Ambulance Special Operations, with the support of NSW Rural Fire Service (Mt Wilson) and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

The exercise tested all of our capabilities including being adaptable and ready to respond at any time, as one of our teams came across a 'no duff' suspected broken ankle from a member of the public in Wollangamble 1. This grew our team with the addition of Blue Mountains Police Rescue - NSW Police Force and NSW Ambulance Aeromedical.

Thank you to all who assisted and participated. See you next year!

08/01/2025

We are (almost) lost for words with happiness at the great outcome for Hadi, his family and friends. The words we do have are massive thanks to the one orange team across all NSW SES units, with huge nods to NSW SES - Snowy River Unit, NSW SES Alpine Search and Rescue Unit, NSW SES Khancoban, NSW SES - Tumut Unit, NSW SES South Eastern Zone, and everyone who travelled from out of area (as far as Newcastle, Sydney Metro, South Coast, et al). Orange is just one colour of the rescue family, that stretched this week to include NSW Police Force Rescue & Bomb Disposal - NSW Police Force PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command NSW Ambulance VRA Rescue NSW VRA Rescue NSW - Cave Rescue Squad NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW Rural Fire Service and many more.
Summer holiday walking season isn't over yet - stay safe everyone and remember https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/bushwalking-safety/think-before-you-trek

06/01/2025

SES BSAR volunteer specialists continue to work alongside our colleagues in Rescue & Bomb Disposal - NSW Police Force NSW SES - Snowy River Unit NSW SES Alpine Search and Rescue Unit NSW Ambulance NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service VRA Rescue NSW - Cave Rescue Squad VRA Rescue NSW, in doing all we can to find Hadi in this remote and incredibly rugged part of Kosciuszko National Park.

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20/12/2024

The XMAS gift we all wished for was delivered this week to Marissa, her family and friends and all of us involved in the search at Mt Wilson. Thanks to our colleagues at Mt Wilson Rfb Station for hosting us, the community of Mount Wilson, NSW SES Blue Mountains Unit, NSW SES MTZ and units, Blue Mountains Police Rescue - NSW Police Force, NSW Ambulance VRA Rescue NSW, VRA Rescue NSW - Cave Rescue Squad, NSW Rural Fire Service. Many different uniforms all working together as one team. Thank you!