Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #emergencyservices, aggregated by home.social.
Alice Springs bracing for more while cleaning up after storm with 96km/h winds
A wind-lashed Alice Springs is bracing for another storm even as residents have not yet finished clearing up…
#Australia #alicesprings #AU #Austrlia #centralaustralia #emergencyservices #lasseterdistrict #powerandwater #powerdown #rain #simpsondistrict #Storm #treesdown #wind
https://www.europesays.com/australia/119556/
EDs 'not adequately equipped' for aging population, report says
By Cason Ho
The nation's peak body for emergency doctors has warned that long emergency department waits are common because of surging demand driven by Australia's aging population.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-13/acem-report-aging-population-health-system-crisis/107257352
#OlderPeople #HealthcareFacilities #EmergencyServices #Health #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #AgedCare #CasonHo
Rescuers detail operation to free worker from grain silo in central Victoria
A man who became trapped in a grain silo in central Victoria last week is lucky to be…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #cfa #dunolly #emergencyservices #graincorp #karlshay #manrescuedfromgrainsilo #Rescue #silo
https://www.europesays.com/australia/119082/
Police responding to reports of erratic driver in Melbourne city centre
Witnesses say an erratic and speeding driver came within metres of the Melbourne marathon course after allegedly hitting…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #car #city #crime #emergency #emergencyservices #Melbourne #MelbourneMarathon #pedestrian #police
https://www.europesays.com/australia/118042/
SES volunteers change in front of others at 'embarrassing' regional HQ
By Grace Marshall and Sarah Buchecker
The Mildura SES Unit is lobbying the state government for $1 million to upgrade its outdated headquarters with better training facilities, offices and change rooms.
#EmergencyServices #Volunteering #RegionalCommunities #GovernmentFunding #StateandTerritoryGovernment #GraceMarshall #SarahBuchecker
‘People are leaving’: New York City’s EMS workers are struggling to make ends meet
By Lok Darjee in New York
EMS workers, who make life-or-death decisions in emergencies, are the lowest paid first responders
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/10/ems-workers-nyc-low-pay
#NewYork #Emergencyservices #ZohranMamdani #USnews #Society #TheGuardian #LokDarjeeinNewYork