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Queensland SES Volunteer Association Inc’s Deni Keeshan said memberships were dropping with no recovery in sight. “Volunteer numbers are now at the lowest point in the agency’s history, a disheartening and unsustainable trend,” the state vice president said in a statement on Monday. The QLDSESVA stated numbers had dropped from 17,000 in 2003-4 to just 5200 in February this year. Ms Keeshan has also hit back at Queensland Fire and Emergency Service’s comments they could “respond effectively” to emergencies and disasters. “All QFES personnel and volunteers play an important role in response efforts, which gives QFES the capability to meet the challenges posed by incidents and natural disasters,” the QFES spokesman said in late February. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Across the 58,708 sq km of the Isaac mining and farming territories there are 83 State Emergency Service volunteers, or an average of one person per 1107sq km. It is a daunting challenge for the orange army to protecting a regional area almost as big as Tasmania Local controller Daniel Deal said while the district was ready for disaster, he was always keen to invite new members to join. “At the moment we’re on good numbers, but we would like more,” he said. “We’re scattered across the whole of Isaac.” Mr Deal said the largest groups were at Moranbah, Nebo, Clermont and the recently reopened Carmila unit, with smaller units in Dysart, Middlemount and St Lawrence. ....