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Queensland Ambulance Service medals; Queensland Fire and Rescue Service medals; Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Honours and Awards; Mussell, John (2012), Medal Yearbook 2013, Honiton, Devon: Token, ISBN 978-1-908-828-00-2
The State Emergency Service (SES) in Queensland, Australia is a volunteer-based organisation of the Queensland Government and is a service within the Queensland Police Service (QPS), assisting with disaster management as an emergency services auxiliary. The current head of the SES is Chief Officer Mark Armstrong.
The Australian honours and awards system excludes all state and local government, and private, issued awards and medals (although a few can be recognised in the order of wearing, like those in the Order of St John). [1] Honours and awards have been present in Australia since pre-Federation, primarily from the Imperial honours and awards system. [2]
In October 2022, following a review by the honourable Minister Mark Ryan, it was decided QFES would be dissolved in June 2024. The Queensland Fire and Emergency Service would become the Queensland Fire Department, with Queensland Fire and Rescue and the Rural Fire Service as part of its structure, and a new central headquarters for the QFD. [4] [5]
The Emergency Services Medal is considered to be among the highest honours available to Emergency Services personnel. Awards are made by the Governor-General, on the nomination of the responsible minister in each state or territory, and at the federal level. The total number of awards made each year must not exceed the following quota:
In October 2022, following a review by State Disaster Co-ordinator Steve Gollschewski, it was announced that the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services would be dissolved in June 2024, resulting in the largest reform of emergency services in Queensland since 1990. The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service along with the Rural Fire Service would ...
The State Emergency Service (SES) is the name used by a number of separate civil defence organisations in Australia that provide assistance during and after major incidents. Specifically, the services deal with floods , storms and tsunamis , but can also assist in other emergencies, such as vertical rescue and road crash rescues, missing ...
The National Emergency Medal is an award of the Australian honours system given for sustained service during a nationally significant emergency; or to other persons who rendered significant service in response to such emergencies. [4] The medal was established by Queen Elizabeth II in October 2011. The medal is awarded for events specifically ...