Port Pirie State Emergency Service

09/10/2026

🚛🧡 KIDTOBER Touch-a-Truck 🧡🚛

Today Mel, Chris and Angus was a part of Touch-a-Truck KIDTOBER. It was great to see so many people stopping by to say hello to Port Pirie SES at today’s Touch-a-Truck event!

We loved meeting local families, having a chat and sharing a little about what we do as SES volunteers.

The kids also received some cute, fun SES truck stickers—a little keepsake to take home! A big thank you to Mel for making these for us to give out and adding an extra bit of fun to the day! 🧡

Thank you to everyone who came along, the organisers for bringing the event together, and our volunteers for giving their time to be part of the fun.

Next year marks 10 years of Kidtober! What a wonderful milestone for an event that brings so much joy to local kids and families. 🎉

08/10/2026

With heavy rainfall and gusty winds forecast across SA today, please take care, slow down, and drive to the conditions of the road.

🌊 For flood safety tips, visit ses.sa.gov.au/flood

☎️ For emergency storm or flood assistance, call 132 500.
☎️ For life-threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000).

08/10/2026

Are your kids getting bored and want something to do. Why not come down to Memorial Oval tomorrow between 10am - 12noon for Touch-a-Truck. Its a family event with food, coffee and the most exciting part is to Touch-a-Truck. Emergency Services will be at the oval for the kids young and old to come have a look and get a photo.

Look forward to seeing you there, come say Hi and have a look.

04/10/2026

🏁 Port Pirie SES supporting the Port Pirie Dirt Circuit! 🏁
Our Port Pirie SES volunteers are out and about this weekend helping support the State Titles at the Port Pirie Dirt Circuit. 🚗💨
We’re proud to lend a hand to help keep the event running smoothly and support the organisers, competitors and spectators throughout the weekend.
A big thank you to our dedicated volunteers for giving up their time to support another great community event. Your commitment and willingness to get involved is what makes our unit so strong! 💙🧡
Good luck to all the competitors — have a safe and successful weekend, and enjoy the racing! 🏆🏁
Port Pirie SES — Supporting our community, whenever and wherever we’re needed. 💙🧡

30/09/2026

SES at the Nyrstar Smelter’s Picnic 2026
Memorial Park, Port Pirie
Wednesday, September 30, 9am - 4:30pm

Visit the SES display for advice on how to prepare for floods, storms, and heatwaves. Learn how you can help your community by volunteering at your local SES unit.

For storm preparation tips, visit www.ses.sa.gov.au/storm

For emergency SES storm or flood assistance, call 132 500

To volunteer with the SES, visit www.ses.sa.gov.au/volunteer

For more information about the Nyrstar Smelter’s Picnic, visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/memorial-park-port-pirie/nyrstar-smelters-picnic-2026/2137352956842625/

28/09/2026

Supporting our community, and each other.

Over the past month, Port Pirie SES members have responded to a range of incidents alongside fellow emergency services.

These have included land searches, marine rescue callouts—where fortunately the owner was able to resolve the issue—trees down during severe winds, and minor road crashes requiring assistance with clean-up.

Members also assisted with a helicopter landing at the Crystal Brook Football Oval, supporting MedSTAR in providing urgent care and transporting patients to Adelaide.

Yesterday, our members attended a heavy rescue incident on the highway, also providing lighting to assist SAPOL and Major Crime officers while investigations took place.

Some of these jobs have been particularly difficult. Behind every callout are volunteers giving their time, skills and care to help people through moments they may never forget. These incidents can also stay with those who respond, making looking after each other just as important.

To our members and all first responders involved, thank you for your compassion, professionalism and dedication. Keep checking in on your mates, take time for yourselves and remember you don’t have to carry the difficult moments alone.

Our thoughts are with everyone affected, their families and loved ones.

Our team will continue to assist community members when the need arises.

20/09/2026

Building skills to support our community!

Congratulations to Port Pirie SES members Justin, Jarrod and Mel, who have successfully completed their Shoring Course, taking part in two full days of training here in Port Pirie alongside members from other SES units.

What is shoring, and why do we do it?

Shoring involves installing temporary supports to help stabilise damaged or weakened structures. When a building has been impacted by a storm, vehicle collision or another emergency, walls, floors or other structural elements can become unstable and pose a serious risk.

These supports help reduce the risk of further collapse, protect people and create safer conditions for emergency crews carrying out their work. It’s about understanding how to support a structure safely when its strength has been compromised.

Throughout the course, members learnt about **T-shores, window and door shores, cribbing, lacing and raker shores**. These different support and bracing methods help stabilise damaged structures and support loads, giving our crews valuable skills to work more safely in challenging situations.

Having more members trained in shoring strengthens our unit’s ability to respond, supports our existing trained crews and helps us work effectively alongside other units when our community needs us.

There was plenty of measuring, re-measuring and cutting throughout the weekend, putting drop saws, circular saws, nail guns, hammers and more to good use! While the safe use of these tools is taught in an earlier course, shoring puts those skills into practice and shows why knowing your equipment matters. Accurate measurements, careful workmanship and teamwork all play a part in building strong, reliable supports.

Thank you to the trainers and everyone involved in delivering the course, and to all the volunteers who gave their time to build these important skills.

Well done, Justin, Jarrod and Mel!

16/09/2026

Building a stronger rescue team at Port Pirie SES!

Congratulations to Riley and Brayden, who completed their Road Crash Rescue (RCR) course in Burra over the weekend!

This training develops the skills needed to work safely as part of a rescue team, helping people who are trapped following a road crash. These incidents can be challenging, making training, teamwork and preparation essential when our community needs us most.

Having more RCR-trained members strengthens our unit’s ability to respond. Riley and Brayden can now provide additional support to our existing trained members, helping share the workload and giving us greater flexibility when volunteers are unavailable due to work or family commitments.

Their learning will continue through regular training alongside our experienced rescue members, building confidence and strengthening the way we work together as a team.

Thank you both for giving up your weekend to develop these important skills. Your commitment makes a difference to our unit and the community we serve.

06/09/2026

🧡 HAPPY FATHER’S DAY 🧡

Today, we celebrate all the incredible dads, stepdads, grandads and father figures within our SES family and throughout our community.

To the fathers who wear orange and give their time to help others, and to the families who support them when duty calls — thank you for your dedication, strength and sacrifice.

We hope your day is filled with love, laughter and special moments with those who mean the most.

Happy Father’s Day from everyone at Port Pirie SES! 🧡💙

05/09/2026