By Jessica Anstice
Narre Warren SES Unit was kept busy Wednesday evening, January 30, attending to over 160 calls for assistance in the City of Casey.
From 5.30pm onwards, the SES was out and about assisting residents with trees on cars, trees on houses and garages and trees on roads.
The highest hit was the southern part of Casey. Affected areas included Devon Meadows, Lynbrook, Cranbourne, Hampton Park, Clyde and Narre Warren South.
Approximately 69 SES jobs were for damage or blockage to houses and buildings, and about 97 jobs were for trees down on roads and carriageways.
Emergency services volunteers were still out on jobs well past midnight.
Strong winds flung trampolines through the air and caused power poles to fall.
Narre Warren North, Devon Meadows, Hallam, Hampton Park and Berwick CFA units joined forces with multiple SES units including Narre Warren, Malvern, Monash, Whitehorse, Maroonah and Glen Eira.
“It was heartening to see our emergency services brothers in the CFA come to quickly and eagerly,” Narre Warren SES Unit controller Damian Burns said.
“It’s about working as one to keep the City of Casey safe.
“Wednesday night was particularly heavy because of the number of trees that had to be cleared.”
