REDLAND SES won the regional SES rescue competition at Old Petrie Town on Saturday.
Teams from Brisbane, Moreton Bay and the Redlands put their skills to the test during three scenarios.
The six-person team needed to demonstrate search and rescue, water rescue and height recovery skills, while working successfully with other emergency services.
Team leader Corey Armstrong said they were proud of their achievements.
“This exercise challenges you to employ multiple skills in realistic scenarios and the contributions of all the rescue team members are vital to success,” he said.
“What is even more satisfying is that four of our volunteer team members have only been in the SES for less than 18 months.”
Mr Armstrong said they began training about five weeks prior to the competition and were up against teams that had trained for five months or more.
“The added time pressures such as one hour to find, treat and develop an extraction plan for three children lost in the bush, reminds you that time can also be a critical real life factor,” he said.
“Being able to demonstrate our ability across different emergency scenarios to find lost children, access and deal with burn victims on a remote part of a lake and successfully rescue persons stranded on a roof was all very satisfying.”
As the winners, the Redland City team will represent the Brisbane region at the state rescue competition in Townsville in April next year.
Mayor Karen Williams said the Redlands was proud of the team’s achievements.
“Our city would be much poorer without their tremendous efforts and dedication,” she said.