Sydney Windstorm Taskforce

November 2001

On Tuesday 20th November 2001 the ACT ESB received a call for assistance from NSW following the severe winds which hit the suburbs in the Blacktown and Hornsby regions. 23 volunteers from ACT Emergency Service brigades departed for Sydney.

On arrival in Sydney they were allocated to the Blacktown, Mt Druitt and Baulkham Hills State Emergency Service units. The ACT Taskforce attended to about 40 separate calls for assistance in this area on Wednesday.

On Thursday the Taskforce was responded to the Hornsby region where they worked throughout Thursday and Friday. Over these two days the ACT Taskforce responded to about 70 emergency calls.

BRIGADE NAME
Headquarters Tony Graham
Taskforce Leader
Guises Creek Doug Oliver
Tom Oliver
Andrew Slattery
James Elliott
Lesley Hennock
Gungahlin Steve Salliard
Penny Fleming
Paul Fulton
Hall Tanya David
Lynelle Dare
Jerrabomberra Alex Boland
Molonglo Peter McEncroe
Kerry Blakston
Steven Loiterton
Kym Hendrickson
Walter Blumenfeld
Bryan Buttriss
Rivers Vicki Munslow
Aldred Gonzales
Carolynn Fredericks
Ian Townley
Brendan Tarlinton