Victoria State Emergency Service of the largest in the world. VICSES also provides assistance to other emergency services such as Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, The Country Fire Authority (CFA) and to municipal councils in planning and auditing their emergency management plans. There are more than 5600 (43,000 nationwide) committed and dedicated volunteers around the state who provide these services 24 hours a day, seven days a week and every day of the year in Victoria. Victoria State Emergency Service Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) is a volunteer based organisation responding to natural disasters and working to ensure the safety of communities around Victoria, Australia.
Emergency Digital Information Service Emergency Digital Information Service Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS) is a wireless datacast based emergency and disaster information service operated by the State of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. In operation since 1990, the system was upgraded in 1999 to support image and sound capabilities via satellite broadcast. The system is an enhancement to the Emergency Alert System. Like the EAS, it is used for statewide and local emergencies such as severe weather warnings, AMBER Alerts, and civil emergencies. The EDIS system is compatible with CAP and IPAWS. EDIS uses two frequencies for reception: 37.0200 MHz and 37.3800 MHz