VICSES is the control agency for flood, storm, tsunami, earthquake and landslide throughout Victoria, and provide the largest Road Crash Rescue network in Australia. Volunteer members of the SES Castlemaine Unit provide these services across Mount Alexander Shire. In the year to 28/2/2022 the unit responded to 244 requests for assistance of which 18 were rescues (mainly road crash rescues) and 24 were assisting other agencies (mostly assisting Ambulance Victoria and Victoria Police).