By BRIDGET COOK
THE Narre Warren SES had one of its busiest days for the year on Tuesday as wild weather wreaked havoc across Casey.
Dedicated members of the crew worked tirelessly all day and through the night to clean up the mess which the destructive winds left, which peaked at more than over 120km/h.
Narre Warren SES deputy controller Clinton Brown said the unit received more than 100 calls between 10.30am and 11.30pm.
“The majority of the calls were for trees down, including on property, houses and over roads,” he said.
“The unit cleared all the requests for assistance by about 1.30am on Wednesday morning.
“Work will be done today (Wednesday) to clean and bring all equipment back up to standard and ready just in case the weather goes bad again later in the week.”
Mr Brown said one of the worst cases was a tree which came down on a car along the South Gippsland Highway in Cranbourne, while the driver was inside.
He said the driver was taken to hospital by ambulance.
“We also had two other large trees down over roads in Hampton Park and Harkaway,” he said.
Mr Brown said it was a timely reminder to urge people to ensure they prepare for wild weather.
“Yesterday we had eight jobs involving trampolines becoming airborne,” he said.
“These types of jobs seem to be on the increase and this is a timely reminder that if a weather alert is issued, you should take a look in your front and backyards and secure anything that has the potential to be airborne, whether it is trampolines, outdoor swings or settings.”
