The members have been receiving training in general rescue.

This course will generally cover the main areas of SES activity, such as training in

attending car crashes.

"This was the third day of four in four

training days," said John McMahon from the SES Central West division.

On each day, the members take part in

training in different skills, meaning members would be able to attend events such as car crashes.

"That's the basic level that we try to get all our members to complete," said Mr McMahon.

Those attending have learnt from the basic range of SES activities.

"It was all connected. We're setting up a lot of these training days."

Emergency services members have had to attend all three training days, and still have to attend one more, and pass a final test, also in Canowindra.

With members having to travel long distances to train in some cases, this is quite a commitment for members to make.

Canowindra is a convenient spot for a training day that draws people from across the Central West.

People came from towns as spread as far as Blayney and from towns such as Forbes and Parkes.

The SES is composed of volunteers, and all those volunteers have to go through training before they can actively participate.

Mr McMahon said that the general rescue training was at "a base level skill that we

encourage all of our members to acquire."