Training rolled out to improve state emergency response

Emergency services personnel in NSW will be trained to deal with events such as mass fish deaths. (Samara Anderson/AAP PHOTOS)

Emergency service crews will be better prepared for mass fish deaths, casualty events and agricultural rescues as part of a training program designed to improve disaster responses.

The training package has been allocated $250,000 in funding by the NSW government and will be delivered to crews across the state with 14 exercises simulating different scenarios.