The State Emergency Service (SES) Wingecarribee unit had its busiest year.
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This is according to unit commander Heather Rowe.
Volunteers attended 240 requests for assistance from Saturday to Monday afternoon.
"This is the biggest [weekend] we've had this year," Ms Rowe said.
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"In the last week alone we've had four road crashes and two general land rescues.
"We actually had to evict a person from a house because it was so badly damaged they couldn't be there. It's been so dry roofs are weak.
"There's been a lot of damage and trees down too."
In addition to this, the roof of the Robertson Public House was damaged due to the wind on Saturday night.
The SES Wingecarribee team had assistance from the Queanbeyan, Sutton, Nowra, Crookwell and Yass units.
"I believe we had 11 teams and anywhere between 40 or 50 people," Ms Rowe said.
"We had six out of area teams which was huge. We had so many different units. We're generally self-sufficient."
With the wind expected to continue, the SES recommends residents:
- Move vehicles under cover or away from trees.
- Secure or put away loose items around your house, yard and balcony.
- Keep at least 8 metres away from fallen power lines or objects that may be energised, such as fences.
- Report fallen power lines to either Ausgrid (131 388), Endeavour Energy (131 003), Essential Energy (132 080) or Evoenergy (131 093) as shown on your power bill.
Call 132 500 if you require assistance from the SES Wingecarribee unit.
