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Jack Gramenz and Samantha Lock

REVEALED: Search on to replace pioneering ses chief | Vintage Vibes

NSW SES Commissioner Carlene York is retiring after leading the agency for five years. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The first woman to lead a NSW emergency service agency will retire as the search for her replacement begins.

NSW SES commissioner Carlene York has led the agency since October 2019 but will retire in May, conceding that criticism over the service's handling of the Northern Rivers floods had been the biggest challenge of her career.

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