Community engagement officer for NSW State Emergency Service MNC Region Steve Lawrence has sent a timely reminder for home owners to do as much as they can to be storm ready.

The storm season usually runs from October through until to March but there has already been a major incident in Port Macquarie.

A huge tree branch toppled onto a car parked on Mumford Street recently, causing damage to the windshield and front driver's side. The owner was in the vehicle at the time but was not injured.

There are 436 SES volunteers from Stuarts Point down to Tea Gardenswho will be kept on their toes this storm season.

"We're encouraging people to get ready now by logging onto www.stormsafe.com.au which runs through general home maintenance things that people can do to minimise damage," Mr Lawrence said.

"These can include cleaning out gutters to stop water blocking, trim tree branches that can get snapped off in the high winds.

"We're also encouraging people to maintain their balconies and what not so people can tie down things such as trampolines and outdoor furniture for example."

A survey run in NSW by the SES found that less than 30 percent of residents had checked their roof and only 20 percent of them had cleaned their gutters.

"From a fire perspective it is also important to clean up and be prepared," Mr Lawrence said.

The community can help the selfless volunteers by doing those things to make their lives easier when they attend to a call out.

"Their time is very scarce and although they don't mind putting in we can certainly see the difference between a house that has been prepared and one that hasn't," he said.

"Those statistics there are pretty alarming. It should be a wake up call for people to take some action and be storm ready."