====== Weekly Newsletter - 16th September 2020 ======
[[newsletters:20200916|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====
=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 19th September - 25th September

  * First Call: **Crew D**
  * Second Call: Crew C

==== Incidents ====
None

==== Announcements ====
=== Skills Refresher Deadline ===
The 1st of November deadline for the completion of the annual Skills Refresher ahead of the fire season. Just over six weeks remain to complete all of the required skills demonstrations. Please take some time to review your Skills Refresher progress and ensure it can be completed in time.

If you are unable to make it to a Saturday training session, alternative opportunities can be arranged - please contact [[Captain@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Adrian]] or [[Training@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Ben]].

==== Circulars and SOPs ====

No updates.

==== Mundaring Fire School ====

The latest training calendar from the Mundaring Fire School is [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:updated_mfs_course_nominations_2020_-_2020.09.16.pdf|attached]].

===== Administration =====

==== Brigade Lunch – Saturday, 24th October 2020 ====
Please find [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:svvbfb_lunch_invitation.pdf|attached]] an invitation and menu for the Brigade lunch, which will be held at the Parkerville Tavern.  The [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:parkymenu.pdf|menu]] is fairly extensive and there are vegetarian and gluten free options available.  If members can make their selections from the attached menu and email through to [[secretary@sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au|Vicki]] by 17/10/2020 that would be greatly appreciated.

===== Weekly Calendar =====

  * Thursday 17th: Thursday Work Group, 10:00 at the Station
  * Saturday 19th: Training - Fire Ground Safety
  * Saturday 19th: Operations Committee meeting - 10:00 at the Station
  * Tuesday 22nd: Weekly vehicle check, 19:00

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-12/la-nina-set-to-bring-rain-but-south-west-wa-will-likely-miss-out/12651612|ABC News: La Nina set to bring more cyclones to WA's north, but extra rain is unlikely to help the south-west]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/coronavirus-rethink-bushfire-response-evacuation-centres/12661866|ABC News: Bushfire response to adopt coronavirus measures including temperature checks, sanitisation of fire trucks]]
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yAK2zRiGAQ|The History Guy: A History of Firefighting]]

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