====== Weekly Newsletter - 2nd March 2022 ======
[[newsletters:20220302|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 5th March - 11th March

  * First Call: **Crew A**
  * Second Call: Crew D

==== Incidents ====
None

==== COVID-19 Precautions ====
Last week the Shire of Mundaring elected to enhance the COVID-19 precautions that brigades are required to follow. These precautions were communicated via email on Friday the 25th (subject: COVID restrictions from Shire of Mundaring). A summary of these precautions are as follows:

  * In-person activities restricted to operations and weekly checks;
  * Meetings and training shall be conducted online;
  * P2/N95 masks required whenever travelling in the appliances or attending an incident;
  * Appliances, equipment, and station to be sanitised after use;
  * No attendance at the station without prior approval (excepting turning out to incidents).

Saturday morning training shall be conducted online, and Saturday morning radio checks will be suspended.

Full details are available in the aforementioned email. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact [[Captain@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Adrian]].

==== Updates ====

=== Circulars and SOPs ===

No updates.

=== Mundaring Fire School ===

No updates.

===== Administration =====

No updates.

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

  * Saturday : Training - Fire Ground Safety, 09:30 on [[https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83020023465?pwd=c0xlNkNwdTBIUFQzRzNMbVg3bmZ1QT09|Zoom]]
  * Tuesday : Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew A (maximum of three people)

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-01/bushfire-uncovers-hidden-caves-in-national-park-near-exmouth/100868132|ABC News: Intense fire in Cape Range National Park unearths cave system hidden for decades]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-28/great-southern-residents-assess-fire-survival-plans/100866006|ABC News: Great Southern residents assess survival plans after a month of bushfires]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-28/residents-in-denmark-plan-their-bushfire-survival/13774700|ABC News Video: Residents in Denmark plan their bushfire survival tactics]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-24/un-report-wildfire-threats/100856642|ABC News: Wildfires getting worse globally with governments unprepared, UN warns]]

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