====== Weekly Newsletter - 13th September 2023 ======
[[newsletters:20230913|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 16th September - 22nd September

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

==== Incidents ====
None

==== Updates ====

=== Circulars and SOPs ===

No updates.

=== Mundaring Fire School ===

No updates.

===== Administration =====

==== Brigade Annual Lunch, 28th October, Parkerville Tavern ===
The Brigade Annual <del>Dinner</del> Lunch will be held on Saturday the 28th of October, at the Parkerville Tavern. An invitation, include menu, is [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/?ns=newsletters%3A&image=newsletters%3Ainvitation_menu_2023.pdf&do=media&tab_files=files&tab_details=view|attached]]. RSVP to [[Secretary@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Vicki]] by the 9th of October, including your menu selections.


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

  * Saturday 16th: Training - Hoses, Couplings, and Branches, 09:30 at the Station
  * Tuesday 19th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew A

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-08/queensland-bushfire-rural-fire-service-weather-forecast/102831708|ABC News: Cecil Plains bushfire triples in size as RFS crews battle 'risky' southern Queensland weather]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-08/nt-fire-danger-area-barkly-bushfire-highway-closed/102832092|ABC News: Major bushfire closes Barkly Highway as authorities declare entire NT a fire danger area until March]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-09-09/cosmo-newbery-heli-burn-bushfire-management/102597678|ABC News: Aboriginal rangers turn to heli-burning to protect sandalwood amid rising bushfire risk]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/nt-emergency-services-battle-bushfire-in-barkly-region/102837278|ABC News: NT emergency services battle large bushfire in the Barkly region, with extra crews called in from South Australia]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-10/wa-at-risk-of-difficult-fire-season/102837728|ABC News: Signs point to a hot, dry fire season ahead for Western Australia, authorities warn]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-13/sydney-smoke-haze-explained-temperature-inversion-burnoff/102844188|ABC News: RFS hazard reduction burns to keep Sydney's skyline smoky for several more days]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-13/containment-lines-breached-tennant-creek-barkly-bushfire-nt/102848686|ABC News: Bushfire breaches containment lines near Tennant Creek, as authorities work to protect NT town]]

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