====== Weekly Newsletter - 10th April 2024 ======
[[newsletters:20240410|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 13th April - 19th April

  * First Call: **Crew C**
  * Second Call: Crew B

==== Incidents ====
None

==== Extension of Prohibited Burning Period ====
The Prohibited Burn Period has been extended until Saturday the 28th of April. This includes all hazard reduction burning, including by fire brigades, as well as 1sqm piles by residents.

There is not significant rain forecast until June, and recent weeks have demonstrated that the bush is very dry and able to carry fire.

It is possible that news of this extension will not reach all parts of the community and we can expect a number of call-outs associated with illegal burns over the next few weeks.

==== Updates ====

=== Circulars and SOPs ===

No updates.

=== Mundaring Fire School ===

No updates.

===== Administration =====

No updates.

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

  * Saturday 13th: Training - Vehicle Fire Safety, 09:30 at the Station
  * Saturday 13th: Annual Shire Bushfire Brigade BBQ, 17:00 at the Mundaring Recreation Ground Pavilion 
  * Tuesday : Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew C

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-10/hay-fire-leaves-huge-damage-bill-wa-feed-mill/103689070|ABC News: Hay fire in Williams damages factory as WA farmers struggle with feed shortage]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-08/cfa-volunteers-call-for-paid-community-leave/103673396|ABC News: CFA volunteers call for paid community leave to recognise contribution, boost numbers]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-07/cfa-victoria-volunteers-say-old-trucks-need-replacing/103656376|ABC News: CFA volunteers in regional Victoria say their decades-old trucks are not up to the job and need to be replaced]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-mornings/frv-cyberattack-delayed-response-times/103672692|ABC Listen: Fire Rescue Victoria response times impacted after 2022 cyberattack, union say]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/wildlife-fires-rescue-survival-rate/103672016|ABC Listen: Wildlife survival rates lower-than-expected after fire]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-mornings/rfs-steam-train-fire/103667198|ABC Listen: Steam train likely cause of Kowen Forest fire]]

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