====== Weekly Newsletter - 12th June 2024 ======
[[newsletters:20240612|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 15th - 21st

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

==== Incidents ====
None

==== Updates ====

=== Circulars and SOPs ===

  * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:operational_circular_33_2024---australian-warning-system-_aws_-online-training-now-available-pdf.pdf|Operational Circular 33/2024 - Australian Warning System (AWS) - Online Training Now Available]]
  * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:operational_circular_34_2024---hydrant-calling-cards-pdf.pdf|Operational Circular 34/2024 - Hydrant Calling Cards]]
  * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:general_circular_77_2024-nominations-open-2024-volunteer-employer-recognition-awards-pdf.pdf|General Circular 77/2024 - 2024 Volunteer Employer Recognition Awards]]
  * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:general_circular_78_2024-2024-king_s-birthday-honours-pdff21bb33af6164f1a812419bd0830bb1e.pdf|General Circular 78/2024 - 2024 King's Birthday Honours]]
  * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:general_circular_80_2024-king_s-birthday-honours-order-of-australia-pdf.pdf|General Circular 80/2024 - King's Birthday Honours - Order of Australia]]

=== Mundaring Fire School and Training ===

As mentioned in Operational Circular 33/2024, two new training modules have been released concerning the new Australian Warning System (AWS). The two modules are:

  * [[https://eacademy.dfes.wa.gov.au/ilp/pages/description.jsf?menuId=1108#/users/@self/catalogues/9912464/courses/21303794/description|AWS Awareness]]
  * [[https://eacademy.dfes.wa.gov.au/ilp/pages/description.jsf?menuId=1108#/users/@self/catalogues/9899202/courses/21367973/description|Applying the AWS]]

All personnel are encouraged to undertake the //AWS Awareness// training, which provides an overview of the AWS and how it is applied in Western Australia. Additionally, any personnel who are likely to be in a position to issue public warnings during an incident are encouraged to completed //Applying the AWS//.

Both modules are available online through eAcademy.

===== Administration =====

==== Updated Brigade Bylaws Available ====
Version 3.2 of the Brigade Bylaws has been uploaded to the [[http://sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/files/sv.bfb.asn.au/CombinedVersion_SVVBFB-ByLawsAndCoC_V3.2_20240612.pdf|Brigade Website]]. The update pertains to //Cost of Brigade services//.

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

  * Saturday 15th: Training - Relay Pumping, 09:30 at the Station
  * Tuesday 18th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew D

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-12/aerial-firefighting-water-bombers-not-just-fighting-fires/103967160|ABC News: Australia's aerial firefighting fleet set to expand to help respond to natural disasters]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-11/wildfires-threaten-unique-brazil-ecosystem/103966102|ABC News Video: Wildfires threaten unique Brazil ecosystem]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-08/calls-for-more-resources-to-prosecute-fire/103955086|ABC News Video: Calls for more resources to prosecute fire perpetrators]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/am/arsonists-spark-top-end-bushfires-/103949162|ABC AM: Arsonists spark Top End bushfires]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-drive/1705/103935062|ABC RN Drive: 'Sobering statistic': do you know if your home is in a disaster risk area?]]

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