Weekly Newsletter - 28th August 2024

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Date: 31st Aug - 6th Sept

• First Call: Crew C
• Second Call: Crew B

Called to report of powerlines down on Sawyers Road. Sawyers Valley 1.4 was out of the area at the time, with a 20 minute delay. Mundaring VFRS was in the area and able to attend to keep the area safe until Western Power arrived. Both the 1.4 and Light Tanker were stood down.

Attended by: Denise, Elton, John L., John R., Keith, Matt, and Shane

Stoneville VBFB will be conducting the inaugural Back Roads Tour on Saturday the 5th of October. The aim of the Back Roads Tour is to increase local Stoneville knowledge for other Brigades. To do this, all attending appliances will travel in convoy around Stoneville, using the many Fire-Access and Cut-Thru Tracks. The route is expected to take 90-120 minutes, and conclude with a BBQ at Stoneville Station.

If you are interested in attending this event please contact Adrian.

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Ahead of the Station Open Day the following weekend, the Brigade will be holding a Busy-Bee on Saturday the 7th. The Busy-Bee will involve a general tidy up of the station, cleaning of the appliances, and other preparations for the Station Open Day.

Please make an effort to attend and help out.

The Station Open Day will be held on Saturday the 14th of September (in just over two weeks time). Volunteers are required to help out on the day. Tasks include:

• BBQ
• Kids activities (squirty trucks, model painting, and more!)
• Extinguisher and fire blanket demonstrations
• Station tours

and many more. This Open Day promises to be our biggest yet, and we hope to see you all there.

The Brigade will be placing an order for new Brigade T-Shirts next month. This will be funded through a generous donation from students at Eastern Hills Senior High School, at no cost to members.

If you would like a T-shirt, please complete the online order form.

• Saturday 31st: Training - Incident Control and AIIMS, 09:30 at the Station
• Tuesday 3rd: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew C

• ABC News Video: Out-of-control grassfire threatens homes in Sydney's south-west
• ABC News Video: Firefighter protects teen during e-bike fire in Sydney
• ABC News: Adelaide Hills resident locked out of his 'last resort' bunker as bushfire season looms