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Weekly Newsletter - 6th August 2025

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Operations

Roster

Starting Saturday

Date: 9th Aug - 15th Aug

Incidents

31st Jul, Barlow St, Sawyers Valley

Turned out to report of fire on Barlow St in Sawyers Valley. Crews found a small fire, possibly started by recent work on the pipeline.

Attended by: Denise, John R., Murray, Sarah, and Shane.

1st Aug, Ash Rd, Chidlow

Called to assist at an escaped private burn on Ash Rd in Chidlow. The resident had not created a suitable fire break around their pile, resulting in the fire escaping into the verge.

Attended by: Adrian, John R., and Shane.

Sawyers Valley Primary School Bushfire Drill, Thursday 6th

Our Brigade has been invited to assist with Sawyers Valley Primary School's bi-annual bushfire drill. The drill will be held on Thursday the 6th of August, and will involve all staff and students at the school enacting their shelter in-place drill.

If you are interested in assisting with this activity, please contact Adrian. Crews will assemble at the station at 10:30, prior to the drill at the school. Full PPE is required.

Updates

Circulars and SOPs

Mundaring Fire School and Training

No updates.

Administration

Hazard Reduction Burn Fees and Charges

At the February BFAC meeting, a recommendation was made to Council that the Shire produce a schedule of rates for hazard reduction burning and bushfire response. The schedule of rates standardises the expected cost for hazard reduction burns across all Shire brigades, ensuring residents are fairly charged for the service and avoiding shopping around the brigades for a cheaper price.

In addition to standardising the rates for burns, these rates can also be applied to bushfire response services. This is intended to be applied to escaped and illegal burns, in particular to repeat offenders. It is important to note that the rates will not be applied to normal fire response; residents will not be expected to pay for bushfire brigade services.

The published rates are as follows:

A https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:hr_burn_costing_tool_july_2025.xlsx and the https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:emergency_management_fees_and_charges_2025_2026.pdf are attached.

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