Weekly Newsletter - 8th February 2023

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Date: 11th February - 17th February

• First Call: Crew B
• Second Call: Crew A

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• Saturday 11th: Training - Fire Ground Safety, 09:30 at the Station
• Tuesday 14th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew B

• ABC News: Koala extinction report shows bushfires may have wiped out marsupials in Shoalhaven
• ABC News: Similarities between Boeing 737 crash in WA and Black Summer fires tragedy, says expert
• ABC News: Two pilots survive after 737 large air tanker crashes in Fitzgerald River National Park while battling bushfires
• ABC News: Chile battling dozens of wildfires as death toll reaches 23
• ABC News: Ohio firefighers grapple with blaze in freezing temperatures as Norfolk Southern train derails in East Palestine
• ABC News: Emergency warning issued for bushfire south of Perth, as shed lost in blaze north of city
• ABC News: Denmark bushfire firefighter Murray Brooker reflects on 'intense and high speed' fire
• ABC News: Volunteer firefighter who lit Wooroloo bushfire and eight other blazes gets suspended jail term
• ABC News Video: Report finds bushfire grants program lacked transparency
• ABC News: WA government urged to consider upgrading runways in fire-prone areas
• City of Swan: Draft Bush Fire Brigades Local Law
• The West Australian: Department of Fire and Emergency Services hits back at union claims about firefighting resources