Weekly Newsletter - 20th September 2017

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Attended by Andrew H, John and Michelle. Stood down before arriving. Fire in a shed, started by young boys playing with petrol. Quick work by the father, who is an ex-Stoneville BFB member, contained the fire and prevented any serious damage. All three boys were brought to Sawyers Station on Saturday morning for a strong talking to from the Captain.

Attended by Andrew H, John and Michelle. Turned out along side Mt Helena BFB and Chidlow BFB to report of car of on Gorrie Rd, Sawyers Valley. After extensive searching, nothing found.

Thank you to those members who attended both of these incidents.

Organised by Mundaring Shire Fire Protection officers, and attended by Andy, Angus, Dave R, Michelle and Pierre in the 1.4. Completed section of edging along reserve, ahead of core ignition of main part of the reserve.

Thank you to those members who gave up their time during the day, and special thanks to Andy for organising the crew.

The Roster for the 2017/2018 fire season has been released, via the brigade mailing list. Copies are also available at the Station. This roster brings with it some changes to the team arrangements, with the teams now comprised of two crews each. This provides a 1st turn-out crew and a relief crew for each week, with teams then having two weeks off.

The roster is a work in progress, and updates are expected over the coming weeks and months as people's circumstances change. Being on the roster is a big commitment, and brings with it a level of responsibility. For more information see the brigade mailing list email from the 19th of September, or contact Adrian or John.

No updates.

• An additional Intro to Fire Fighting and Bush Fire Fighting course is being organised ahead of the fire season.

Course nominations attached.

The Brigade is running a Swap Meet on Sunday the 15th of October. Assistance is required to run this event, and volunteers should contact Michelle with their availability.

A flyer for the event is attached.

Saturday 21st October, 2017. Full details to follow.

• Saturday 23rd - Training: Appliances and Equipment - as both the Captain and First Lieutenant will be away on Saturday, this session has been postponed.
• Saturday 23rd - Austin being displayed at the Bush Fire Games
• Monday 25th - Monthly Brigade Meeting. Mundaring CESM will be in attendance, and intends to address the brigade.

• AVBFB Newsletter 15/09/2017
• BoM First look at the CLimate and Water Outlook for October - December