Weekly Newsletter - 1st November 2017

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Date: 28th October - 4th November

• First Call: Crew A
• Second Call: Crew D

Date: 4th November - 11th November

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

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The Committee of Management are pleased to announce the appointment of Rob to the position of Training Officer. Once again, many thanks go to Andrew M. for his hard work over the past 18 months.

There will be a brief hand-over period between Andrew and Rob, after which Rob will be your got-to for all of your training needs.

The annual Pre-Season Forum will be held this weekend, at Joondalup Arena. There are still a couple of invitations available if you are interested in attending - please contact Adrian.

Dave S. and Nick T. assisted a resident (and past brigade member) with a small burn in Anthony Place.

• Operational Circular 85 - Relaunch of the Online Arson Reporting Form
• Operational Circular 86 - Strike Force Vulcan During the 2017/18 Bushfire Season
• General Circular 122 - Wellness Critical Incident Responses Process
• Safety Circular 14 - Structure Fires Involving Air-Conditioning Ducting
• 400MHz Project Phase 2 Country Update

• 11th November - Mundaring Practical Crew Leader - COURSE CANCELLED
  • Andy, Elton, Gordon, Graeme
• 18th November - Initial Control at Wildfires - COURSE CANCELLED
  • Craig, Jenny, Gordon, Graeme

• 4th & 5th November - Advanced Bush Fire Fighting & Crew Leader
  • Andy

Many thanks to Kath and Lorna for a huge effort in cleaning the station over the past couple of weekends. A lot of work went into this, and the results are outstanding.

5pm onwards Friday, 10th November at the Station. BYO everything. You may wish to only bring a plate of nibbles and drinks, or you may wish to bring some food to BBQ. Friends and family welcome.

The Santa Lolly Run is in the early stages of planning, and will be discussed further this Saturday during the sched. If you are interested in assisting, please contact Vicki. The run will be organised for a few weeks before Christmas.

The date for the Christmas Function is set for Friday 29th December. More planning and information to come. Pop it on your calendar.

• Saturday 4th - Pre-Season Forum at Joondalup
• Saturday 4th - Training: Skills Refresher and drafting exercise

• DFES - 2017/17 Year in Review
• AVBFB - Newsletter 27/10/2017
• BOM - Climate and Water Outlook, November 2017 - January 2018