Weekly Newsletter - 31st October 2018
Operations
Roster
This Week
Date: 27th October - 3rd November
- First Call: Crew A
- Second Call: Crew D
Next Week
Date: 3rd November - 10th November
- First Call: Crew B
- Second Call: Crew A
Burns
Brigade Burn - Friday 2nd Nov
The burn previously planned for Thursday the 1st of Nov has been rescheduled to Friday night. This will aim to complete the burn started on Sunday in Martin Road. The plan is to start around 16:00 and run through until 19:00.
If you are interested in attending, please contact Adrian.
Shire Burn - Friday 2nd Nov
The Shire will be conducting a controlled burn at O'Connor Road in Glen Forrest this Friday, starting at 10:00. If you are interested in attending, please contact Adrian.
Incidents
False Alarm - Thursday 25th
Turned out to investigate report of a fire on Mundaring Weir Road. Found a PaWS controlled burn. No action taken. Attended by Keith and Nick T.
Announcements
Air Operations Briefing - 10th November
Darlington Brigade are hosting an Air Operations Pre-Season Briefing on the 10th of Novermber, starting at 08:30. This briefing is primarily for qualified Ground Controllers, however all interested Brigade members are welcome to attend.
It is highly recommended that all members who could potentially undertake the role of Ground Controller this fire season attend this briefing.
Please contact Adrian if you would like to attend.
Chidlow Fire Seminar - 13th November
Chidlow Brigade are hosting a seminar on the 13th of November. Topics covered will include:
- Bushfire Centre of Excellence
- Bushfire Risk Management
Chief Superintendant John Tillman, and Director of the Rural Fire Division Murray Carter will be attending, and it is hoped that DFES Commissioner Darren Klemm will also attend.
RSVP through Adrian by the 8th of November if you wish to attend.
Circulars and SOPs
No updates.
Mundaring Fire School
The latest Mundaring Fire School calendar is attached.
Administration
New Members
It is with great pleasure that the Brigade welcomes its two newest members; Danika and Chad. Both Danika and Chad have been to the station several times since the Open Day, and are keen to start their fire-fighting journey.
Brigade Correspondence
A request which has been sitting on the Action Register for a while has been the creation of a portal for viewing Brigade correspondence. This has been now been created, in the form of a email mailing list. Any Brigade members who are interested in receiving verbatim copies of Brigade correspondence can subscribe by visiting the webpage or emailing sawyersvalley-correspondence-subscribe@lists.bfb.asn.au.
Weekly Calendar
- Friday 2nd - Shire Burn: O'Connor Rd, Glen Forrest, 10:00
- Friday 2nd - Brigade Burn: Martin Rd, Mundaring, 16:00
- Saturday 3rd - Training: Pumps and Hoses
