Weekly Newsletter - 1st April 2020

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Date: 4th April - 10th April

• First Call: Crew D
• Second Call: Crew C

Called to assist Chidlow and Wooroloo at a scrub fire near Gorrie Rd at The Lakes. Fire was quickly contained with the assistance of a PaWS Pozitrack.

Attended by Dave We., Elton, Rob, and Warren.

Attached is a communiqué from the FES Commissioner, Darren Klemm AFSM.

Additionally, the Chief Fire Control Officer for the Shire of Mundaring has reiterated the current strategies being pursued by the Brigades in the Shire (attached).

For our Brigade, the following changes to incident response will be made:

• Only Roster Crew members to attend first turn-out to an incident.[1]
• Appliances to the thoroughly disinfected upon return to the station. The supplied disinfectant should be used with either paper towel or washed cloth towels[2]. Special care should be taken on:
  • Steering Wheel;
  • Gear-stick;
  • Handbrake;
  • Indicator & light stalks;
  • Door Handles;
  • Microphones.
• Minimise activity in the station - do not enter room or use equipment unnecessarily;
• Consider the need for assisting Brigades and stand down incoming appliances early if not required.

Thank you all for your diligence and commitment to meeting this challenge. If you have any questions, please contact Adrian.

[1] Please ensure that you arrange someone to cover for you if you are not available for your roster period. [2] Cloth towels should be soaked in warm soapy water for 30 minutes after use. This can be completed during the Saturday morning sched.

No updates.

Due to the restrictions imposed as part of the COVID-19 response, no training will be conducted at the Station, Fire School, or by DFES. The Brigade is investigating the possibility of conducting training sessions via video conferencing, with details to follow in coming weeks.

No updates.

• Saturday 28th: TRAINING CANCELLED. Sched to be attended by three members of Crew D ONLY

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