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====== Weekly Newsletter - 26th August 2020 ======
[[newsletters:20200826|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

==== Roster ====
=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 29th August - 4th September

  * First Call: **Crew A**
  * Second Call: Crew D

==== Incidents ====
None

==== Announcements ====
=== Control Burn, Saturday 29th ===
A burn is planned for Saturday morning, starting at 10:30 until around 16:30. This is a continuation of the burn started last Saturday, with the intention to burn the remaining 2.3 Ha.

If you are interested helping with this burn please contact [[warren@specialtyfeeds.com.au|Warren]] or [[Captain@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Adrian]].

==== Circulars and SOPs ====

No updates.

==== Mundaring Fire School ====

The latest training calendar from the Mundaring Fire School is [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:updated_mfs_course_nominations_2020_-_master_2020.08.20.pdf|attached]]. 

===== Administration =====

==== Thursday Working Group ====

The Thursday Working Group continues to kick goals around the station. They meet every Thursday from 1000 hours to carry out a range of maintenance and installation works on the Station building and equipment. There are a variety of jobs including security camera installation, painting both internal and external, hanging doors, laying carpet tiles, general cleaning etc. If you can spare a couple of hours on a Thursday, please feel free to come down.   Morning, afternoon teas, lunch and good company are provided. For further details please call Vicki on 0407831315.

===== Weekly Calendar =====

  * Thursday 27th: Burn - Black Cockatoo Reserve. Meet at the station at 09:30.
  * Thursday 27th: Thursday Work Group. Meet at the station at 10:00.
  * Saturday 29th: Training - Skills Refresher items.
  * Saturday 29th: Control Burn - meet 10:30 at the station.
  * Monday 31st: General Brigade Meeting, 19:30 at the station.

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-22/california-requests-firefighting-support-from-australia/12585806|ABC News: California requests support from Australia to fight hundreds of bushfires]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-24/rfs-volunteers-fear-for-urgent-equipment-upgrades/12589644|ABC News: NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers call for equipment and communications upgrades following deadly bushfire season]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-25/nsw-government-to-accept-all-bushfire-inquiry-recommendations/12592164|ABC News: NSW Government accepts all 76 bushfire inquiry recommendations]]

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