Weekly Newsletter - 23rd September 2020

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Date: 26th September - 2nd Oct

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

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At this week's Operational Command meeting, a change to the way Shire of Mundaring Brigades will be turned-out by Com-Cen. The change retires the previous Minimum Bush Fire Incident Response Protocol which had determined the number and make-up of turned-out appliances based on the Fire Danger Rating.

In its place Brigades are now responsible for appropriately requesting additional resources and escalating as required. Over the high fire season it is anticipated that a dual brigade response will be in place. The Zone 2 Response for the western half of the Shire remains unchanged.

As a result of this change, timely and accurate reports from the first arriving appliance is essential. Crews should also attempt to contact either the Captain or First Lieutenant with a sit-rep as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Adrian.

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At this month's General Meeting, a Special Resolution will be moved to change the Brigade By-Laws. The change will affect how financial motions are handled within the Brigade; motions for expending any amount greater than $1000 shall be circulated to all members for consideration at least 14 days prior to the meeting.

Details of the proposed changes to the By-Laws are attached.

A proposal was raised at the recent Operational Command meeting to form an inter-brigade Bushfire Ready Co-ordination Committee. This committee shall drive the promotion of bushfire safety within the Shire of Mundaring community and develop resources to assist Brigades in these activities. The initial focus of the committee shall be the development of an events trailer which shall be made available to Brigades for use at community engagement events.

Graeme has kindly sourced a trailer for this purpose, and a previous fund-raising effort by another Brigade has made available approximately $20,000 for this purpose.

Anyone interested in being our Brigade's delegate to this committee should contact Adrian. Delegates shall be decided by the Committee of Management.

Please find attached an invitation and menu for the Brigade lunch, which will be held at the Parkerville Tavern in Owen Road. If members can please make their selections from the menu and email through to Vicki by 17/10/2020 that would be greatly appreciated.

Attached is a clothing order form for t-shirts, polo shirts, caps, beanies and jackets. Can members please forward completed orders to Jen or Vicki by Saturday 10/10/2020. Order forms are also available at the Station next to the attendance register.

• Saturday 26th - Training: Skills Refresher
• Monday 28th - Brigade Meeting, 19:30 at the Station (including Special Resolution)
• Tuesday 29th - Vehicle Checks, Crew A, 18:30 at the Station

• AVBFB Newsletter - 18th September 2020
• The Guardian: ‘Next fire season is already upon us’: NSW to adopt all recommendations of bushfire inquiry report
• ABC News: Warialda, NSW, desperate for firebreak help to avoid bushfire disaster
• ABC News: Fire expert says we are living through 'Pyrocene' fire age, and Australia is uniquely placed to navigate it