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====== Weekly Newsletter - 8th September 2021 ======
[[newsletters:20210908|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 11th September - 17th September

  * First Call: **Crew C**
  * Second Call: Crew B

==== Incidents ====
=== Bushfire, Horton Rd, 7th Sept ===
Called to assist Chidlow at a pair of fires near Horton Rd along Great Southern Highway. The fire was initially knocked down by the Captain from Inkpen, using a farm unit. Blacked out the area and contained with rake-hoe breaks.

Attended by Adrian, Dave R., Dave S., John R., and Michelle.

==== Pre-Season Preparation ====
Last night's fire served as an early reminder to that we should be getting ready for the coming fire season. Now is a good time to check your own preparations. Some suggestions include:

  * Helmet torch - new batteries;
  * Pocket pen - check if dry and replace;
  * PPE under-clothes (shorts, shirt, socks, and jocks) - easily accessible;
  * BART availability;
  * Noting daily Fire Danger Rating.

==== Updates ====

=== Circulars and SOPs ===

No updates.

=== Mundaring Fire School ===

The latest training calendar fro the Mundaring Fire School is [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:mfs_course_nominations_2021_-_20210907.pdf|attached]]. 

===== Administration =====

==== Anniversary Lunch – Saturday, 25/9/2021 ====
Attached is an [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:60th_anniversary_lunch.pdf|invitation]] and [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:parky_menu.pdf|menu]] to attend an anniversary lunch, which will be held at the Parkerville Tavern on Saturday 25th September. Can members please RSVP their attendance (or non-attendance) together with menu selections to [[secretary@sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au|Vicki]] now.

==== A Bit More History ====
In 1982 the Austin was overhauled and refitted with a new tank, hose reels and pump. She remained in service at Sawyers Valley until 1984, then loaned to the North Mt Helena Brigade until finally retiring from service in 1989.

In 2008, after nearly 20 years of being ‘stored’ behind a shed, the Austin was returned to the Sawyers Valley Brigade. Charles Heinrich the Brigade President, approached Westrac and the Austin restoration project commenced, courtesy of the Westrac apprentice group.

In 2014, in time for the opening of the Ashstead Street Fire Station, the Austin was handed back to the Brigade fully restored and in 2017 she was once again licensed as a fire tender.

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

  * Saturday : Training - Skills Refresher, 09:30 at the Station
  * Tuesday : Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew C

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/arsonists-tourists-keep-kimberley-firies-busy/100426414|ABC News: Kimberley firefighters battle tourists, arsonists in gear up for busy bushfire season]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-03/new-sa-cfs-trucks-too-heavy-to-operate/100431608|ABC News: New SA Country Fire Service trucks too heavy to operate at full capacity]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-03/australian-firefighter-fends-off-bear-in-canada/100432860|ABC News: Australian firefighters return home after battling fires and bears in Canada]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-06/nsw-bushfires-inquest-begins/100431250|ABC News: Backburning operations and telecommunication failures focus of NSW bushfires coronial inquiry this month]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-07/nsw-bushfires-oronial-inquiry-hears-of-rolling-firestorm/100440588|ABC News: Black Summer bushfires coronial inquiry hears of 'rolling' inferno that killed father, son and RFS volunteer]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-08/nsw-bushfires-coronial-inquiry-hears-of-bushmans-rescue-effort/100443538|ABC News: Black Summer bushfires inquiry told of bushman's rescue effort as Badja blaze hit Cobargo]]

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