Weekly Newsletter - 15th September 2021
Operations
Roster
Starting Saturday
Date: 18th September - 24th September
- First Call: Crew D
- Second Call: Crew C
Incidents
None
RUI Exercise, Saturday 2nd October
The City of Swan, and the Shire of Mundaring will be conducting a joint RUI exercise on Saturday the 2nd of October. The exercise will be centred around west Gidgegannup and East Stoneville, and will involve brigades from across both local governments. The exercise this year will comprise variety of different tasks and challenges, with a focus on Incident Management.
Members interested in participating in the exercise should contact Ben or Adrian.
Organisers are particularly interested in identifying volunteers to take on IMT and Sector Commander roles.
Updates
Circulars and SOPs
No updates.
Mundaring Fire School
The latest training calendar fro the Mundaring Fire School is attached.
Administration
A Bit More History
Since our formation back in 1961, the brigade members have built 3 fire sheds –
- Cnr GEH and Helena Terrace December 1971 – October 1987
- Sawyers Oval October 1987 – October 2014
- Ashstead Street October 2014 – current
The materials for the first shed were secondhand, either donated by brigade members or sourced via donations. The Shire donated the site and also the gravel foundation, Bell Bros were contracted to do the concrete pad for $126 and Wundowie Mills provided the timber. At one stage there was mention of bringing in a contractor to erect the shed, however as the brigade was cash poor the shed was erected by the members.
While the shed was ready for occupation in December 1971, the building was far from complete. In the March 1974 minutes, there is a reference to a paint purchase to finally paint the shed and also an estimate to wire the fire shed – nothing like a work in progress. The first shed was also very small – to hold the monthly meetings the Austin had to be driven outside so the bench seating could be set up.
This shed remained in operation for 16 years, before being sold and relocated just ‘down the road’ in Lacey Street.
Weekly Calendar
- Saturday : Training - Skills Refresher and Sector Commander, 09:30 at the Station
- Tuesday : Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew D
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