Weekly Newsletter - 7th June 2023

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Date: 10th June - 16th June

• First Call: Crew C
• Second Call: Crew B

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The Shire of Mundaring is preparing a submission to the WA Local Government Association concerning the rollout of the Australia Fire Danger Rating System last year. Feedback is sought from brigades on the impact that the new AFDRS has had on their operations and the local community.

If you would like to have input into this submission, please forward your comments to Vicki or Adrian before Monday the 12th of June.

• Saturday 10th: Training - Pump Operations, 09:30 at the Station
• Tuesday 13th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew C

• DFES: Thank a First Responder Day
• ABC News: Army major tells Orroral Valley bushfire inquiry he may not have approved helicopter crew's 'whiz break' that led to blaze
• ABC News: Former fire chiefs criticise Tasmania's emergency service reforms, labelling them 'dangerous'
• ABC News: Defence helicopter pilot denies failure to alert authorities to Orroral Valley bushfire was due to fear of tarnishing military's reputation
• ABC News: Native grass seedlings found to bloom back to life in regenerative patch burns
• ABC News Video: Quebec community evacuated due to advancing wildfires
• ABC News: Rat and mice numbers rise in outback Queensland as residents fear a dangerous fire season
• ABC News: BoM declares El Niño alert, signalling higher chance of warm, dry winter conditions