Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Weekly Newsletter - 19th July 2023 ====== [[newsletters:20230719|Online copy]] ===== Operations ===== ==== Roster ==== === Starting Saturday === Date: 22nd July - 28th July * First Call: Crew A * Second Call: Crew D ==== Incidents ==== None ==== Annual Skills Refresher ==== Conducting the Annual Skills Refresher has started for 2023. All operational members are reminded that the Refresher must be completed by the 1st of November. The 2023 Refresher is [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:ff_skills_refresher_2023-2024.pdf|attached]]. ==== AFAC Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Winter 2023 ==== The National Council for fire and emergency services has release the Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Winter 2023. //Australia has returned to a more normal period of rainfall following a very wet 12 months due to La Niña and negative Indian Ocean Dipole events influencing the Australian climate.// A PDF version of the outlook is [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:seasonaloutlook_winter_2023_06_1_v1-0_web-1.pdf|attached]]. ==== Updates ==== === Circulars and SOPs === No updates. === Mundaring Fire School === No updates. ===== Administration ===== ==== Bushfire Volunteers Assc. 2023 AGM ==== The 2023 Bushfire Volunteers Association AGM will be held on Saturday the 9th of September, at the Crown Convention Centre. All bushfire volunteers are eligible to nominate for board positions, as well as zone representatives. Nominations must be submitted by 17:00 on the 13th of August. More information concerning the Board and Zone Representative positions is available on the [[https://www.bushfire.org.au/current-opportunities/|Bushfire Volunteers website]]. The Notice of Meeting for the AGM is [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:notice_for_2023_agm.01.pdf|attached]]. ==== SoM Bushfire Operating Procedures Draft ==== The Shire of Mundaring has released the latest draft ([[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:bop_draft_20230620.pdf|version 20230620]]) of the Bushfire Operating Procedures for review and comment. The procedures aim to provide guidance and instruction for Shire bushfire brigades, and bushfire activities. The BOPs cover large parts of brigade activities and operations, and can provide a significant influence in how a brigade operates. It is therefore recommended that all members familiarise themselves with this document and provide any relevant feedback. Feedback will be collected over the coming weeks, with a collated submission presented to the Shire of Mundaring. Any questions or comments please contact [[Captain@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Adrian]]. ===== Weekly Calendar ===== * Saturday 22nd: Training - Skills Refresher, 09:30 at the Station * Tuesday 25th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew A ===== News ===== * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-15/noel-wark-remembered-for-service-dfes-jurien-bay/102602714|ABC News: Jurien Bay honours Noel Wark, one of Western Australia's longest-serving volunteer firefighters]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/fire-experts-brace-for-risky-season-amid-fears-of-heatwave/102608310|ABC News Video: Fire experts brace for risky season amid fears of extreme heat]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-17/la-palma-wildfire-thousands-evacuated-canary-islands/102608938|ABC News: Thousands evacuated as firefighters battle to control wildfire on La Palma in the Canary Islands]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-18/nsw-fire-and-rescue-commissioner-paul-baxter-sacked/102612894|ABC News: NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Paul Baxter sacked by government]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-18/why-is-the-bom-unlikely-to-declare-an-el-ni%C3%B1o-today/102613108|ABC News Video: Why is the BOM unlikely to declare an El Niño event today?]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-18/wildfire-burns-forests-north-of-athens-fires-weaken-in-greece/102617256|ABC News: Wildfire burns forests north of Athens as fires weaken in Greece's south-east and west]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-19/arizona-tumbles-heat-records-temperatures-reaches-110/102618602|ABC News: Climate change and El Nino shatter heat records in Arizona and around the world]] * [[https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2023/June/Meet-Justin-Leonard|CSIRO: How to survive a bushfire]] * [[https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/08/nist-study-finds-wildfire-hazards-residential-fences-and-mulch-beds|NIST: Study Finds Wildfire Hazards in Residential Fences and Mulch Beds]] {{ http://logo.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/logo.png?nolink|}}