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====== Weekly Newsletter - 16th August 2023 ======
[[newsletters:20230816|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: 19th August - 25th August

  * First Call: **Crew A**
  * Second Call: Crew D

==== Incidents ====
None

==== Updates ====

=== Circulars and SOPs ===

No updates.

=== Mundaring Fire School ===

No updates.

===== Administration =====

==== DFES Concert Band, 24th September ====
DFES is hosting an afternoon of Australian Music, presented by the WA Fire and Emergency Services Concert Band, on Sunday the 24th of September. The performance will be at the Belmont City College Auditorium, starting at 2pm (doors open at 1:30pm). Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 concession, and $40 for a family.

Proceeds will go to the Royal Flying Doctor Services.

For more information see [[https://fb.com/wafesband]], [[http://www.wafesband.org.au]] or the [[http://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:poster_-_our_sunburnt_country_20230816_105050_0000-1.pdf|attached flyer]].
 
===== Weekly Calendar =====

  * Saturday 19th: Training - Bushfire Ready Discussion ,09:30 at the Station
  * Tuesday 21st: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew A

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-12/bushfires-hawaii-maui-australia-climate-change/102718124|ABC News: 'Australia is sleepwalking': A bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-12/coronial-inquiry-into-the-black-summer-bushfires/102722718|ABC News Video: Coronial inquiry into the Black Summer Bushfires has come to a close]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/three-fire-questions-everyone-should-answer/102714260|ABC News: Only months after the state burned, firefighters in Queensland are bracing for another long fire season]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/locals-of-lahaina-band-together-to-support/102725682|ABC News Video: Locals of Lahaina band together to support recovery effort]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/worst-fire-season-in-a-decade-expected-for-northern-territory/102726614|ABC News: Northern Territory to see worst bushfire season in more than a decade due to high fuel loads]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-14/bushfire-treated-as-suspicious-with-spilt-oil/102729004|ABC News Video: Bushfire treated as suspicious with spilt oil and burn outs found at scene]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-15/the-bom-says-an-el-ni%C3%B1o-event-is-likely-heres-how-it-works/102733320|ABC News Video: The BOM says an El Niño event is likely. Here's how it works]]
  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-16/hawaii-maui-fires-powerlines-electricity-company-lawsuit/102735738|ABC News: Some are blaming powerlines for igniting the Maui fires in Hawaii. Here's what we know]]

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