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 - 27th September 2023 ====== [[newsletters:20230927|Online copy]] ===== Operations ===== ==== Roster ==== === Starting Saturday === Date: 30th September - 6th October * First Call: **Crew C** * Second Call: Crew B ==== Incidents ==== * Shire Incidents: 9 === Escaped Burn, Utah Rd, Gidgeganup, 27th Sept === Called to assist at an escaped unattended burn along Utah Rd in Gidgeganup. Crews assisted with controlling the fire as well as burning out unburnt areas. Attended by: Dave We., Denise, Matt, Michelle, and Shane. ==== Restricted Burning Period Starts Saturday ==== The Restricted Burning Period for the Shire of Mundaring will commence on Saturday the 1st of October. During this time residents will be required to obtain a permit to burn, other than for 1sqm piles after 18:00. No burning will be allowed on days of High fire danger or above. At this early stage no extra restrictions are required for permits, and running fire (with suitable controls) will be allowed. The Restricted Burning Period will continue until the end of November. Permits may be obtained online at via the [[https://my.mundaring.wa.gov.au/PileApplication/Create|Shire of Mundaring Website]]. ==== Updates ==== === Circulars and SOPs === No updates. === Mundaring Fire School === Parkerville Brigade are conducting a series of //Back to Basics// training sessions, starting Tuesday the 3rd of October at 19:00. The sessions are to reinforce basic training at a high tempo. If you are interested in attending please contact [[Training@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Shane]] or [[Captain@SawyersValley.bfb.asn.au|Adrian]]. ===== Administration ===== No updates. ===== Weekly Calendar ===== * Saturday 1st: Training - Initial Control at Wildfires, 09:30 at the Station * Tuesday 3rd: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew C ===== News ===== * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/here-s-what-a-catastrophic-fire-danger-rating-actually-means/102883280|ABC News Video: Here's what a 'Catastrophic' fire danger rating actually means]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/australia-aerial-firefighting-apability-730/102883174|ABC News: With a 'difficult' fire season ahead, emergency services are calling for aerial firefighting capabilities]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/queensland-fire-helicopter-crash-sinking-scenic-rim/102885712|ABC News: Queensland pilot's lucky escape from sinking helicopter in Scenic Rim dam]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-22/bushfire-royal-commission-revisited-after-el-nino-weather/102880144|ABC News: Australia is better prepared for bushfires now than before Black Summer, but firefighters say there's still more work to do]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-22/bushfire-awareness-have-a-plan-fire-season-tourism/102887074|ABC News: Tourists and suburban residents warned to avoid complacency as bushfire season hits Queensland]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-22/nt-police-charge-man-with-deliberately-lighting-18-bushfires/102891488|ABC News: Police charge man with deliberately lighting 18 fires during extreme NT bushfire season]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-24/australia-better-prepared-for-bushfire-threat-than-black-summer/102895018|ABC News: Australia 'much better prepared' for bushfire threat than before Black Summer, minister says]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-24/deaf-indigenous-firefighter-protecting-country-in-wa/102875810|ABC News: Deaf Indigenous firefighter James Tucker 'shows the way' as he protects his country]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/backstory/2023-09-26/abc-emergency-black-summer-upcoming-bushfire-season/102871620|ABC News: The ABC's emergency team on Black Summer, broadcasting during crises and the bushfire season ahead]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-27/bushfires-south-west-of-brisbane-watch-and-act/102908514|ABC News: Flagstone, Birnam and Veresdale Scrub residents told to prepare to leave as fires burn in south-east Queensland]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-27/former-volunteer-firefighter-found-guilty-of-lighting-bushfires/102907802|ABC News: Jury finds former volunteer firefighter guilty of lighting several bushfires in the Adelaide Hills that destroyed two homes]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-25/defence-force-aid-during-natural-disasters-under-question/102897158|ABC News: The defence force provides a 'sigh of relief' during natural disasters, but is military involvement sustainable?]] {{ http://logo.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/logo.png?nolink|}}