Weekly Newsletter - 6th December 2023

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Date: 9th December - 15th December

• First Call: Crew A
• Second Call: Crew D

None

=== Shire Incidents: 4

To ensure the Brigade maintains its operational capability throughout the holiday period, without overly burdening individual members, a roster shall be drawn up for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day. If you will be unavailable for any of these days, please let Adrian or Dave Wh. know so this can be factored into the roster. Where possible individual members shall be on roster for only one of these four days.

It is also a good time to remind members that alcohol should be avoided when on roster. Whilst volunteers are allowed up to 0.05% BAL, it is requested that members abstain from drinking when on roster or prior to turning out to an incident.

• 80/2023 - Metropolitan Volunteer Pre-High Threat Period Online Resources
• 81/2023 - Update: State Aerial Firefighting Fleet 2023/2024

• 234/2023 - International Volunteer Day
• 235/2023 - Online Bushfire training courses now available to members of the public

The 2024 Mundaring Firefighters School Traiing Calendar is attached.

Attached is an invitation for members and their families to attend this year’s Christmas Party, which will be held at the Station on Friday, 29th December commencing at 17:30 hours. Members are asked to RSVP Vicki by Friday 15th December, indicating numbers attending and whether providing a salad or dessert.

• Saturday 9th: Training - Property Defence, 09:30 at the Station
• Tuesday 12th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew A

• ABC News: What can you do to prepare yourself, your family and your property for the summer bushfire season?
• ABC News: Conservationists, scientists demand answers over prescribed burning of important swamps
• ABC News: Gippsland has already seen fires and multiple floods within months, and the season is just getting started
• ABC News: DFES Commissioner Darren Klemm reveals firebugs have lit more than 300 fires in WA since October
• ABC News: Emergency Playdates help ease children's fears of fire crews as another stressful bushfire season builds