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====== Weekly Newsletter - 17th April 2024 ======
[[newsletters:20240417|Online copy]]
===== Operations =====

==== Roster ====

=== Starting Saturday ===
Date: <START> - <FINISH>

  * First Call: **Crew D**
  * Second Call: Crew C

==== Incidents ====
None

==== Updates ====

=== Circulars and SOPs ===

  * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:operational_circular_21_2024-aerial-firefighting-cessation-dates-pdf.pdf|Operational Circular 21/2024 - Aerial Firefighting Cessation Dates]]
  * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:general_circular_46_2024-bushfire-safety-awareness-course-now-available-in-blended-delivery-mode-pdf.pdf|General circular 46/2024 - Bushfire Safety Awareness course now available in blended delivery mode]]

=== Mundaring Fire School ===

No updates.

===== Administration =====

==== 2024 WAFES Conference ====
There is exciting news if you are keen to attend the WAFES Conference in 2024. This year, members can self-nominate to be considered for a place at the conference, which will be held at Crown Perth on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September. Brigades, groups and units (BGUs), as well as DFES regional teams, are also encouraged to nominate volunteers from their teams, but there will be no BGU endorsement phase this year.

The new process aims to open this valuable learning and networking opportunity up to as many volunteers as possible — particularly those who haven’t attended a WAFES Conference before.

Nominations are open from Wednesday 1 May to Wednesday 5 June on the WAFES Conference website.

The theme for this year’s conference is Yesterday, today, tomorrow: celebrating our heritage, embracing innovation and planning for the challenges of the future.

The two keynote speakers are also confirmed:

  * Dr Alan D. Thompson — best-selling author and world expert in artificial intelligence.
  * Kendall Whyte — 2022 WA Young Australian of the Year and founder of the Blue Tree Project.

More details about the program for this year’s event will be released in the coming months.

To find out more about the nomination process and this year’s program, visit the [[https://dfes.wa.gov.au/awards-and-events/wafes-conference|WAFES Conference website]].

===== Weekly Calendar =====

  * Saturday 20th: Training - Vehicle Fire Safety, 09:30 at the Station
  * Monday 22nd: Brigade General Meeting, 19:30 at the Station
  * Tuesday 23: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 19:30 at the Station, Crew 

===== News =====

  * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-15/firebug-and-ex-cfs-volunteer-gregory-mcgannon-jailed/103707760|ABC News: Former CFS volunteer Gregory McGannon jailed for more than a decade for Cherry Gardens bushfires]]

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