Weekly Newsletter - 23rd October 2024

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Date: 26th Oct - 1st Nov

• First Call: Crew C
• Second Call: Crew B

Turned out to report of a car fire on Great Easter Highway, near Chidlow Rd. The car had been extinguished by a passing truck. The area was made safe and left with the tow-truck drivers.

Attended by: Adrian, John R., Matt, and Michelle.

No updates.

No updates.

No updates.

• Saturday 26th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 9:30 at the Station, Crew C
• Saturday 26th: Training - Turnout Procedures, 10:00 at the Station

• ABC News: Bushfire risk across Hobart area mapping updated, offering interactive tool to assess disaster risk
• ABC News: How straw panels can provide effective protection against bushfires
• Wood Central: CSIRO Visit ‘Fuels’ King Charles Interest in Forest Fire Protection
• SMH: Burnout and trauma: huge climate cost on emergency workers revealed
• The Age: Forest fire redundancies ‘risk emergency responses’