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 - 23rd October 2024 ====== [[newsletters:20241023|Online copy]] ===== Operations ===== ==== Roster ==== === Starting Saturday === Date: 26th Oct - 1st Nov * First Call: **Crew C** * Second Call: Crew B ==== Incidents ==== === Car Fire, Old Northam Rd, 23rd Oct === 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. ==== Updates ==== === Circulars and SOPs === No updates. === Mundaring Fire School and Training === No updates. ===== Administration ===== No updates. ===== Weekly Calendar ===== * Saturday 26th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 9:30 at the Station, Crew C * Saturday 26th: Training - Turnout Procedures, 10:00 at the Station ===== News ===== * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-23/tas-bushfire-risk-across-greater-hobart-updated/104507444|ABC News: Bushfire risk across Hobart area mapping updated, offering interactive tool to assess disaster risk]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/straw-compressed-panels-bushfire-resistant/104377962|ABC News: How straw panels can provide effective protection against bushfires]] * [[https://woodcentral.com.au/csiro-visit-fuels-king-charles-interest-in-forest-fire-protection/|Wood Central: CSIRO Visit ‘Fuels’ King Charles Interest in Forest Fire Protection]] * [[https://www.smh.com.au/national/burnout-and-trauma-huge-climate-cost-on-emergency-workers-revealed-20241022-p5kk7p.html|SMH: Burnout and trauma: huge climate cost on emergency workers revealed]] * [[https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/forest-fire-redundancies-risk-emergency-responses-20241008-p5kgnp.html|The Age: Forest fire redundancies ‘risk emergency responses’]] {{ http://logo.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/logo.png?nolink|}}