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 - 6th November 2024 ====== [[newsletters:20241106|Online copy]] ===== Operations ===== ==== Roster ==== === Starting Saturday === Date: 9th Nov - 15th Nov * First Call: **Crew A** * Second Call: Crew D ==== Incidents ==== === Grass Fire, Wooroloo Prison, 31st Oct === Called to assist Wooroloo Prison with a grass fire along the verge. The Light Tanker attended, with the 1.4 stood down en-route. Attended by: Denise, Keith, Michelle, Shane, and Warren. ==== Updates ==== === Circulars and SOPs === * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:general_circular_157_2024--senior-leadership-team-promotions-and-transfers-pdf.pdf|General Circular 2024/157 - Senior Leadership Team Promotions and Transfers]] * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:general_circular_162_2024-thriving-at-dfes-mental-health-safety-and-wellbeing-strategy-and-action-plan-2024-2028-pdf.pdf|General Circular 20024/162 - Thriving at DFES: Mental Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy and Action Plan 2024 - 2028]] * [[https://wiki.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/_media/newsletters:general_circular_163_2024-16-days-in-wa-campaign-pdf.pdf|General Circular 2024/163 - 16 Days in WA Campaign]] === Mundaring Fire School and Training === No updates. ===== Administration ===== No updates. ===== Weekly Calendar ===== * Saturday 10th: Weekly Vehicle Checks, 9:30 at the Station, Crew A * Saturday 10th: Training - Hydrant Maintenance, 10:00 at the Station ===== News ===== * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/queensland-victoria-national-fire-risk-heatwave-temperatures/104566026|ABC News: Temperatures soar across eastern Australia as fire crews battle blazes in southern Queensland]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/wa-water-bomber-crash-report-released-minimum-drop-heights/104567032|ABC News: Air safety watchdog releases final report into WA water bomber crash]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/qld-dirranbandi-fire-evacuation-balonne-shire-deescalated/104564826|ABC News: Residents of south-west Queensland town Dirranbandi given permission to return home after dangerous bushfire]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-04/dry-thunderstorms-increase-north-victoria-fire-risk/104555548|ABC News: Dry thunderstorms could start hundreds of fires in Victoria, Bureau of Meteorology warns]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-02/men-arrested-grass-fire-penfield/104553382|ABC News: Men arrested over grass fire at Penfield that damaged glasshouses and left three people in hospital]] * [[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-02/act-emergency-services-prepare-grassfires-and-thunderstorms/104543416|ABC News: As the weather starts to heat up in Canberra, what can you do to prepare for fires and storms?]] {{ http://logo.sawyersvalley.bfb.asn.au/logo.png?nolink|}}