Arthurs Creek & Strathewen Rural Fire Brigade

Seasonal Climate Outlook - March to May 2014

• Southeastern Australia rainfall: No strong tendency for wetter or drier than normal season
• Southeastern Australia temperature: Warm days and nights likely for the far southeast

Managing Emergency Service Volunteers Audit

• The Victorian Auditor-General's Office (VAGO) did an audit on the CFA and SES on managing emergency service volunteers.  Arthurs Creek (via the BMT) were one of the CFA brigades interviewed.  
• If you are interested in the outcomes, follow this link to the site.  There is a youtube summary, a pdf of the summary presentation and the full report.  A hard-copy of the report is at Arthurs Creek station.

From the Chief Officer:

• 7 Mar: Hazelwood fire - update from Incident Controller
• 3 Mar: Women and CFA
• 3 Mar: Hazelwood mine fire - 3 March

From the CEO:

• 28 Feb: Fiskville Update #34

From the Executive Director of Operational Training and Volunteerism:

7 Mar: Volunteer Leaders Forum

Lachie found the following for sharing (click for larger version):

CFA's Get Moving challenge (click for larger version):