Arthurs Creek & Strathewen Rural Fire Brigade

No burning off without a permit

From Captain Chapman:

Please keep your eye open for anything unusual in our area.  Don't challenge the driver, take the rego number and call "000" immediately.  Don't call a friend to ask if you should call "000". Better to have an innocent person questioned by the Police than have an arsonist get away.

We are very good as a community doing this.

LACHLAN Bakewell is one of hundreds of volunteer firefighters from across the state battling blazes with the support of his workplace.

The business solutions manager at Kew's Villa Maria recently found himself deep within the Cobboboonee State Forest near Drik Drik, about 400km southwest of Melbourne fighting a 7050ha fire threatening communities.

Read the article...

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1st Lt Andrew Alford and 4th Lt Lachie Bakewell have joined strike team 1421 on Yarrambat's tanker going to the Drik Drik fire at Portland.

Bets of luck, guys, and stay safe.

Fire restriction period - will start Monday 10 December 2012 for all of District 14 including Whittlesea and Nillumbik.

Strike teams rosters, checklists, etc, have been provided for the 2012/13 fire season.  Refer to Operations for them.

Seasonal Outlook - December 2012 to January 2013

• Southeastern Australia rainfall: Wetter summer likely for northeast New South Wales
• Southeastern Australia temperature: Warm summer likely for Victoria and Tasmania

District 14 Training - December 2012 Newsletter

Safety Bulletin: AWTS (Audible Track Warning Signals)

CFA Connect update:

• Numurkah factory fire, CFA Sunday, White Ribbon Day Oath
• Jones implementation action plan - endorsed by the CFA Board

An interesting news article passed on by Lachie:

• Researchers document world-first fire tornado

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The brigade, supported by CFA, are running a community education session on how you can stay informed.

The topics include:

• How to use your listening set to learn what is happening, including learning basic CFA communications
• Smart phone apps and how to use them
• Social media - Facebook and Twitter

Details:

• Location: Arthurs Creek Hall
• Date: Thursday 6 December 2012
• Time: 7:30pm
• Bring: Your listening set

This has been organised from direct feedback from Fire Ready Victoria session held in Strathewen in November.

Put the date in your diary, and inform your friends and neighbours.

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