Class A foam training

Warren is conducting Class A foam training as follows:

• Theory - Monday 7 March 7:30pm Arthurs Creek station
• Practical - Monday 14 March 7:30pm location TBD

All members should attend as Warren will be instructing on the use of the new Class A foam on Class B fires.

Need to brush up on fire classes?  Check: http://wiki.cfastream.info/index.php?title=Classes_of_Fire

Geoff

Training records

A reminder that the station diary on the comms desk in the station is the official record for training attendance.

It is your responsibility for ensuring your name is recorded when you attend rosters and skills maintenance sessions.  Preferably, any other training you attend, eg, Fiskville, should also be recorded in the station diary.

Geoff

Callouts by day of week

For those statistically minded, the following is the breakdown of callouts by day of week over the last 11 years (2000-2010 incl.).

Sundays and Mondays are the days to make sure you are wearing your pagers!

Weekly Media Reports

• 11 Feb 2011
• 17 Feb 2011

Kris Perkovic
Media & Marketing Coordinator
CFA Northern & Western Metropolitan Region

Volunteer emergency services grants available (Media release)

State Government media release attached, announcing VESEP grants to replace CSESP.

FYI - Equipment Sales - Manheim Auction Group

Equipment Sales

Further Information
  Manheim Auction Group website: http://www.manheim.com.au/
  Dale Scott
  Ph: 03 9922 6405
  Gordon Luck Drive Alton North

Obsolete CFA trucks and subsidiary equipment is sold through an Auction process conducted by Manheim Auction Group. This occurs monthly, and further information on dates of sales is available on the Manheim Auction Group website: http://www.manheim.com.au/.

Names on structure bags

For those with the red structure PPC bags, Peter Murphy has kindly offered to sew names onto the bag for you. This will be happening on Sunday 27 February. The brigade has agreed to fund this. Bring your bags to Arthurs Creek station at 09:00 and Peter will return them to you later that morning. We will organise another time for this later in the year for those that are still to receive their bags.

Extra-ordinary meeting

We are holding an extra-ordinary meeting on Monday 21 February 19:30 Arthurs Creek station, prior to skills maintenance. This is to discuss and pass a funding proposal for the memorial garden. It requires brigade approval before proceeding further.

Grassland curing percentage - 7 Feb 2011

East Gippsland received less rain than other districts, and a District-wide assessment of 100% is based on fire behaviour observed at the Tostaree fire. In other areas the curing figures have reduced again as a result of new green growth from recent rains and flooding.

Strathewen friendships galavanised by fire

Brigade in the Diamond Valley Leader:
http://diamond-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/friendships-galavanised-by-fire/

Turnouts over the last 11 years

A profile of yearly turnouts:


 Note that 7 Feb 2009 events were only listed as a single event.

District 14 Council - Minutes

• Meeting 18 November 2010

Black Saturday Remembrance Service - Monday 7 February

Please find attached invitation to a Black Saturday Remembrance Service on Monday 7 February at the Diamond Valley Baptist Church, Plenty.

Please pass this on to any folks that may be interested in attending.

Regards
Kris Perkovic
Media & Marketing Coordinator
CFA Northern & Western Metropolitan Region

Weekly Media Report

• 3 Feb 2011

Kris Perkovic
Media & Marketing Coordinator
CFA Northern & Western Metropolitan Region

District 14 Training Calendar - March-June 2011

The District 14 Training Calendar - March-June 2011 has been published:

• Cover Letter
• Training Calendar
• Nomination Form
• Detail of Coaching & Mentoring Course

Contact Andrew if you wish to attend any of the courses.  Note that all applications for training require BMT approval, so do not leave it to the last minute.

The above documents can also be found on the "Training" page.

District 14 Operations Report - February 2011

The District 14 Operations Report for February 2011 has been posted on CFA Connect:
http://www.cfaconnect.net.au/news/district-14-operations-report.html

These will be published monthly.  The first one includes a video presentation by Operations Manager, John Deering.

"Footsteps in the Ash" books

Some more copies of "Footsteps in the Ash" are available for purchase.  If you would like a copy, please contact Gayle Corr.