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FIRES, DRONES & AERIAL FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT
If you’re flying your drone in or near the vacinity of a fire our aircraft are automatically grounded!
This puts us in danger, the public we are assisting in danger and can also impede our efforts in controlling a fire.
So don’t be a drongo, if we’re in the air you’re on the ground… simple.
As always, stay safe 
Jase.
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Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA
DFES Director of Aviation Services Derek Parks jointly manages WA’s aerial fleet of 28 rotary and fixed-wing firefighting aircraft and is reminding drone users to stay well away from bushfires. If drones are flying in the area aircraft will be grounded, further endangering lives and property. To find out more about drone rules and regulations visit: www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/landing-page/flying-drones-australia Civil Aviation Safety Authority – CASA | CHC Helicopter | McDermott Aviation Group | Western Australia Bushfire Information | Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia
Absolutely appalling behaviour!
FIREFIGHTERS ATTACKED: Firefighters will no longer attend or fight fires at Ninga Mia without a police escort, after officers from Kalgoorlie Fire Station were pelted with rocks and bricks yesterday afternoon.
Drive to arrive alive this long weekend.
Jase
Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA | Western Australian Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services Association – INC | Road Safety Commission | Western Australia Police Force
REMINDER Double Demerits in effect from midnight tonight. Slow down and enjoy the ride #fb #DriveSafe This update came from the Denmark Police on Twitter
Mount Barker VFRS shared Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA‘s Give Way to Emergency Services.
Summer sees a rise in temperatures and with that comes a rise in the number of emergency vehicles on the road. Know what to do when lights and sirens are bearing down – new SLOMO laws are coming into effect at the beginning of March bit.ly/2lwu5rO South Yunderup/Ravenswood Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade | Association Of Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades of WA (Inc) | Western Australian Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services Association – INC | Emergency Services Volunteers Association | State Emergency Service WA | Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia | Western Australia Police Force | St John Ambulance WA
Well done to the attending crews for getting this under control and extinguished!!
Just shows how things can go from normal to chaos in seconds.
Jase.
SUSPICIOUS BUSHFIRE IN BUNBURY Firefighters say they were hampered by ‘rubber-neckers’ as they battled to save a leisure centre.
Latest Updates
Drone Footage – YouTube Video
Here's the video from @shootitwa of the Hazard Reduction burn conducted last Sunday in Mount Barker. Enjoy! https://www.facebook.com/MountBarkerVFRS/posts/1008027246012483
Drone utilised for Hazard Reduction Burn Sunday 15th April 2018
Please follow this link to see the article published by the Albany Advertiser. https://www.facebook.com/MountBarkerVFRS/posts/1006979782783896
OPEN DAY
A different truck
You may notice a new truck in the Brigade. It looks different and sounds different. Our big red truck (UT-12) is in Perth getting some work done on it so we have another appliance (UT-10) in the mean time. Stay safe on the roads out...
2017 AGM
The Brigade held its Annual General Meeting tonight. Congratulations to Jason (Captain), Wes (Lieutenant), Jesse & Caitlin (joint Apparatus Officers) and Jeff (Secretary/Treasurer). Thanks to the previous year's office bearers (Wes, Jamie, Jason & Jeff) and...
A busy year….
Our Brigade has reached 47 incidents for the 2016-2017 financial year which equals our record from 2000-2001. Some of the incidents could not have been prevented but others could have. Please ensure that you are storm and bushfire safe. Keep your car in good working...
We’re back up and running!
Due to a technical glitch our website has been off-line. We are pleased to say it is back up for all to see.
26/11/16 – Sounness Road
There is a fire burning in the bush adjacent to Mount Barker Speedway. It is a re-ignition of a burn we did in the area several weeks ago. The fire has a wide break around it. We are monitoring the fire to ensure it doesn't spread. Smoke is in the area so take care...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
15/11/2016: CATASTROPHIC FIRE DANGER - SOUTH COASTAL (INLAND) FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT including SHIRE OF PLANTAGENET. TOTAL FIRE BAN ISSUED for 15/11/2016. Suffice to say, this is not a great situation! Read the information at...
EXTREME RISK OF FIRE DANGER – November 2016
The weather forecast is looking particularly bad in the next few days. Sunday the wind looks like picking up in the late afternoon. Monday is looking hot (32°C) and windy. This is bad. Tuesday is looking particularly bad with temperatures around 38°C and very windy. ...