Our teams are busy throughout the City, having completed 13 callouts so far. Isolated pockets in our area are without power and there's some branches and debris across roads. We are currently experiencing a lull, with windy conditions expected to pick up again soon and remain throughout the night. For a full update, check the latest weather warning at www.emergency.wa.gov.au. Keep safe everyone.
You guys are Heroes.....
Thankyou.
It has been a pretty huge last three days for the Brigade with our volunteers responding to nine fire calls, including a car and scrub fire, a burn off reignition, and seven illegal burns. We have also spent the whole weekend training our 2020 recruit school with 10 new firefighters doing their basic training and starting the long road to becoming firefighters. And we have done it all while maintaining strict physical distancing protocols. Great job Team!
Been watching it all unfold over this last few days, concerning that some people failed to comply with the total fire ban! Huge weekend, love ya work, will get my son on there when he’s finished year 12! 😃
Wow where was this car!! How terrible! Good job KVBFB
Keep up your great work.
Dedication plus. 👍🙏
Good Work guys
Onya !!!
Thank you!
Tomorrow, May 23rd, has been declared a Total Fire Ban due to the high winds coming in with the cold front. All permits are cancelled - please do not light any fires of any kind, at anytime tomorrow.
always wondered this but what about the one inside keeping the house warm
Libby Carruthers
Trish Grier
Crews went out to multiple callouts last night.
No matter what you can count on us 💪
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#burnoff #callouts #volunteer #firefighter #volunteerfirefighter
there is a guy on Lesmurdie rd between Brady and Welshpool burning off more than a meter - he is on site though.
Crews extinguishing an unattended burn recently
Please follow the burning restrictions at kalamunda.wa.gov.au/our-city/fire/dates
⚠️Severe Weather Warning ⚠️
Cold, stormy weather is on the way for tomorrow. Hoping you all stay warm and safe and don’t forget we’re here if you need us, with careful COVID-19 procedures in place.
More info on the weather warning is at www.emergency.wa.gov.au. Call SES on 132500.
🚫 A TOTAL FIRE BAN and HARVEST AND VEHICLE MOVEMENT BAN has been declared for the City of Kalamunda for Saturday April 11 🚫
⚠A Fire Weather Warning has been issued for the Lower West (including Perth) for tomorrow, Saturday April 11.⚠
🔥 Fire Danger for tomorrow, Saturday April 11, has now been updated to SEVERE 🔥
Forecast: Very hot conditions with a moderate to fresh and gusty northwest to southwesterly change in the afternoon.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises you to:
📋 Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
💻 Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.emergency.wa.gov.au and www.bom.gov.au.
📞 Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
⛔ There is NO burning, hot works (welding, grinding, cutting) in the open air.
Bush Fires Act 1954, Section 24D:
Burning garden refuse prohibited if fire danger very high to catastrophic. A person must not burn garden refuse at any place at any time when there is in force a fire danger forecast issued for that place by the Bureau of Meteorology in Perth of “catastrophic”, “extreme”, “severe” or “very high”.
Penalty: $3 000.
Sue Grange
Jarad Weppner
The forecast fire danger for the next two days, Friday 10th April is VERY HIGH. The forecast for Saturday 11th of April is SEVERE. That means there is no burning of any kind allowed, including 1m piles. If you light a fire of any kind you will be fined, and there are no exemptions of any kind. Please don't risk it, as any fire that gets away will be difficult for us to stop, and more importantly, it means that Brigade volunteers have to break social distancing protocols to attend the station, get in a fire truck and come out and put your burn out, which puts us at greater risk of spreading or contracting COVID-19.
As per the Bush Fires Act 1954, Section 24D.
Burning garden refuse prohibited if fire danger very high to catastrophic. A person must not burn garden refuse at any place at any time when there is in force a fire danger forecast issued for that place by the Bureau of Meteorology in Perth of “catastrophic”, “extreme”, “severe” or “very high”.
Penalty: $3 000.
Stay safe and happy easter
Absolute legend. Firefighting in Australia loses something with him going, but given the stress of the season he just endured, it isn't surprising. And emergency management isn't losing him, just the RFS. His replacement has big boots to fill.
'Nation's father' makes difficult decision to walk away from RFS — but he's not going far
www.abc.net.au
Shane Fitzsimmons is moving on from his role as NSW Rural Fire Service chief to embark on a new role leading the state's new government disaster agency, Resilience NSW.He has ticked the box and moved on to a new role. Good succession planning is imperative. A perfect leader
Good luck and thanks for all you do.
Did a great job thanks mate 👍