by WOF Editorial Team | 15 Feb, 2017 | WoF and Dept of Env Affairs, Working on Fire
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has applauded the hard work of the 1000 firefighters from the Working on Fire programme and various fire authorities who played a crucial role in providing firefighting resources on the ground and in the air in the...
by WOF Editorial Team | 13 Feb, 2017 | Working on Fire
Working on Fire operations during fires in perspective The contingent of firefighters from the Department of Environmental Affairs Working on Fire Programme played an instrumental role in assisting Cape Nature and Western Cape Disaster Management officials to contain...
by WOF Editorial Team | 4 Feb, 2017 | Training
Working on Fire (WOF) in Mpumalanga proudly hosted a graduation ceremony for 41 Type 2 crew leader graduates at the Breakthrough Nelspruit Training Academy on 18 November 2016. The 41 firefighters from Limpopo, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal successfully completed...
by WOF Editorial Team | 1 Feb, 2017 | Profiles
“My life could have turned out differently had I not been introduced to the Working on Fire (WOF) programme,” says 23-year-old former WOF firefighter Estella Cossa. In an interview with WOFire News, Cossa shares her experiences as a young woman wanting to break the...
by WOF Editorial Team | 31 Jan, 2017 | WoF service
“We have come together as a municipality to educate and learn about ways in which we can all implement measures to minimise disasters in our homes and schools,” said Councillor Eva Makhabane in her opening remarks at the annual Emergency Open Day hosted by the Victor...