by WOF Editorial Team | 24 Oct, 2016 | Fire Stories, Working on Fire |
After a quiet first few months of the current fire season, firefighters throughout the country were kept busy in September with fires in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. Firefighters were kept on their toes in Limpopo, especially over the...
by WOF Editorial Team | 13 Oct, 2016 | Fire Awareness, Fire Stories, WoF service |
Community members and volunteers from Stellenbosch who previously attended FireSafe workshops and presentations hosted by Community Fire Awareness Officer, Rayganah Rhoda, have formed a Fire Awareness Forum for the Stellenbosch area. Ten members of the forum,...
by WOF Editorial Team | 13 Oct, 2016 | Training, WoF Recruitment |
Mamelong is an informal settlement situated next to the Vaal Dam, about 40 kilometres from Vereeniging. It is surrounded by farms and most of the community members who work are employed on the farms on a seasonal basis. ‘‘Working on Fire is the only formal employer in...
by WOF Editorial Team | 12 Oct, 2016 | Fire Awareness |
KwaZulu-Natal Working on Fire, the Department of Education, WESSA and the Department of Rural Development hosted a Fire Awareness Workshop for over 40 Early Childhood Development (ECD) teachers. The workshop was held at Vryheid Comprehensive School on 20 September....
by WOF Editorial Team | 11 Oct, 2016 | Profiles |
Gcobisa Ngubombi, a 23-year-old Newlands High Altitude Team (HAT ) member, joined the HAT programme in February 2015. The High Altitude programme specialises in clearing alien plants on steep mountain slopes and ravines. It plays a vital role in...
