by WoF Editorial Team | 17 Jun, 2017 | Profiles |
“Education is the key to success and without education life is never easy,” says Mlungisi Ndamase, a former firefighter from Port St. Johns (PSJ) in the Eastern Cape. Ndamase grew up in the rural area of Port St. Johns and has always been eager to better his life. “I...
by WoF Editorial Team | 14 Jun, 2017 | Fire Awareness |
Fire education is the first weapon used to combat and mitigate deadly fires. Explaining the purpose of the pre-winter fire awareness campaign to prepare communities for the winter fire season, Community Fire Awareness Officer Lerato Mokwena says,“We will be arming...
by WoF Editorial Team | 7 Jun, 2017 | Fire Awareness |
Working on Fire in the Free State held its annual Yellow Card Training Camp (YCTC) at Moolmanshoek, near Clarens in the Free State. The two-week camp took place at two venues, Moolmanshoek and Jimmy Roos School, near Dewetsdorp. In total, 597 Working on Fire...
by WoF Editorial Team | 17 May, 2017 | Training |
Joshua Morole, a 29-year-old firefighter from the Wilgeboom Team in Mpumalanga, was declared the toughest firefighter after winning a push-up competition at the Yellow Card Training Camp (YCTC) held to prepare firefighters ahead of the upcoming winter season. Morole...
by WoF Editorial Team | 17 May, 2017 | Training |
More than 250 firefighters from 17 teams in the East District of the Eastern Cape attended the Yellow Card Training Camp (YCTC) at Wriggleswade Dam from 4 April to 13 April. According to the Ground Operations Manager of the province, Vuyo Poponi, the YCTC is aimed at...
