by WoF Editorial Team | 12 Mar, 2017 | Training
All High Altitude Teams (HAT ) in the province recently had their first Team-building Rope Access Safety Camp at Monks Cowl. KZN HAT’s Regional Manager Henry Nene says, “The aim of the camp was to inspire teams working from bases to refresh safety standards during...
by WoF Editorial Team | 11 Mar, 2017 | Training
The KwaZulu-Natal High Altitude Team (HAT ) held its rope access training from 20 February to 3 March 2017 at Shongweni Dam in Durban. Training was conducted by the High Angle Rope Access Training Company. This training must be refreshed every two years to cover any...
by WoF Editorial Team | 9 Mar, 2017 | Fire Awareness
Roelie Schilt, the chairperson of the Heidelberg Fire Protection Association (FPA), says that partnering with the Working on Fire team in the area is benefitting more landowners. He says the partnership has united landowners and has helped them confront fire...
by WoF Editorial Team | 8 Mar, 2017 | Profiles
Victor Khulwana, a Type 1 Crew Leader of the Mdala Team, says one of the most important human rights is being able to have a source of income and afford to buy food. He says he starved prior to democracy, because programmes like Working on Fire did not exist to...
by WoF Editorial Team | 7 Mar, 2017 | Profiles
Former firefighters from the Carletonville Base, Mahlomola Leeto and Gladwin Style, are using skills learned during their time in the programme at their new jobs. They are employed as brushcutter and chainsaw operators by the Amaduala Company . “We did training in...
