by Ryan Christie | 1 Mar, 2018 | Profiles, Uncategorized, WoFire News |
During wildfires, firefighters as well as civilians (either helping to calm the blaze or caught in the situation), can get so preoccupied with a specific fire line, that they may easily be surrounded and engulfed. Many people have burnt or succumb to injuries related...
by Leroy Lubisi | 24 Jan, 2018 | Profiles, WoFire News
Working on Fire Western Cape has been hard at work preparing its participants for the 2017/18 veld fire season. “With an overall 90% pass rate received at our annual Yellow Card Training, I am confident that we are ready for the coming fire season. Over the...
by Leroy Lubisi | 24 Jan, 2018 | Profiles, WoFire News
The Social Development Practitioner in Mpumalanga, Condrick Mukhudwani, recently visited the Loskop and Sterkspruit teams to conduct workshops focusing on the importance of maintaining good and healthy interpersonal relationships in the workplace. According to...
by Leroy Lubisi | 24 Jan, 2018 | Profiles, WoFire News
Statistics South Africa recently released a Poverty Trends report showing that the number of people living in extreme poverty increased to nearly 14 million between 2011 and 2015. The report revealed that the people most vulnerable to poverty in our society are...
by Leroy Lubisi | 24 Jan, 2018 | Profiles, WoFire News
Thirteen High Altitude Team (HAT ) participants successfully completed the 26-day Crew Leadership Training programme at the Nelspruit Training Academy on 27 September 2017. Based in the Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape, the newly appointed Crew...
by Leroy Lubisi | 24 Jan, 2018 | Profiles, WoFire News
Living the Working on Fire values of Accountability, Adaptability, Teamwork, Excellence and Making a Difference in the lives of our firefighters and those communities and landowners whom we serve remains our number one priority. This was the overwhelming message that...
