Latest WOF News
Working on Fire gets in the zone for the first WOF Golf Day Fundraiser
Working on Fire is getting in the zone for its first WOF Golf Day fundraiser taking place on Sunday, 31 March at the Boschenmeer Golf Estate in Paarl. This anticipated event, promises to be a grand day on the golf course for professionals, leisure golfers and...
WOF to host its first Golf Day in support of its 2019 Kids Care Project
Working on Fire is proud to be hosting its first Golf Day Fundraiser on Sunday, 31 March 2018 at the beautiful Boschenmeer Golf Estate in Paarl. All the proceeds raised will be used for the benefit of the 2019 WOF Kids Care Packages Project. December 2018, WOF’s...
Firefighters kept busy by high fire activity in the Cape this Summer
During a fiery January, our employees went the extra mile to save lives properties and the environment. January 2019 turned out to be a very busy month for wildland firefighting entities in the Western Cape. It started with the Betty’s Bay fire which was ignited by a...
WOF Dispatchers are refreshed and ready for the season
Whenever a Working on Fire (WOF) Team is requested to do prescribed burns on a farm, is deployed to a wildfire somewhere in the mountains or needs to be transported to an event or training camp, or aircraft are deployed to a wildfire, Dispatch and Coordination is...
Western Cape showcase readiness for Summer Fire Season
Just over 200 delegates attended the official opening of the Western Cape Wildfire Season at the Lourensford Wine Estate, Somerset West, on 28 November 2018, held under the auspices of the Western Cape Umbrella Fire Protection Association (Representing all five Fire...
MD Message November 2018
Annual Azishe Games The fifth annual national Azishe Games ended on Sunday, 18 November. This year’s games were hosted at Hekpoort in Gauteng and coincided with our 15-Year Celebrations. The Azishe Games is an opportunity for firefighters to compete against colleagues...