The recent devastating fires experienced in Knysna, Portugal, Las Vegas and Australia send a clear message – climate change is a reality and should be taken seriously. These fires damaged and destroyed properties, scarred the environment and claimed lives. They...

Shane Christian, the newly appointed Working on Fire National General Manager recently visited the Working on Fire Free State Provincial Staff to engage, train and provide additional information to the staff members about the Working on Fire programme. The 3 days...

Working on Fire (WOF) in Mpumalanga partnered with the Mpumalanga Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA ) and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to launch the official opening of the winter fire season on 30 June...

The Working on Fire programme in the Eastern Cape welcomed back 21 Crew Leaders who recently completed the Type 2 Crew Leader course. The young men and women left the province to attend the Type 2 Crew Leader course which ran from 24 May to 14 July. Ground Operations...

“I am living testimony that hard work, passion, dedication and perseverance are keys to a brighter future,” says Sarah Hlako, a firefighter from Blouberg Base in Limpopo. Sarah joined WOF as a firefighter at Blouberg Base in November 2016, when...

Since its inception last year, the Rooiberg Team has been working tirelessly to put up fire prevention measures in fire-prone areas. The team is facing its first fire season which will see the participants dispatched to the fire line for fire suppression. The...