Latest WOF News
Head Office Staff celebrates 17 Years of Success
Few people realise what it took to get the Working on Fire Programme to be as successful as it is today. In addition to vision, dedication and a lot of hard work, this programme was built on and driven by passion. That passion has made a difference in people’s lives...
FIRE ALERT: Roodepoort’s Streubens Valley landfill fire
Firefighting crews from WOF are currently busy with firefighting operations at the Streubens Valley landfill site in Roodepoort, Gauteng. The Krugersdorp team was dispatched together with a 3000 litre water carrier fire truck to the site to help put out the fire....
Ester Hlaki “Your dreams are valid!”
"I strongly believe that my actions today make my tomorrows better," says KwaZulu-Natal Transport Officer, Ester Hlaki. Ester was recruited in 2010 at Kokstad Base in the Eastern Cape. After completing Grade 12 in 2007, Ester studied Human Resources Management at...
Firefighters move from veld to structural firefighting training: Feedback from our Gauteng Participants
Five firefighters from four bases in the West Rand region in Gauteng are attending a structural firefighting course at Greyton’s Rural Metro Academy in KwaZulu Natal from 6 October. The course will last for 10 weeks. One of the firefighters Esther Motone from Wedela...
Structural Firefighting Training: A word from our WOF Western Cape participants
A total of 20 WOF firefighters from the Western Cape have attended structural firefighting training in Pietermaritzburg to add a dimension to their veld and forest firefighting skills. This will enable them to assist with structural fires in their community based fire...
Origins of Working on Fire
The Working on Fire (WOF) programme, funded by the Department of Environment, Forestry, and Fisheries, will be reaching a milestone of having been in existence for 17 years during the month of September.