Latest WOF News
Parolees get a second chance
20 Parolees have received a second chance in life after having successfully completed the Basic Training in Fire Fighting at the Working on Fire Training Academy in Mbombela, Mpumalanga on the 18 September 2015. This process to reintegrate ex-offenders into society...
Firefighters share knowledge and skills with each other
Firefighters from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces respectively have been able to share their skills, knowledge and experience in fire suppression amongst each other whilst they were on standby to assist Mpumalanga...
New Fire Truck to help make our jobs easier
A brand new fire truck from Working on Fire has been delivered to the De Wildt Helpmekaar Fire Protection Association. It was delivered by Gauteng Province’s Transport Officer, Thabo Modimoeng, recently. He said that the truck will be used to transport the Working on...
Reaching out to landowners at prestigious Elliot Agri-Expo
WoF in the Eastern Cape recently attended the prestigious Agri-Expo in Elliot where it showcased its work on integrated fire management to landowners within the agricultural communities of the Province. The Elliot Team was on hand to engage with landowners and...
Communicating fire education through sports
The Witelsbos Team in the Eastern Cape together with the Fire and Rescue Unit from the Koukamma Municipality educated more than 200 school kids recently about the dangers of fire. A variety of sporting code activities took place at the Woodland Soccer Field and...
Training in Industrial Relations to create productive work environment
The Head of the Department of Industrial Relations, Monde Maqula, has come up with an initiative of empowering Working on Fire managers to be able to deal with the issues of discipline and disputes in the working environment. Maqula’s department has conducted training...