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South Africans are working hard in Canada in assisting with wildland fires
48 Participants from Working on Fire are currently in Alberta, Canada, to provide much needed support to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), as hundreds of fires have swept across much of Western Canada during the past month. As part of a resource...
MD Message July 2015
As you all well aware by now there are 48 Crew Members from Working on Fire who are currently in Alberta, Canada, where they are providing assistance to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), as hundreds of fires have swept across much of Western Canada...
Transnet Project has no boundaries
Working on Fire’s Commercial Operations recently worked on the Transnet Project. According to Hennie Homann, one of the Project Managers, this project encompassed doing line clearing and prescribed burning across two provinces from outside Ermelo in Mpumalanga...
Danielskuil Team comes to the rescue of Thlakalatlou
The Danielskuil Team in the Northern Cape saved the lives of the Thlakalatlou residents as well as helping them not to have lost all their belongings during a fire which swept through the informal settlement. Working on Fire was called to help when one of the shacks...
Bloemfontein firefighter passionate about sport
Twenty-four year old Phuthi Maleke, from the Bloemfontein Team is an aspirant runner and a cricketer. He recently participated in the Inter State Bus Lines 21km Marathon. Out of over 600 participants, Maleke secured the 18th position and won himself a silver medal....
WoF at hand to launch World Forestry Congress
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana and his Deputy Minister, Bheki Cele, launched the upcoming World Forestry Congress to the media. The Congress is to be held in Durban from 11 to 17 September. Former Working on Fire...