by Kishugu | Jan 12, 2024 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
The Working on Fire – Kishugu Joint Venture was honoured to host the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Ms. Barbara Creecy, at the Kishugu Training Academy in Mbombela on Wednesday, 10 January 2024. The Minister shared how excited she was to visit...
by Kishugu | Dec 21, 2023 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
Since 5:30 this morning, the Working on Fire-Kishugu Joint Venture’s (WOF-Kishugu JV) six aerial resources have been dispatched to the front lines, to combat the Castle Rock Fire in Simon’s Town actively. Ground crews are en route to provide additional assistance as...
by Kishugu | Sep 25, 2023 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
The fourth group of South African firefighters, consisting of 215 members from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment’s Working on Fire Programme, returns to South Africa following their successful deployment to the Province of British Columbia,...
by Kishugu | Aug 21, 2023 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
A fourth group of South African firefighters from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environments’ Working on Fire Programme is set to fly out to the Province of British Columbia, Canada, this coming Friday, 25 August 2023 at 20:00. These firefighters are...
by Kishugu | Jul 24, 2023 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
The Working on Fire (WOF) Programme’s Mzanzi2 Hotshots returned home to a hero’s welcome on 20 July 2023, after a 35-day fire suppression mission to combat wildfires in Alberta, Canada. This second contingent of 200 firefighters and 13 managers touched down on home...