Partnerships are vital to effective wildfire firefighting

Partnerships are vital to effective wildfire firefighting

Western Cape Fire Season Launch emphasises the importance of collaborations during successful firefighting operations At the Western Cape Summer Wildfire Season Preparedness Launch on Friday, 01 December 2017 at the Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset, the importance...
Six steps to help your home survive a wildfire

Six steps to help your home survive a wildfire

Protect your property Homes of every kind, from mansions to townhouses, farmhouses and informal settlements, are increasingly encroaching on natural vegetation. As a result, wildfires are wreaking havoc on private property, threatening lives, destroying homes and...
The spider web behind our firefighting operations

The spider web behind our firefighting operations

“The staff of the Working on Fire (WOF) Department of Dispatch and Coordination are all heroes in their own right,” Lizette Heine, Head of Department for Dispatch and Coordination stated. When unwanted wildfires spread, threatening lives, properties and the...
A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires

A Warmer World Is Sparking More and Bigger Wildfires

The increase in forest fires, seen this summer from North America to the Mediterranean to Siberia, is directly linked to climate change, scientists say. And as the world continues to warm, there will be greater risk for fires on nearly every continent. On a single...