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...
by Kishugu | Jul 20, 2023 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
In response to a request from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment’s Working on Fire Programme deployed a third team of firefighters and managers to Canada. The devastating wildfires, which...
by Kishugu | Jul 10, 2023 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
After a 34-day mission combating wildfires in Alberta, Canada, the Mzanzi 1 Hotshots team of the Working on Fire (WOF) Programme has returned home to South Africa. The contingent, consisting of 200 firefighters and 14 management personnel, arrived at the Kruger...
by Kishugu | Jun 15, 2023 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment’s Working on Fire Programme’s second contingent of firefighters and managers – the Mzanzi 2 Hotshots – left for Canada today. The 200 firefighters and 13 managers left for Edmonton, Canada, on a chartered...
