by Kishugu | Nov 23, 2016 | Working on Fire
Fire is a natural ecological process that has occurred for millennia on the grasslands of Africa. One of South Africa’s leading fire ecologists, Prof Winston Trollope, explains: “The African continent is prone to lightning fires and has an ideal fire climate with dry...
by Kishugu | Nov 3, 2016 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
Working on Fire (WOF) hosted in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga on 27 October 2016, Professor Domingos Xavier Viegas, a globally renowned specialist in Wildland fire behavior from the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Professor Viegas was in the country to present a series of...
by Kishugu | Oct 4, 2016 | Working on Fire
Working on Fire (WoF) Chile, has become synonymous with excellent safety standards. Their dedication to health and safety is confirmed by their impressive accumulation of injury free working hours. Their success, within such a high risk industry as Wildland...
by Kishugu | Oct 3, 2016 | Working on Fire
Working on Fire’s (WoF) attendance, at a prestigious forestry show in Brazil, has demonstrated the potential of WoF to share expertise and grow business in this region. “It was pleasure to attend the Aspex Bahia Florestal show in Bahia – a region with great...
by Kishugu | Sep 30, 2016 | Kishugu, Working on Fire
Science tells us that many plant species and ecosystems in Africa benefit from fire and indeed need fire to remain healthy. Traditional farmers recognise this and have for centuries frequently burnt grasslands to stimulate and maintain their grazing potential....
