Page 9 - Wildfire Services News Today

Abongile Nzelenzele interviewed Volunteer Wildfire Services firefighter and CEO Claire Lotter.

The Cape Winelands District Municipality's Fire Services are attending to a fire in the Matroosberg mountain area in De Doorns.

A total of 20 ha of the Helderberg Nature Reserve will form part of the City of Cape Town’s annual ecological burns next year.

A grass fire broke out on the North Taylor Hill Thursday afternoon - Submitted UPDATE – The highway is back open. TAYLOR, B.C. – The Alaska Highway has been closed temporarily after a grass fire on the North Taylor Hill. The District of Taylor says their fire department along with the Charlie Lake and Provincial Wildfire Services responded to a fire on the North Taylor Hill just after 5 p.m. Thursday. ),whenLoaded(initFlexitive); The grass fire started on the east side of the highway near t...

Cape Town Fire: SANParks praises bravery of firefighters SANParks estimates that the fire has destroyed 600 hectares of land in the TMNP thus far.  The South African National Parks (SANParks) praised the bravery and dedication of firefighters in their efforts to contain the Cape Town fire which destroyed the Table Mountain National Park. Those involved in containing the fire included the volunteers, City of Cape Town (CoCT) Fire, Rescue Services and Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) rangers,...

Rodger Bosch Cape Town firefighters will keep a close eye on any possible flare-ups over the next few days. Eleven structures were damaged or destroyed. Nine civilians were taken to hospital and six firefighters sustained injuries. A devastating veldfire on the slopes of Table Mountain has destroyed 650 hectares – and firefighters will be on standby throughout the night to prevent any flare-ups. SANParks fire chief, Philip Prins, said: "More than 150 firefighters from Table Mountain National ...

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - An Oryx drops water from a Bambi bucket. The South African Air Force (SAAF) provided Oryx helicopters to help fight the Table Mountain fire that began on Sunday 18 April. The fire is currently largely contained, but not out. The SAAF’s resources were activated on Monday and were placed on standby, but helicopters could not initially fly due to strong winds. When conditions calmed on Tuesday 20 April, Working on Fire UH-1 Huey and SAAF Oryx helicopters dropp...

Cape Town fire danger ’not entirely over just yet Share Cape Town - Despite the wildfire that broke out on the slopes of Table Mountain on Sunday morning having been largely contained, the danger has not entirely passed. Anton Bredell, the local government MEC for Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape, warned that the danger was not entirely over just yet. He said that overnight the wind dropped significantly, allowing helicopters to water-bomb the fire lines f...

Firefighters and officials had a hellish Monday fighting Cape Town fire By Shakirah Thebus Share Cape Town - The strong south-easterly winds fanned the flames of the devastating fire on Table Mountain on Monday making it impossible for helicopters to assist in dousing the flames. The flames were making their way down the mountain towards Walmer Estate on Monday, and some Walmer Estate residents even helped to fight the flames making their way towards homes in Upper Melbourne Road. They were la...

Cape Town fire update: Mop-up operations underway, students receive local support 20 Apr 2021 April 20 2021 - Gift of the Givers donation drop-off centre at the Old Mutual in Pinelands. Following the devastating Table Mountain fire, around four thousand UCT students who had to be evacuated from their residences are now being housed by hospitality industry businesses & in hotels around the city with many other busineses donating essential goods & food to a central drop-off point at the Old Mutua...