Table Mountain fire has been contained - officials More than 150 firefighters, more volunteers and over 30 firefighting appliances remain on the ground to monitor flare ups. Fire-fighting teams dampen smouldering vegetation, finally getting a fierce forest fire under control on the foothills of Table Mountain in Cape Town on 19 April 2021. Picture: RODGER BOSCH/AFP CAPE TOWN/JOHANNESBURG - Despite windy conditions, the Table Mountain fire has been contained. More than 150 firefighters, more volunteers and over 30 firefighting appliances remain on the ground to monitor flare ups. Aerial support has been grounded due to the windy conditions. Officials held a media briefing at the Roeland Street Fire Station earlier on Monday.