Support Overberg firefighting year-round – donations made this winter help equip and support firefighters during fire season.
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GREATER OVERBERG FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
registered as the Fire Protection Association of the Overberg
The goFPA helps land users to practice Integrated Fire Management on their land. Through the goFPA, landowners in the Overberg, at the tip of Africa, can now work strategically with partners to better prevent veldfires and react quicker and more effectively to suppress veldfire.
The goFPA operates across the Overberg area in the Western Cape of South Africa, currently covering more than 660,000 hectares (about 60% of the district).
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The Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association (goFPA) helps land users predict, prevent, manage and extinguish veldfires. Veldfires move through landscapes – destroying property, livelihoods, biodiversity and sometimes even lives.
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Veldfires in the Overberg
We constantly update our Facebook page – so check our feed here or follow us on Facebook for the latest information related to fires and other goFPA news and events.
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- Bredasdorp 61%
- 66%
- 47%
- Caledon 62%
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- 35%
- Gansbaai 48%
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- Grabouw 60%
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- Hermanus 44%
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- Kleinmond 56%
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- Swellendam 84%
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- Villiersdorp 54%
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☀️🌡️🔥 The exceptionally strong El Niño weather effect taking shape is on everyone’s lips.
But how will it affect the Overberg?
And what risks will it bring this fire season?
We unpack the predictions for our region and explore the preventative measures we can take now for the coming summer:
overbergfpa.co.za/the-overberg-el-nino-and-our-veldfire-risk-management/
#gofpa #fireseason #elnino #firefighting #fpa #firerisk #wildfire #veldfire #climatepatterns #climate #weatherforecast #Overbergfireandrescue
Western Cape Government
Agri Wes-Kaap
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☀️🌡️🔥 Die buitengewoon sterk El Niño-weerverskynsel wat tans ontwikkel, is op almal se lippe.
Maar hoe sal dit in die Overberg lyk?
En watter risiko’s hou dit vir die brandseisoen in?
Ons verduidelik die voorspellings vir ons streek, en watter voorsorg nou reeds getref kan word vir die komende somer:
overbergfpa.co.za/overberg-elnino/
Western Cape Government
Agri Wes-Kaap
#gofpa #fireseason #elnino #brandseisoen #brandbestryding #veldbrand #brandrisiko #klimaatspatrone #klimaat #weervoorspelling #overberg
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Somersfontein/Solva Fire, Chief Fire Officer update, 27/9/26 10.00
Status: Rain overnight helped to contain 70% of the fire.
At this morning’s briefing and meeting with affected landowners the actions for the day was agreed
We are deploying CapeNature and NCC Wildfires teams to consolidate the "farm" lines.
There are still parts near Steenbras dam burning in inaccessable terrain towards the dam and four year old veld. Response vehicles are monitoring the line together with landowners.
The area towards the deep Cape Nature area between Grabouw and Bettiesbay cannot be accesed. Trying to get a drone in there to assess the situation.
Overberg District Municipality
Theewaterskloof Municipality
Western Cape Government
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Volunteer Wildfire Services
City of Cape Town
Overstrand Municipality
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www.facebook.com/share/p/1BZsq3vGN7/?mibextid=wwXIfr🔥 KOGELBAAI FIRE UPDATE
On Friday, the City of Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Service despatched an Incident Management Team to monitor a fire burning within the boundaries of Overstrand Municipality.
The fire continued to burn on the mountain slopes, where the terrain remains inaccessible to ground-based firefighting crews. By Saturday evening, the fire had crossed into the City of Cape Town’s municipal boundary, below Steenbras dam.
With the fire line still inaccessible to ground crews, the City’s Drone Unit was strategically deployed to provide aerial intelligence and monitor the advancing flames.
During the night, firefighting crews worked to prevent the fire from crossing down over the roadway. By sunrise, the R44/Clarence Drive had been reopened to traffic. 🚒
This remains an ongoing incident, and the situation is being closely monitored by firefighting crews. Additional resources have been positioned in the area and are ready to deploy should circumstances change rapidly.
🚒 Strand Fire Station will assume primary operational control, supported by Sir Lowry’s Pass Village Fire Station — a new fire station established to strengthen the City’s emergency response capacity in this growing community and along this outer boundary of the municipality.
Our teams remain vigilant and prepared to respond as conditions evolve.
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#WINTER PLANNING
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
#FIREJARGON 101
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FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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WHAT WE DO
The Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association actively works to prevent and control veldfires during fire season over the hot summer months. A lot of our work takes place before the fire season even starts. We help land users in the Overberg to meet their legal requirements. We provide training to land users and their teams and we facilitate fire management planning, like helping with firebreak planning and the signing of agreements between neighbours. All of this forms part of our Integrated Fire Management assistance.
BECOME A goFPA MEMBER
Land users sign up to the goFPA voluntarily. Signing up is easy.
Members pay an annual fee determined by the size of the property which is used to enhance legal compliance and integrated fire management activities.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD
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The Overberg, El Niño and our veldfire risk management
A strong El Niño weather event is developing and is expected to last throughout the 2026/27 summer season.
Die Overberg, die El Niño-weerverskynsel en ons Veldbrand Risiko-bestuur
Die Groot Prentjie: ‘n Sterk El Niño-weerverskynsel is besig om te ontwikkel en sal na verwagting deur die hele somerseisoen van 2026/27 voortduur.
goFPA Vacancy: Extension Support Officer
Based in the Overberg district, Bredasdorp.
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THE OVERBERG FIRES.
All funds raised will SUPPORT fire-fighters battling the overwhelming Overberg fires. ALL monies raised will be: – used for making the fire lines more bearable, including; – cellphone airtime to talk to their families at home; – foodstuff like ice to keep their drinks cold, that warm meal to supplement their ration packs, and any other essentials. goFPA is a registered PBO.
GIVE
You can get involved by providing goods to energise our fire-fighters. Here’s a list of non-perishable items you can drop off – that help sustain our fire-fighters working hard to protect our homes and nature
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Donations are made through the secure PayFast system.
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