Mar 20, 2017
The Overberg region has been hard hit by three major fires since our previous report. This report is for the period mid-January 2017 till end of February 2017. The fire on the Denel Overberg Test Range started on Friday 24 February. The fire was ignited following...
Jan 20, 2017
The Overberg has experienced 25 major fires since the start of December. Fire-fighting teams battled many of these fires for more than a week. The goFPA is so grateful to everyone who helped to bring these fires under control – from the landowners and farmworkers...
Nov 16, 2016
The fire-fighting tariffs for the 2016 Fire Season are now available. And the tariffs show the value of being a goFPA member. According to Louise Wessels, Manager of the goFPA, wildfire suppression will cost members of the goFPA, in the Overberg District Municipal...
Nov 10, 2016
The Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association has extra administrative support this fire season. Keith Leonard joins the goFPA team, and will play an integral role in supporting fire management. Keith, 35, is a true Overberger, having grown up in Bredasdorp. He...
Nov 2, 2016
The 2016 Fire Season officially launched on 1 November. That means landowners and property owners are asked to be extra vigilant over the coming summer months. According to Louise Wessels, Manager at the Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association, the following five...
Oct 25, 2016
Fire-fighting demonstrations will be one of the main attractions at the Pringle Bay Fire Station on Saturday 5 November. The Pringle Bay & Betty’s Bay Volunteer Fire Fighters are hosting an open day in order to raise awareness around wildfires. The Greater...
