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...
Sep 8, 2016
This partnership was born out of a wildfire. On 10 March 2016, a wildfire swept through the Van der Stel’s Pass outside Botrivier in the Western Cape. The howling wind and thick vegetation made for difficult times and fear. Together the property owners, neighbours,...
May 18, 2015
Published in Suidernuus, 15 May 2015: With the onset of cooler weather a very challenging and tough fire season is slowly drawing to a close. Besides the men and women from the fire services that went to extreme efforts and worked long hours to safeguard lives...
Feb 13, 2015
1. Fotos van onlangse vure ‘n Aantal fotos (insluitend lugfotos), wat die omvang van die onlangse groot veldbrande in die Overberg uitlig is onder beskikbaar. Die GO FPA wil graag die ODM Brandweer bedank insluiting met hul risiko-bepalings vlugte. 2. ...
Jan 21, 2015
Weekend Argus of 17 January 2015 This weekend marks the 15th anniversary of the devastating fires of 2000. Landscape a defensive space against wildfires by planting up three zones of fire-resistant plants. Click here to read the...
