Mar 19, 2018
Changes are coming to the National Veld and Forest Fire Act. And as a landowner, these proposed changes could impact on you. As the Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association (goFPA), we’re now asking goFPA members to take a look at the proposed...
Feb 21, 2018
The Overberg fire-fighting teams have had to fight nearly 40 wildfires during the 2017/18 fire season to date. The fire season officially started on 1 November 2017. Prior to the launch, fire officials warned that it was likely to be a busy season for wildfires, given...
Nov 23, 2017
Overberg, 21 November 2017: The Overberg (Overberg District Municipality and Overstrand Local Municipality) is preparing for a challenging fire season. Due to the dry conditions across many parts of the region, fire-fighting teams are on high alert. The fire season...
May 28, 2017
goFPA: Looking back on the 2018/19 fire season(And our preparations now for the next fire season) Looking BackIntroduction: Counting the costs of the fire season The 2018/19 fire season was one of the most difficult ever experienced in the Overberg. During the season,...
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...
