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...
Dec 14, 2016
Meet Angelo Aplon, the Station Commander for the Overstrand Fire and Rescue team, based in Hermanus. Angelo believes the key to fighting wildfire is trust between fire-fighting teams and landowners. And the level of preparation over the winter months. According to...
Dec 14, 2016
Meet Mario Arends, the Platoon Commander for the Overberg Fire & Rescue team, based in Bredasdorp. Mario has been fighting fire and saving lives in the area for the past 19 years. So no one knows the dangers of wildfires better than him. He also has some...
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...
