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Elgin wildfire brings a community together
Elgin Valley, 28 January 2019: A fire that started Thursday (24 January 2019) in the Van der Stel’s Pass close to Botriver has captured the essence of community spirit. The fire has brought farmers, local companies and fire-fighting authorities together in what has been a five-day intensive battle to control the blaze.
The Overberg prepares for a “busy” fire season
The Overberg should prepare for a challenging fire season ahead, according to the Overberg District Municipality’s Executive Mayor, Andries Franken. He was speaking at the official launch of the 2018/19 fire season in Bredasdorp on Wednesday 5 December 2018. The event...
Overberg farmers: Here’s what to prepare for this year
The 2018/19 fire season in the Western Cape could become one of the worst in living memory. That’s according to Anton Bredell, the MEC of local government, environmental affairs and development planning, at the official launch of the fire season …
Western Cape Fire Season launch: The threats and opportunities
The fire season in the Western Cape officially launched on Wednesday 28 November. The launch took place at a Wildfire Ready Convention, held at Lourensford Wine Estate. The Western Cape Umbrella Fire Protection
Landowners: The dates you MUST note for the 2018/2019 fire season
The 2018 fire season is upon us. So here are all the dates you must take note of – to make sure you’re prepared, and to adhere to the municipality’s fire season requirements. In the Overberg District Municipal area (excluding …
12 brande ontstaan in een Oktober naweek
Een naweek in Oktober; en die Overberg word geraak deur 12 brande. En dit nog voor die amptelike begin van die brandseisoen. Hier is wat gebeur het op die naweek van 13 en 14 Oktober 2018: 1. Net voor 9.00 op Saterdag, 13 Oktober, is ‘n brand...
WIN with the Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association and Checkers
Show your support for wildfire prevention – and you could win one of FOUR Checkers vouchers. Checkers has teamed up with the Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association. For every Checkers Fynbos bouquet …
Unsung Overberg Heroes: CapeNature
Apart from being our largest landowner, CapeNature is one the most active and vigilant landowners in the Overberg in terms of wildfire prevention and fighting (if not the most active). CapeNature really lives its values: forming lasting partnerships …
Unsung Overberg Heroes: Andy Selfe
Andy is the Fire Management Unit leader for a section of the Elgin Valley. And they’ve had a busy fire season – having to fight four fires over the Christmas weekend alone. But no matter the day or time, Andy is usually first on the scene of a wildfire, and last to leave.
Unsung Overberg Heroes: Richard Middelmann
For Richard Middelmann, there’s a certain satisfaction he feels when a wildfire is finally extinguished. That may be because he learned at an early age of the dangers of fire – and its impact on livelihoods. Today, Richard has …
Unsung Overberg heroes: Fire-fighting support for Sutherland
It took just one thunderstorm to start five separate fires in a matter of minutes in the dry Sutherland landscape in the Northern Cape. One Greater Overberg FPA member witnessed the devastation, and the lack of fire-fighting …
How the proposed changes to the NVFFA could impact on you
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 …
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