Cape fire season
Warnings of a riskier wildfire season in the Western Cape
Despite this, the Western Cape Environmental Affairs Department says firefighters are ready and prepared to respond.
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Fire crews contain mountain blaze in Camps Bay
The City of Cape Town’s fire services, Working on Fire and Table Mountain National Parks were deployed to Lower Kloof Road.
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Knysna fires: Two years on
The report says more fire risk assessments must be done in communities that border wildlife and it has also found that more should be done to control fire-prone alien vegetation around communities.
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Preparation sees WC reduce fire incidents to 14,000
Even though individual fire incidents decreased from about 17,000 two years ago to around 14,000 this past season, officials said the enormity of the blazes were on the rise.
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Fire burning at Holy Cross Primary School in Cape Town
The pupils have been evacuated and no injuries have been reported.
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[VIDEO] Blaze destroys 500 structures in Overcome Heights
The fire which started at five o’clock on Thursday afternoon, spread through the community before residents could empty their homes.
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CT firefighters battle vegetation fires along N2
The city’s Theo Layne says the cause of the fire is undetermined.
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Gordon’s Bay fire damage to run into millions
There’s a long way to go for the people who lost their homes and livelihoods in the Gordon's Bay Fire.
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Gordon’s Bay residents count costs after fire destroys homes
Much of the area was also without power after two substations were damaged in the fire.
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Over 100 deployed to various Cape fire scenes
In Kensington, six fire engines are on the scene of a large vegetation fire at the corner of Voortrekker Road & 18th Avenue.
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WC firefighters battle Overberg blaze
The wildfire, which is yet to be contained, stretches across 4,000 hectares between the Overberg Missile Test Range and De Hoop Airstrip.
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Firefighters monitoring Hout Bay blaze
The fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon. There is no immediate threat to property.
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Destructive wildfire in Pringle Bay contained
A house was destroyed & two other properties damaged as some residents feared for their families & properties amid the blaze.
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3rd extensive vegetation fire sweeps through Paarl, no injuries reported
More than 1000 hectares of land has been destroyed in the blaze, which broke out near the Du Toitskloof Pass on Thursday.
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Fire fighting efforts continue near Du Toitskloof Pass
A blaze broke out on Thursday and fire crews battled flames overnight.
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Cape fires: Emergency fund launched to assist farmers
The Stilbaai Business Chamber has launched an emergency fund to assist farmers who lost crops & property in devastating fires.
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WC fire season: Firefighters monitor hot spots
Firefighters are monitoring hot spots in the Stilbaai area after a blaze ravaged hundreds of hectares of land.
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Fire season: Stilbaai blaze 'finally' under control
Veld fires across the Peninsula, Paarl, Stilbaai & Tulbagh are but a few that have wreaked havoc in recent weeks.
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Severe fire warning issued for Western Cape
The Environmental Affairs Department says extremely hot, dry & windy conditions are being experienced across the province.
