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Joburg emergency services

Gauteng authorities on alert as heavy rain, flooding set to hit

By Mia Lindeque

Emergency services and traffic police are on high alert and have appealed to motorists to be extra careful on the roads while avoiding low-lying areas that are...

  • FILE: The railway bridge along Joe Slovo Drive & Siemert Street in Johannesburg is flooded after heavy rain. Picture: @JoburgMPD/Twitter

    Gauteng emergency services on high alert as province deals with heavy rains

    Many parts of Tshwane have been affected including low-lying bridges.

    267 days ago
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    2 die, including 1-year-old toddler, in Alexandra informal dwelling fire

    It is understood 20 structures on Saturday were gutted in the blaze along 8th avenue.

    602 days ago
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    Several informal settlements in CT hit by floods

    The cold front is expected to tighten its grip on the province on Friday.

    745 days ago
  • A satellite image from the South African Weather Service shows an approaching cold front on 25 May 2020. Picture: @SAWeatherServic/Twitter.

    Joburg EMS on high alert as cold front approaches Gauteng

    The Western Cape is cold and wet on Monday morning, while Gauteng is bracing for maximum temperatures of between 15 and 18 degrees on Tuesday.

    762 days ago
  • ‘We are suffering’ - JHB firefighters and their mental health struggles

    It’s been over a year since the tragic Bank of Lisbon fire and firefighters are still dealing with the trauma after three of their colleagues died. EWN spoke to two firefighters, on condition of anonymity, about the tragedy and how their mental health has been affected.

    958 days ago
  • FILE: Firefighters attend to a burning building on the corner of De Villiers and Rissik street in Johannesburg. Picture: EWN

    Joburg EMS welcomes ruling on firefighter suspensions

    Joburg Emergency Services said that the Labour Court has affirmed it followed the correct procedures when suspending over 200 firefighters over an unprotected strike.

    961 days ago
  • FILE: Firefighters begin clearing away equipment on 7 September 2018 following a deadly fire near the Lisbon Building. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    EWN exclusive: 231 Joburg firefighters suspended

    Eyewitness News is in possession of suspension letters listing the names of firefighters under investigation.

    1010 days ago
  • EXCLUSIVE: The unsafe building Joburg firefighters are being forced to live in

    Eyewitness News visited the old Johannesburg Central fire station and discovered that firefighters were staying in the building which was declared unsafe last year. The City of Johannesburg are aware of this as the firefighters are paying rent to them. EWN can also reveal that 231 of Johannesburg's firefighters have been suspended for participating in an illegal strike. But three of the firefighters deny this, saying that they were only abiding by the rules of the National Health Act, which stipulates that they need to be accompanied by a supervisor when called out to a scene. The identities of the firefighters have been protected.

    1010 days ago
  • Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    Mother, two children die in Soweto house fire

    The cause of the blaze will now be investigated by the police.

    1067 days ago
  • Joburg Emergency Management Services suspended ambulance services to Cosmo City on 29 June 2019 after three crew members were attacked and an emergency vehicle was damaged. Picture: @RobertMulaudzi/Twitter.

    Cosmo City residents call on officials to resume EMS service

    Johannesburg Emergency Management Services announced the suspension after an ambulance was attacked over the weekend.

    1091 days ago
  • FILE: A City of Johannesburg EMS ambulance. Picture: @RobertMulaudzi/Twitter

    Cosmo City residents slam CoJ over EMS suspension, poor service delivery

    The residents have criticised the City of Johannesburg for not just suspending ambulance services to the community but also for poor service delivery.

    1091 days ago
  • Joburg Emergency Management Services suspended ambulance services to Cosmo City on 29 June 2019 after three crew members were attacked and an emergency vehicle was damaged. Picture: @RobertMulaudzi/Twitter.

    Joburg EMS suspends ambulance services to Cosmo City after crew attacked

    EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said ambulance crews will only enter the area once it’s safe to do so.

    1092 days ago
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    Joburg EMS on high alert amid heatwave

    Temperatures have peaked at highs of 35 degrees in some parts of the city.

    1319 days ago
  • A firefighter sits in front of the Bank of Lisbon building where 3 of his colleagues died while trying to extinguish a fire.  Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Despite tragic loss of lives, firefighters vow to continue

    Joburg Emergency Service Nana Radebe says they will continue putting their lives on line to save those in danger.

    1379 days ago
  • Firefighters are still on the scene this morning as they continue to battle the blaze in the Joburg CBD. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    'Exhausted' firefighting crews resume battle to extinguish Joburg CBD blaze

    The blaze started on Wednesday on the 23rd floor of the building which houses the Departments of Health, Human Settlements and Cogta.

    1389 days ago
  • A fire inside the Millbo Paper factory in Kya Sands on 5 September 2018. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    Firefighters manage to contain blaze at Kya Sand factory

    The Millbo Paper factory went up in flames just after five o clock this morning - the cause is not yet known.

    1390 days ago
  • Johannesburg Emergency Services Fire engine. Picture: Supplied

    Joburg EMS strategically places fire engines in vulnerable areas

    Earlier this week, the City of Johannesburg admitted that there were not enough fire engines, saying the issue was being urgently addressed.

    1415 days ago
  • FILE: Fire engine outside a burning warehouse in Johannesburg. Picture: EWN.

    Joburg EMS admits some stations have no fire engines

    There have been numerous complaints from residents about the lack of fire trucks in the city.

    1418 days ago
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