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Western cape fires

WC Disaster Management spends R10m on firefighting efforts this summer

By Shamiela Fisher

Two blazes in the cape have kept fire crews busy since last weekend.

  • Working on Fire crews extinguishing fires in the Western Cape. Picture: @wo_fire/Twitter

    WC firefighters battle to extinguish blazes in Paarl, Robertson

    Over the weekend, parts of the Cape reached highs of 43°C, exacerbating those veld fire conditions.

    206 days ago
  • Team Juliet is the country's first all-female Firefighting crew from the NCC Group that are assisting with firefighting operations in our Stellenbosch Municipal area. Picture: Twitter/@StellMun

    Firefighters make good progress in controlling Jonkershoek blaze

    Over 230 firefighters have been battling to contain the inferno which began six days ago and had already burnt over 8,000 hectares of vegetation.

    535 days ago
  • No loss of human life, property or serious injuries have been reported thus far. Two ground crew members were taken to hospital for minor injuries. Picture: Twitter/@StellMun

    Jonkershoek fire: Informal settlement residents relocated,2 firefighters injured

    Cape Winelands District Municipality's Jo-Anne Otto said the fire was still out of control, and crews were working round the clock to contain and control it.

    536 days ago
  • The vegetation fire has been burning for close to two weeks, during which one firefighter already lost his life. Picture: Pexels

    Barrydale wildfire rages on 2 weeks later

    The Overberg District Municipality's Fire Chief Reinhardt Geldenhuys said they were hoping to contain the fire on the northern slopes of the mountain by late Saturday afternoon.

    557 days ago
  • FILE: Working on Fire firefighters battle a blaze in the Western Cape. Picture: @wo_fire/Twitter.

    WC wildfires: 6 firefighters admitted to hospital for smoke inhalation

    They were deployed to fight the western flank of the blaze near Heidelberg on Thursday.

    971 days ago
  • FILE: Greyton wildfire. Picture: Greater Overberg FPA/Facebook.

    Greyton wildfire spreads to Cape Winelands Municipality

    Firefighters worked through Thursday night battling a blaze in the mountains above McGregor.

    971 days ago
  • FILE: Working on Fire firefighters battling a blaze. Picture: Facebook.com.

    Over 16,000 hectares of land destroyed in Greyton fire

    Authorities are working with police to track down the two children believed to have started the fire.

    973 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    Firefighters overstretched in WC amid raging fires

    In the Overberg, a runaway blaze left a trail of destruction outside Greyton while the second major blaze was raging in the Garden Route's Hessequa region.

    973 days ago
  • A general view of the smoke alarm device that has been launched by the Western Cape Environmental Affairs Department in an attempt to save lives of people living in the informal settlements. Picture: Facebook.com.

    WC govt installs smoke detectors to combat fires

    Experts say residential fires, in particular, occur during sleeping hours and peak at around 1am.

    1233 days ago
  • A Black Hawk helicopter. Picture: @wo_fire/Twitter

    New helicopter boosts WC's firefighting capability

    In the Western Cape, no time has been wasted in getting the chopper into action. It was deployed last weekend to strafe fires in the Franschhoek area.

    1269 days ago
  • Firefighters have been deployed after a blaze broke out in the Franschhoek Mountains. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN.

    Franschhoek blaze contained

    More than 6,000 hectares of vegetation was destroyed in the fire that erupted near the Cape Winelands town's mountain pass last Monday.

    1269 days ago
  • Working on Fire firefighters battle a fire near Franschhoek in the Western Cape on 19 February 2019. Picture: @wo_fire/Twitter

    Mop-up operations under way after Franschhoek fire

    The blaze broke out a week ago and has destroyed more than 60,000 hectares of vegetation.

    1269 days ago
  • Working on Fire firefighters battle a fire near Franschhoek in the Western Cape on 19 February 2019. Picture: @wo_fire/Twitter

    Fire crews work overnight to extinguish blaze near Franschhoek

    The fire broke out early this week outside Franschhoek.

    1275 days ago
  • Jackie Valentyn. Picture: Supplied

    Funeral service of Wupperthal fire victim underway

    Fifty-seven-year-old Jackie Valentyn died at Tygerberg Hospital just over two weeks ago after spending about a month at the facility in severe pain due to her injuries.

    1285 days ago
  • Firefighters on their way to battle the fire on Signal Hill in Cape Town on 27 January 2019. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN

    Cost of fire damage to govt infrastructure estimated at R80m in WC

    Apart from damage to state infrastructure, recent infernos have also gutted dozens of private homes.

    1291 days ago
  • Picture: @wo_fire/Twitter.

    House destroyed in Durbanville vegetation fire

    The fire has been brought under control and no injuries have been reported at this stage.

    1294 days ago
  • Firefighters in the Overberg district and in the Southern Cape battled multiple fires in different areas on Saturday 13 January 2018. Picture: Twitter/@wo_fire

    Botrivier fire contained

    Two people were injured as a result of the blaze earlier this week. No properties have been damaged.

    1295 days ago
  • FILE: Firelines stretching along the slopes of Lion's Head, Signal Hill and into Sea Point were fanned by strong winds on Sunday afternoon. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN.

    Investigators still looking into causes of 3 Western Cape fires

    Firefighters are monitoring the Table Mountain range, where a massive fire broke out on Signal Hill and Lion’s Head on Sunday.

    1296 days ago
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