23 July 2010
It is with great pleasure that we are finally able to officially launch the VWS Endurance Challenge to everyone. Many of you already know about it and indeed word seems to be spreading, which is fantastic because the more people who know about it the greater our chance of success. www.VWSEnduranceChallenge.yolasite.com The website will continue [...]
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11 July 2010
VWS Newsletter – July 2010 (… as a vuvuzela wails – hopefully not again for a while – in the distance) Howzit! (I’m trying out headings for each section, for those of you that get bored!): Greetings members of the Volunteer Wildfire Services, New Recruits, past members, friends and those who just like to know ‘wassup’! This, your [...]
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30 June 2010
The past Saturday saw the first 4×4 fun outing to the Melkbos 4×4 centre. The idea is for VWS drivers to get some experience driving our Landies in off-road conditions. We started the day meeting at Newlands, where we drove through in convoy arriving 30min later. After signing in and a quick chat on what to [...]
17 June 2010
(Laduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu……… uuuuuuuuuuuuummmmaaaa!) Greetings VWS family! Just when I wasn’t paying attention, winter snuck up on me and sped up time to the middle of June! So this newsletter is a little late – just like me every winter morning. But it’s ok because it means l get to announce some excellent news: The VWS has just secured a [...]
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10 June 2010
How many new recruits does it take to prime a pump? Experience shows that this number is usually directly proportional to the number of scenarios attended by each, which is why last Saturday’s scenario at Newlands Fire Base saw a good turn-out of new recruits and active members. Gathered for the first official training scenario [...]
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08 June 2010
Fires typically hit the Cape during the summer months but there are conditions throughout the year that can result in wildfires. On Thursday the 3rd June 2010 the Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) Jonkershoek Station received a fire call out for the Betty’s Bay area. The Volunteer Wildfire Services are ready to fight wildfires throughout the [...]
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