03 March 2010
Entries are Open How would you like to run across the face of Table Mountain? Enter now for the 5th running of this unique annual fund raising event! Date: Sunday 2 May 2010. Time: 07h15 (25km runners) and 07h30 (10km runners/walkers). Cost: R90 (25km) and R60 (10km) plus donations welcome! Start: Tafelberg Road parking area. NOTE: Only 600 entries permitted so [...]
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03 March 2010
Fire Call, but of a different kind… This past Saturday, 27th February 2010, the Volunteer Wildfire Services had their second social gathering of the year. There was a braai at the base for all active members to attend. The warm summers evening began with socialising and the fire was lit. The covered seating area around the braai [...]
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03 March 2010
The Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) formed part of the emergency services at this years Community Chest Carnival at Maynardville. The VWS sent a team on Friday 26th February and a team on Saturday 27th February. The primary role for being at the event was fire suppression, basic first aid and general assistance to members of the [...]
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24 February 2010
Saturday 20th February 2010, shortly after another fire on Devils Peak was brought under control a fire broke out on Signal Hill. Volunteer Wildfire Services sent fire fighters to attack the flames spreading up signal hill. The VWS worked in conjunction with City Of Cape Town Fire & Rescue Services and had aerial support from [...]
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24 February 2010
Around midday, Saturday 20th February 2010, a fire broke out just above the Kings Block house on Devils Peak. The Volunteer Wildfire Services, (VWS), were very quick to react in sending a team to the fire. The VWS has teams on weekend standby duties to ensure skilled fire fighters and essential equipment is ready to go at a [...]
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17 February 2010
On Wednesday, 10 February 2010, the Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) despatched a team to assist ongoing fire fighting efforts in the Franschhoek region which had been burning for a number of days. Arriving at the Incident Command Post, on the outskirts of the Franschhoek town, Murray Paulsen (Crew Leader) and Matthew Ferguson (VWS Operational Manger) [...]
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