Here are the stats from the latest fires that the VWS has attended, both from the Newlands and Jonkershoek Stations.

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Silvermine Fire (near waterfall, Silvermine Gate 2):

Date – 15.08.2010
VWS firefighters - 19 fire fighters (6 Logistic volunteers)
Start Time ~ 12:05pm
Call out time – 12:12pm
Area burnt – Unknown
VWS Man Hours – TBC

Silvermine Fire (above San Michele):

Date – 14.08.2010
VWS firefighters - 17 fire fighters (3 Logistic volunteers)
Start Time ~ 02:05pm
Call out time – 02:28pm
Area burnt – Unknown
VWS Man Hours – TBC

Betty’s Bay/Kogelberg Fire:

Date – 04.06.2010
VWS firefighters - 13 fire fighters (2 Logistic volunteers)
Start Time ~ 7:00am on 03.06.2010
Call out time – 05:00pm
Area burnt – Unknown
VWS Man Hours – 229 hrs

Bontebok National Park Prescribed Burn:

Date – 30.03.2010
VWS firefighters - 10 fire fighters
Start Time ~ 7:00am
Area burnt – 256.64 ha
VWS Man Hours – 320 hrs

Tygerberg Prescribed Burn:

Date – 15.03.2010
VWS firefighters – 6 fire fighters
Start Time – 6:30am
VWS Man Hours – 90 hrs
The VWS sent a team to assist City of Cape Town Nature Conservation with a prescribed burn at Tygerberg Nature Reserve.

Slanghoek Fire Stats:

Date – 09.003.2010
Origin – Lightning strike near Bain’s Kloof (Slanghoek Mountains)
VWS firefighters – 10 fire fighters
Call out time – 5:30am
VWS Man Hours – 110 hrs

Signal Hill 2 Stats:

Date – 21.02.2010
Origin – Just above the Noon Gun
VWS firefighters – 28 fire fighters (+ 3 Planning and Control room volunteers)
Start Time – 8:30pm
Call out time – 8:53pm
Area burnt – 1.88 ha
VWS Man Hours – 85 hrs

Signal Hill Stats:

Date – 20.02.2010
Origin – Between Military Road and High Level Road
VWS firefighters – 19 (+ 2 Planning and Control room volunteers)
Start Time – 2:29pm
Call out time – 2:45pm
Area burnt – 1.87 ha
VWS Man Hours – 68 hrs

Devil’s Peak Stats:

Date – 20.02.2010
Origin – Just behind the block house
VWS firefighters – 17 (+ 3 Planning and Control room volunteers)
Start Time – 12:30pm
Call out time – Stand By Crew responded.
Area burnt – Very small area of young, (from last years Devils peak fire), and old veld.
VWS Man Hours- 60 hrs

Pine Haven Stats:

Date – 12.01.2010
Origin – Just off Pine Haven Road
VWS firefighters – 25 (+ 7 Logistic And Planning Support Crew)
Start Time – 17:15
Call out time – 19:28
Area burnt – 24 ha
VWS Man Hours - 20 hrs

Chapman’s Peak Fire:

Date – 11.01.2010
Origin – Chapman’s Peak Drive (near old ruins)
VWS firefighters – 26 (+ 6 Logistic And Planning Support Crew)
Start Time – 16:45
Call out time – 17:00
Area burnt – 0.92 ha
VWS Man Hours – 86 hrs