The recent fire that ravaged parts of Cape Town's Table Mountain has been contained by authorities, but still has no known cause. It began early on Friday evening in Fountain Ravine, in the Kasteelspoort area of Table Mountain. SANSParks said: "The fire has burnt up the steep...
The National Fire Protection Association® has responded to fire officials' concerns about the growing number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that power electric bikes and electric scooters as their popularity increases. Their new web page offers advice and guidance for e-scooters and e-bikes, to...
A wildfire on Mount Kilimanjaro has reignited, despite fire officials thinking it was under control. The blaze began on Friday evening near the Karanga site used by climbers ascending the famous peak, at about 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) altitude on its south side. Hard winds helped fan...
Urgent firefighting assistance has been called to South Africa's Northern Cape region to support with battling blazes in the Kalahari region. Firefighting methods including aerial assistance have been requested, in order to tackle the raging fires in the area between Kuruman and Danielskuil, Kuruman and Kathu,...
Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport has been forced to close one of its runways after a nearby grass fire. It announced the closure via its Twitter, writing that the dry grass caught fire and "spilled over from the adjacent community within the airport precinct". Fire and rescue...
Emergency officials have confirmed at least 38 people have died in the wildfires that have swept through Africa's Algeria. Last week, the country's interior minister Kamel Beldjoud said 24 people died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in...
Deadly forest fires in northern Algeria in Africa have killed 26 people and left dozens more injured. Kamel Beldjoud, the country's interior minister, said 24 died in El Tarf, near the border with Tunisia, as well as a mother and daughter in Setif. The fires are...
The UK and UAE have announced a joint support package of Dh540m for Senegal to boost emergency response services including firefighting response. The national emergency response programme, called the Redco Project Senegal, aims to bolster the emergency services with ambulances, fire fighting vehicles, rescue boats, water trailers,...
Fire safety is achieved by a combination of complementary management, active and passive fire safety measures that together make a building safe from fire and resilient to its threat. In recent years sprinklers have become a more commonly applied measure yet they are still not...
Internationally recognised and respected expert in training Bob Rea QFSM, reflects on his career in the UK Fire and Rescue Service (UKFRS) as it drew to a close. I felt too young to hang up my fire boots and helmet and settle into the easy chair...
