#CapeTownFire sets Table Mountain alight Cycling home battling strong winds, a surreal picture awaited me in the CBD: Table Mountain on fire. At no point did I feel worried, the Cape Town fires raging on Devil's Peak in 2021 were far more scary. And indeed, the next morning the Table Mountain inferno was ‘largely contained’. However, there are warnings that Cape Town is not immune to a Los Angeles type fire disaster…

Cape Town Fire sets Table Mountain alight.

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Newlands fire crested Table Mountain and came down the slope towards the city

Resources got a back burn going to meet it

One flank crept towards the saddle of Devil's Peak

Thankfully the wind died down

I fight fire. I teach, learn about, work on, prepare for fire. Wildfire is my life. But its kinda different when it's heading towards your neighbourhood #wildfireready #fireiseveryonesfight

WildfireReady talk in Greyton about how to make communities more wildfire resilient

This Friday I will be talking to the community of Greyton about how to make communities and homes more wildfire resilient #wildfireready #fireiseveryonesfight

Just did some radio ad voice overs to prepare communities for disasters. In Afrikaans. Had to find my inner boere seun voice. Maybe people will stop what they doing and ask "wat het daai rooinek gese?" and listen out for it again! #disasterready #fireiseveryonesfight #fireandflood

VWS planning their strategy

VWS crew Land Rovers

VWS Crew Leader taking a crew to the line

A VWS crew monitoring the fireline

The Volunteer Wildfire Services have had a number of crews on the line at the Hemel & Aarde fire in the Overstrand, and put out some great pics.

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The VWS relies on donations and events like the upcoming Open Day on 30/11/24. Support them. #fireiseveryonesfight

The fire season on the Cape peninsula has seen a number of small fires igniting in difficult to reach places in the Table Mountain National Park. If you see a fire please don't presume it's been reported. Report it.

SANParks
021 9574700
Fire & Emergency
021 4807700
#fireiseveryonesfight

Had a good evening teaching the Pringle Bay Volunteers about Fireline Safety last night as some of them face their first fire season. "Fight fire aggressively having provided for safety first" must always be remembered #fireiseveryonesfight #wildfireready #volunteers