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Firefighters deployed to Canada return home safely
A group of firefighters that was deployed to assist fight fires in Canada last month, has returned home safely. They…
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South African firefighters return from Canada
The third contingent of 215 firefighters, known as Mzansi 3, has returned home after having successfully firefighting mission in Canada.…
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Tunisia firefighters battle forest blaze on Algeria border
Firefighters in Tunisia are battling a major blaze that has raged for two days in a pine forest near the…
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South Africa News
Western Cape authorities brace for rise in fires as winter looms
As the world marks International Firefighters’ Day, the Western Cape is preparing for a shift in risk from wildfires to…
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World News
Largest US wildfire rages out of control in New Mexico
Firefighters in New Mexico failed on Friday to pin back the flames of the United States’ largest wildfire, which is…
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Firefighters’ hoses slashed in Langa
Cape Town Emergency services officials were attacked while trying to contain a massive fire in Langa on Saturday night. Firefighters…
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Cape Town firefighters: 2021 salaries docked for 2019 strike
Firefighters in Cape Town say their greatest battles are not with infernos but with management. Workers say they have had…
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City of CT rejects social media rumours on Biovac Labs building fire
City of Cape Town authorities are calling for an end to misinformation that’s being spread on social media following a…
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Entertainment
Video: Drama as firefighter rescues a couple from hotel room and a woman turns out to be his wife
Drama ensued as firefighters rescued a man and woman from a burning hotel room only to see that it was…
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South Africa News
Firefighters suffer second degree burns
Two firefighters have sustained second-degree burns in the Jonkershoek Valley in Stellenbosch. The fire started on Monday after winds picked…
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Firefighters contain Table Mountain blaze
Firefighters have contained the fire on Table Mountain. The blaze which was fanned by strong winds began on Saturday and…
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2 people killed in Cape Town shack fire
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to the blaze at an informal structure in Armada Crescent,…
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South Africa News
Firefighters petrol-bombed and stoned while responding to emergencies
Firefighters were petrol bombed and their vehicles stoned three times in two days while responding to emergencies in neighbourhoods gripped…
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South Africa News
Cape firefighters demand better wages, transformation
As the Western Cape gears up for fire season in December, a dispute between the City of Cape Town and…
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South Africa News
Firefighters reject City of Cape Town’s 30% wage increase offer
The wage dispute between the City and firefighters continues as unions have rejected an offer of a 30% increase. The…
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South Africa News
Firefighters race against time: #JoburgFire
However, just as they thought they had contained it and has successfully put it down around 3 am, it reignited…
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