Working on Fire

Working on Fire recruits and trains young men and women from marginalised communities as skilled wildland fire fighters to reduce the personal and economic harm caused by unwanted wildfire. There are currently 3721 people deployed at over 100 WoF bases across South Africa. WoF is a government-funded, job-creation programme focusing on Intergrated Fire Management in South Africa.

WoF firefighters are recruited and trained in fire awareness and education, prevention and fire suppression skills. These young men and women form veld and forest fire fighting ground crews, stationed at bases around the country to help stop the scourge of wildfire which costs the South African economy billions of rands every year.

The multi-partner Working on Fire programme is implemented by the FFA Group of Companies, a leading supplier of integrated fire management services (IFMS) in South Africa.

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