HOW OFTEN SHOULD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BE INSPECTED?
Thursday, 05 December 2019
Fire extinguishers — unless they are your livelihood like they are for us — are pretty easy to forget about. They sit in your workplace or home day after day “just in case,” but of course you hope you’ll never have to use one. Even though fire extinguishers may not always be top of mind, there’s nothing
- Published in Blog, Fire Equipment
No Comments
Senior Safety Tips for the Elderly
Thursday, 03 October 2019
Use these simple senior safety tips to prevent elderly deaths and injuries from fire in your home and community. Make sure you have a working fire extinguisher at home at all times. Keep your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors up to date by checking the batteries regularly and promptly replacing expired / discharged batteries.
- Published in Blog
What to Do in a Fire
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Fire Drills: Not Just for School! Fire drills are a big part of being safe in school: They prepare you for what you need to do in case of a fire. But what if there was a fire where you live? Would you know what to do? Talking about fires can be scary because no
- Published in Blog
3 Ways to Use A Fire Blanket
Friday, 17 February 2017
The following fire blanket information explains the simplest (and often most effective) methods of dealing with small fires. Fire blankets are nothing more than blankets which are manufactured using fire resistant or fire retardant materials. The most effective method of fire blanket use is to simply smother the flames in a small fire, cutting off
- Published in Blog, Fire & Safety Division
What is a fire blanket?
Friday, 10 February 2017
A fire blanket is a safety device designed to extinguish starting fires. It consists of a sheet of fire retardant material which is placed over a fire to smother it. Small fire blankets, such as for use in kitchens and around the home, are usually made of fiberglass and sometimes Kevlar and are folded into a quick-release contraption for ease
- Published in Blog, Fire & Safety Division, Fire Equipment
Different ways of using veld fires
Wednesday, 28 December 2016
Fire as a management solution A million years ago, early humans began to utilize fire and for the last 100 000 years modern humans have used veld fires for hunting and for managing their environment. Today, fire is still employed in the management of veld and forest, to control grazing and habitats, and as a
- Published in Blog, Blog Roll, Fire & Safety Division, Fire Equipment, Fire Fighting
Precautions to veld fires
Monday, 05 September 2016
Certain short-, medium-, and long-terms measures can be taken to ensure that we lessen the possibility of veld and forest fires. Firebreaks A firebreak is a strip of land where vegetation has been removed or modified to contain or to reduce the spread and intensity of any veld fire that may occur in or enter
- Published in Blog
Veld fires!!!
Monday, 29 August 2016
It’s that of the year again. Summer is on the way and veld is dry. People are getting out more and go on walks and braais. Wind are in the order of the day and so are the worst nightmare of all for the fire fighter community. Veld fires!!! All veld and forest fires are
- Published in Blog
The best method of stopping a fire is to prevent it.
Friday, 17 June 2016
When faced with extraordinary situations, anything can happen. With proper firefighting training and education, you will be able to make the right decisions in these emergency situations. Approximately 600 people die and over 4 000 are injured annually in South Africa as a result of fires, and these blazes cause more than R500 million in damages to
- Published in Blog