Find attached press release about the wildfires in the Eden district, as well as a situational report summarising the status quo of the 18 fires reported from 6 December 2016 to date.
| Status Quo on fires 09/12/2016 at 12:00 | ||||
| Fires reported 6/12/2016 | ||||
| No | Area /
Fire Name |
Ground Support | Air Support | Comments |
| 1 | George Hansmoeskraal | Eden Fire
1 crew, 1 vehicles George Fire 2 crew,1 vehicle (Roaming Pacaltsdorp area) |
None | Fire is contained, being monitored |
| 2 | Riversdale Skuinskraal | None
|
None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 3 | Mossel Bay Hartebeeskuildam | None
|
None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 4 | Plettenberg Bay The Crags | Plett Fire
7 crew, 3 vehicles MTO, Sanparks & WOF 173 crew , 6 vehicles
|
SANDF – Oryx | Fire is still very active, Due to weather conditions the Head and impact of the fire could not be determined yet.
Fire operations is currently concentrated on the Western- and Southern Flanks Oryx is bombing on Western Flank |
| 5 | Knysna
Concordia Hornley/Fishhoek |
None
|
None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 6 | Mossel Bay Gondwana | None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 7 | George Waboomskraal | Eden Fire
6 crew, 4 vehicles George Fire 2 crew,1 vehicle MTO 12 crew, 2 vehicles WOF 20 crew |
None | Fire is still very active, burning towards the MTO Seed Orchard
Fire operations is currently concentrated on the Northern Flank at the N9 and the Eastern Flank near the Seed orchard |
| 8 | Thembalethu
Silvertown George |
None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 9 | George
R102 near Refuse Site |
None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 10 | George
N2 Between Thembalethu and Pacaltsdorp at Andersonville
|
None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 11 | Mossel Bay
Cooper siding
|
None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 12 | George
Haarlem |
George Fire
2 personal, 1 vehicle |
None | Fire is high in the mountains at the Haarlem dam, 1 house in danger 800m from fire
Additional resources will be sent as soon as available |
| 13 | George
Blue Whale Lodge Pacaltsdorp |
None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 14 | Heidelberg
N2 |
None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 15 | Mossel Bay Alwyndal | None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 16 | George
New Dawn Park |
None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 17 | Syferfontein | None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
| 18 | Kleinberg | None | None | This fire never existed same fire as Cooper Siding |
| 19 | Kammanassie | None | None | Fire has been declared dead |
Rain started to fall on the Southern side of the Outeniqua Mountains helping to seal most of the fires.
