Guidelines for controlled burns from 1 May 2026
The official Western Cape fire season will end on 30 April 2026 and landowners and custodians in possession of controlled…
As Knysna reflects on the 2017 fires, the focus change to landowner responsibility
26 June 2019 – “Knysna and surrounds burnt to the ground in June 2017 and two years down the line…
Forum to commemorate the Knysna fires of 7 June 2017
“The Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM), incorporating the Garden Route Environmental Forum (GREF), is looking at the establishment of an…
Southern Cape forest fires pose serious risk to sustainability of regional timber industry
Johannesburg, South Africa – December 12, 2018 – A total of 7 643 hectares of predominantly pine plantations belonging to…
Garden Route Fire Update 2018/11/08
Garden Route Fire Update 2018/11/08 @ 20:00 At approximately 12:00 today aerial bombing was used to secure the fire lines…
Garden Route District JOC Fire Update: 7 November 2018
Garden Route Fire update 2018/11/07 @ 21:30 BUFFELSNEK/KRANSBOS – One Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) skid unit and one tanker,…
Garden Route DM JOC Wildfire Update 2018/11/06
Garden Route District JOC Fire Update: 6 November 2018 @ 16:15 CURRENT SITUATION Overall, the fire is 90% contained with…
Garden Route DM JOC Wildfire Update 2018/11/05
Good Evening 5th November 2018, 18:30 Please be advised that the GRDM JOC has become aware of a voice clip…
Garden Route DM JOC Wildfire Update 2018/11/04
Hessequa Fire Update: 4 November 2018 22:00 Branch 1: Boosmansbos fire has extended east of the Duiwenhoks kloof with mainly…
Garden Route District Municipality JOC Update 2018/11/03
KNYSNA FIRE UPDATE 3/11/18 20:00 Emergency Services teams are attending to a fire at Buffelsnek (+- 45km from Knysna) and…
Garden Route District JOC Fire Updates 2018/11/02
Garden Route District Municipality JOC Update 2018/11/02 @ 16:15 SCHOONBERG FIRE Schoonberg fire jumped the Knysna river to Dubbelberg plantation.…
Garden Route District Fire Updates 2018/11/01
Garden Route DM JOC Fire Update 2018/11/01 @ 16:25 Four WoF teams at the Dubell Sawmill in the De Vlugt…
Garden Route DM Fire Update 2018/10/31 @ 19:45
DE VLUGT (George/Uniondale & Bitou) The fire is still active. Efforts are being made to protect a sawmill. WABOOMSKRAAL FIRE…
Garden Route District Fire Updates Tuesday 30th October
Fire Update 2018/10/30 @ 17:15 DE VLUGT (North of De Vlugt) Evacuations at De Vlugt are coordinated on the ground…
Garden Route DM Fire update: Karatara fatalaties increase to eight
Garden Route DM Fire update: Karatara fatalities increase to eight. During a fire coordination JOC meeting at 19:00 on 29…
Hessequa fires being mopped up
Garden Route District Fire 25/10/2018 19:30 Municipal Area: Hessequa Location: Vermaaklikheid Current situation: Mopping-up operations are currently underway. Minor flare-ups…
Fire in the Hessequa – update
Garden Route District fire update 2018/10/23 GRDM Mayor, Memory Booysen reports from Heseequa Municipal area: Hessequa Location: Vermaaklikheid Current situation:…
Garden Route fires: team visits to assess rehabilitation funding applications
A team of ten people – including quantity surveyors, project managers, environmental consultants, and engineers – is currently working in…