Minister Creecy commends Working on Fire for bringing the Overberg blaze under control
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Barbara Creecy arrives to address the WOF firefighters
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WOF firefighters who assisted in fighting the Kleinmond Fire have arrived at Arabella
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WOF firefighters
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The Department’s Working on Fire deployed ground and aerial resources to assist with suppression efforts of the fire in the area and Minister Creecy will be thanking them for their efforts this afternoon.
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Minister Barbara Creecy
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“ I would like today to commend the more than 300 firefighters who battled this fire over six days from 8 January 2022. We salute your bravery and we are very grateful for the lives and property you saved!”- Minister
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“Although investigations are still underway into the cause of the blaze, indications are that it started in the Department’s Pine Plantation here in the Kleinmond area.”
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“Since the Summer Fire season officially began in the Western Cape on 1 December 2021, has assisted in fighting and suppressing 25 fires with a total of 26 firefighting teams deployed to date. 11 of those teams were deployed here at the Kleinmond fire in the last week.”