Update on Richards Bay Fires (05/10/2023)

Update on Richards Bay Fires Aerial bombers, and a very large contingent of ground forces and specialised machines continue to focus all attention on preventing the fire from spreading to any of the neighboring industries and residents. The fire is contained to the chip piles currently and thankfully no further spread has occurred. TWK and […]

Update on Richards Bay Fires (03/10/2023)

Update on Richards Bay Fires Aerial bombers, and a very large contingent of ground forces and specialised machines continue to focus all attention on preventing the fire from spreading to any of the neighboring industries and residents. Considerable assistance is being rendered from NCT forest operations, Municipality, and many local businesses. NCT is extremely grateful […]

Richards Bay Fire

Richards Bay Fire The fire at Richards Bay Wood Chips, in KwaZulu-Natal, is burning into its fourth day, despite the gargantuan efforts being made by firefighting personnel and staff from NCT Forestry Agricultural Co-operative Limited, the Municipality and other organisations to extinguish the blaze. Their efforts have been hampered by the unrelenting gale force winds […]

Spotting fires with the eagle eyes of Africa’s Firehawk

Spotting fires with the eagle eyes of Africa’s Firehawk For 29 years, the services of a small South African company are often mentioned in risk mitigation, integrated fire management and fire analysis reports. However, their role as a management tool that facilitates locating and suppressing wildfires before they are out of control seems to be […]