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Fire and Rescue Service squares up for summerFire and Rescue Service squares up for summer<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/FireRescueVehicles-2.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /><p>​The City’s Safety & Security Directorate is once again investing heavily in the Fire & Rescue Service to ensure that fires, and vegetation fires in particular, are effectively dealt with this summer. </p><span><p>Vegetation fires take centre stage during the warmer months.<br> <br>A review of incidents over the four-month period between October and January shows a steady increase in the number of vegetation fires over the past three years.<br> <br>In 2021/22, 5 331 incidents were recorded. The following year it increased to 6 024, and last summer, that number increased to 7 190.</p> <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/fire%20launch1.jpeg" alt="" style="width:802px;" /> </figure></span><span><p>‘Who can forget December 2023, when vast tracts of land in the south peninsula burnt, keeping firefighters on the frontlines for more than a week. It was a mammoth effort and a true test of our systems, but also the City’s relationships with other firefighting entities. We really do hope for an easier ride this time around, but we have prepared nonetheless, so that we can continue delivering a world-class service to our residents,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.<br> <br>The Fire & Rescue Service has an operational fleet of more than 200 vehicles, including 73 fire appliances, 27 water tenders, four heavy technical rescue units, 10 aerial appliances and seven water craft.<br> <br>Annually, between December and April, the Service contracts additional aerial resources.<br> <br>Other measures in place to bolster firefighting capacity include:<br> <br>•       A crop of specially trained wildland firefighters employed on fixed term contracts<br>•       Ongoing relationships with the Table Mountain National Park and Volunteer Wildfire Services<br>•       Signed Mutual Aid agreements with some neighbouring District Municipalities for major incidents requiring assistance<br>•       The use of drones and the Eye in the Sky to help direct firefighting efforts, particularly where terrain is inaccessible</p> <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/fire%20launch2.jpeg" alt="" style="width:802px;" /> </figure></span><span><p>This year, Fire & Rescue Service Management is rolling out a new strategy based on a review of incident data from previous seasons. This has resulted in a new strategy involving ‘strike teams’, that will use smaller 4x4 response vehicles to respond to incidents in rugged terrain.</p><p>These special response units will be deployed to specific fire stations, for quick mobilisation in the event of a fire.</p> <figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> <img class="responsive" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/Media%20Images%202/fire%20launch3.jpeg" alt="" style="width:802px;" /></figure></span><p>‘We are throwing everything but the kitchen sink at our fire readiness programme, but we need the same energy from our residents. It bears repeating that fire safety is everyone’s business. Consider your actions at all times, whether making a braai fire or how you put out your cigarette. If you spot any sign of fire, report it immediately. If you spot anyone behaving in a suspicious  manner, especially in our mountainous areas, report it. Even if it turns out to be a false alarm, the time and fuel spent to check it out is still a smaller price to pay than days on the frontlines, battling to suppress a fire fuelled by the damaging southeaster that is part and parcel of our summer,’ added Alderman Smith.<br> <br> <br><strong>End</strong><br> </p><p><br> </p><span><figure class="subtopic-fullsize-img"> </figure>​​</span>2024-11-28T22:00:00ZGP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891dGP0|#be636f11-7b98-43b9-b645-2da94d664d42;L0|#0be636f11-7b98-43b9-b645-2da94d664d42|fire season;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#cd2cd131-61eb-42aa-a4bd-73e6caa5148f;L0|#0cd2cd131-61eb-42aa-a4bd-73e6caa5148f|fire and rescue;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb10

 

 

Comment on the proposed transfer of a portion of City-owned property in Bloekombos, KraaifonteinComment on the proposed transfer of a portion of City-owned property in Bloekombos, Kraaifontein13 February - 17 March 2025.<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/CityConnectHeader.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#a5736391-e79d-4eaf-afe0-24756300063b;L0|#0a5736391-e79d-4eaf-afe0-24756300063b|Immovable property notices;GTSet|#a7cfb90d-44ad-4426-98ce-565f79932396;GPP|#79e6adda-2aa2-4523-bc29-296828216c93
Comment on the draft Cape Town Biodiversity Spatial Plan, 2025Comment on the draft Cape Town Biodiversity Spatial Plan, 202513 February – 13 March 2025<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/CityConnectHeader.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#cc1f7b28-f43b-45ab-a0f2-08b4fefef7ed;L0|#0cc1f7b28-f43b-45ab-a0f2-08b4fefef7ed|Issues open for public comment;GTSet|#a7cfb90d-44ad-4426-98ce-565f79932396;GPP|#79e6adda-2aa2-4523-bc29-296828216c93
Cape Town’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) 2017 - 2022​​​​​​​Cape Town’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP) 2017 - 2022​​​​​​​An overview of the City’s Integrated Development Plan (IDP).<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Integrated-Development-Plan-Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#ff1f5b5a-f062-4989-b7f8-b57ada05f70a;L0|#0ff1f5b5a-f062-4989-b7f8-b57ada05f70a|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GTSet|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP|#58f302a7-f7df-4ca8-a4cc-c321f4c57e0d;GPP|#2ad5ede6-473c-4550-a932-aabda12143b1;GPP|#245ec7aa-a528-4cd3-bcac-597c292db711;GP0|#1ad9a657-d09a-49fe-9c0a-c948b3a5e5ad;L0|#01ad9a657-d09a-49fe-9c0a-c948b3a5e5ad|The City's IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#0fa98455-3bf7-4738-b07c-8db7b211a6df;GPP|#d3f3e0bd-5b83-4c1f-845c-7e13f8f4e17d;GPP|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752;GP0|#57be5e69-9793-4ad1-9850-2ff8186556b6;L0|#057be5e69-9793-4ad1-9850-2ff8186556b6|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#47b2d3de-463f-44d1-a1f7-1c0ae7779b1d;GPP|#fdaaa5aa-bac4-497d-b6ea-347f228ec59d;GPP|#e88ff549-973f-4e3c-a46c-cfbe61bd6a24;GP0|#4ce9eb03-5745-4cdc-8697-248215f2e57a;L0|#04ce9eb03-5745-4cdc-8697-248215f2e57a|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#4d609f4b-5ef8-4d26-a00e-98d854d00a11;GPP|#117084d9-e07b-4e3c-a6aa-d2badf907d64;GP0|#bd46fc95-91e2-4109-ac19-25adcb77c70f;L0|#0bd46fc95-91e2-4109-ac19-25adcb77c70f|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#df990a42-3326-459e-96a2-55728312bc61;GPP|#8e28a3fa-1ff1-4fbd-ada3-4befc9119617;GP0|#019c0637-c26d-4db9-9127-6d5abed0949b;L0|#0019c0637-c26d-4db9-9127-6d5abed0949b|The City’s IDP 2017-2022;GPP|#680cbe13-3334-40b6-9ef6-8f126e3a71b2;GPP|#d01efebf-2396-4714-ace2-b0ada5ba6962
Heritage information and resourcesHeritage information and resourcesOur well-maintained heritage database and preserved heritage records are available to the public in a number of ways.<img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Heritage%20Information%20Resources%2c%20Maps%20And%20Displays%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />GP0|#f9a1afbf-0c3e-41ba-ae20-94f6f15a9403;L0|#0f9a1afbf-0c3e-41ba-ae20-94f6f15a9403|Heritage information and resources;GTSet|#ef3a64a2-d764-44bc-9d69-3a63d3fadea1;GPP|#b0285696-285a-478d-9edd-44cbd43c6cc1;GPP|#b9188e62-cf1a-433d-a10c-06e34a7d1593;GPP|#c529c1ac-1f8d-48ae-8079-d34f4dae9c57;GP0|#86dd7391-47ad-4a12-8a14-a3f7819efed6;L0|#086dd7391-47ad-4a12-8a14-a3f7819efed6|Heritage information and resources;GPP|#c33557cc-ff47-42c3-a36e-c87bd87776e6;GPP|#b61ba3b6-e2ed-4500-bee7-e523686ba8bf;GPP|#af370586-9ba3-404a-9d6e-02066ca42752

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