New firefighter officer development graduates announced

02 December 2024

Earlier today the City of Cape Town’s Fire & Rescue Service celebrated the latest graduates of its Officer Development Programme. The Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith was in attendance to congratulate the officers.

This is the second group of senior firefighters to complete the Officer Development programme, which was first introduced in 2023.

The first group of participants graduated in March this year.

The graduates completed the courses - Fire Instructor 1, Fire Officer 1, Wildland Firefighter 1, Wildland Firefighter 2 and Wildland Fire Officer 1.
In addition to the above staff have an accredited Hazmat Ops certificate and accredited Firefighter 2
’We continue to invest in our Fire and Rescue Service, including our human resources. This Officer Development programme is certified by the International Fire Services Accreditation Committee, and provides firefighters the opportunity to advance  and be eligible for vacant Leading Firefighting positions. I would like to congratulate the second group of graduates who made the grade and wish them well in their careers,’ said Alderman Smith.
 

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City of Cape Town, Media Office