Free State Umbrella Fire Protection Association

Free State Umbrella Fire Protection Association Free State Umbrella Fire Protection Association

The Free State Umbrella Fire Protection Association (FSUFPA) as representative of various fire protection associations, the Provincial Disaster Management Centre and regionally represented landowner organizations who wish to organize for the purpose of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act. FSUFPA is the primary operational structure that provides support to its members and the provincial disaster

management structures relating to integrated Wildfire Management in the Province. To this effect FSUFPA is recognized as a Provincial Umbrella FPA by DFFE (formerly DAFF) and mandated by the PDMC to fulfil certain functions and provide certain services to the PDMC that includes:

Provision of relevant training
Development of Operational Standards and best practice guidelines
Investigate and advise on new equipment and techniques that can assist with wildfire management
Provincial Resource Coordination and Allocation
Provide operational information to relevant stakeholders during fire season
Liaise and engage with all relevant stakeholders pertaining to integrated wildfire management
Provide the PDMC advisory forum with information regarding wildfire incidents and developments in the FS province
Advise Disaster Management structures on a local district and provincial level on matters pertaining integrated wildfire management
Asses and report on the level of functionality and compliance of FPAโ€™s in the province

15/12/2024



Edenburg wildfire update.

 Good afternoon. Please take note a major wildfire is developing in the Edenburg area and is spreading in a south-easter...
15/12/2024


Good afternoon. Please take note a major wildfire is developing in the Edenburg area and is spreading in a south-easterly direction towards Reddersburg from the provided pin location. Confirmed structural damages and livestock losses. Local FPAs and landowners are responding but fire is completely out of control at this time and spreading extremely rapidly.

15/12/2024

15/12/2024



Severe thunderstorms are expected over the North West, Gauteng, extreme south western Mpumalanga and eastern and central parts of the Free state as well as the western parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal and parts of the Easter Cape.

15/12/2024

11/12/2024

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Our Working on Fire teams are going on leave from 13 December and will not be available to support operations.
With the high heat and lack of rain, we are in a ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ period.
Please be careful and stay alert, and letโ€™s hope for a calm holiday season.

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