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Training of community volunteers (community fire response teams) was a
joint initiative taken with the Headmen’s/ Local Chiefs / Councillors
during our meetings far back as 2008-2009. The OR Tambo DM, realised to
fight the scourge of fires that are ravaging our communities our focus
and approached should be changed.
We needed to be result orientated and felt that all fires start small,
therefore training and capacitating community volunteers to be the first
“line of defence” would further enhance our “fire attack” on ensuring
our limited resources reach the furthermost parts of our District. This
initiative was done in partnering with Rural Development strategically
in 2011 as all end goals are focused on fire disaster mitigating and risk
reduction measures.
The training was finalized the month of March 6-8 with equipment, fire
protective clothing delivered on the 8th. May 2012. The groups trained
were from the following high risk areas: Mbobeleni, Magozini, Zinduneni,
Lujizweni, Great Place, Nyandeni, Lwandile, Mafini, Mdumazulu with projects
rolling out to other areas in 2012-2013.
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