VWS Trail Challenge 2019
Sunday 12th May 2019 saw the 14th running of the Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) Trail Challenge on the beautiful slopes of Table Mountain. The course is one of the…
Cape Talk interview on Tonight with Lester – Jon Meinking and Peter Wynne with Tim Lindy
Newlands base Marketing Manager Jon Meinking and Planning & Operations Manager Peter Wynne joins hiker Tim Lundy as they chat to Cape Talk's Lester Kiewit.
Cape Talk interview on Tonight with Lester
Haydon Dawe chats to Cape Talk's Lester Kiewit about the Volunteer Wildfire Services and battling fires in the Overstrand & Betty's Bay area.
Inaugural VWS Nuweberg Trail Challenge 2018 a great succcess
A cool overcast morning welcomed the 242 runners who ran the inaugural Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) Nuweberg Trail Challenge in the Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve on Sunday November 11. The…
South Peninsula officially opens new base
Volunteer Wildfire Services opens a new base dedicated to the South Peninsula Frequent wildfires are becoming more erratic and intense in the Western Cape. Therefore a dedicated base with quick…
VWS Open Day – 24th November 2018
It's time for the annual VWS Open Day 2018! It is once again at the Newlands Forest Fire Base in Newlands Forest on the 24th November 2018 from 9am till…
5FM Interview on YoungBlood5 with DJ Fix
VWS Chairman Jon-Jon Emary chats to 5FM's DJ Fix about the Volunteer Wildfire Services, what the organisation does and how to get involved.
Heart FM Interview with Aleks Jablonska
Aleks Jablonska, pictured centre right with arms raised, a seasoned firefighter from Newlands Firebase spoke to Heart FM's Aiden Thomas. Listen this inspiring woman talk about why she joined the…
Cape Talk Interview – Fire Risk Assessment
VWS Chairperson Jon-Jon Emary spoke to John Maytham about the Fire Risk Assessment which was done using funding received from the public through direct support and the Primedia Radiothon. The VWS was able to make funding available for an extensive 18-month risk assessment to be done on the entire westward of the Cape Peninsula, the majority of which is covered by the Table Mountain National Park.
The Faustian glow of raging fires lights the hillside above Gordon’s Bay on Tuesday night, November 7 2017, as fire crews battled to contain the blaze and protect life and structure.
PICTURE: BRYN DE KOCKS PHOTOGRAPHY
Holding the line
There is no dignified way to come off a mountain in the dark, with a howling gale gusting up to 60km/h, on a perilously steep descent with uncertain footing, fighting your way through chest-high fynbos. Your mode of perambulation is like an 18-month-old late-walking baby, who stands up for the first time, and lurches from place to place, on the very edge of balance, yet miraculously remains upright.
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