Forestry Support Programme Working On Fire The forestry support programme (fsp) was initiated by the department of forestry, fisheries and environment and the working on fire programme through the expanded public works programme and launched on 01 december 2019 to maintain, upgrade, and improve 19 government plantations in five provinces. The department’s working on fire (wof) programme currently employs 5 300 men and women (70% of whom are youth, 30% are women and 2% are people with disabilities) who have been trained as veld and forest fire fighters and are stationed in more than 200 bases throughout south africa.
Our Services Working on fire manages an integrated fire management programme which amongst others includes fire management planning, detection, prevention, suppression, dispatch and coordination and community fire awareness activities. Through the implementation of integrated fire management (ifm) interventions, the wof programme addresses the prevention, management and control of wildland fires in order to enhance the sustainability and protection of life, property and the environment. Working on fire (wof) and the department of environment, forestry and fisheries (deff) have launched a support programme to improve fire prevention measures on deff plantations in the cape that are part of the forestry exit strategy and are being handed back to government by mto. Working on fire is an expanded public works programme (epwp) aimed at providing work opportunities to young men and women. the programme resides under, and is funded by, the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment.
Forestry Support Programme Creates Jobs And Decreases Fire Risks Kishugu Working on fire (wof) and the department of environment, forestry and fisheries (deff) have launched a support programme to improve fire prevention measures on deff plantations in the cape that are part of the forestry exit strategy and are being handed back to government by mto. Working on fire is an expanded public works programme (epwp) aimed at providing work opportunities to young men and women. the programme resides under, and is funded by, the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment. Working on fire is an expanded public works programme (epwp) aimed at providing work opportunities to young men and women. working on fire firefighters are typically called to assist with the management of local and international wildfires. In 2013, working on fire (pty) ltd, a subsidiary company within the kishugu group, was awarded the seven year contract to implement the working on fire programme on behalf of the department of forestry, fisheries and environmental (dffe). Working on fire is an expanded public works programme (epwp) aimed at providing work opportunities to young men and women. Working on fire (wof) is a government funded, job creation programme focusing on integrated fire management in south africa. wof fire fighters are recruited from marginalised communities and trained in fire awareness and education, prevention and fire suppression skills.
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