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18th March 2026

Call for abstracts for 5th International Fire Congress

The 5th International Congress on Fire in the Earth System: Humans and Nature (fEs2026) will be held 4 – 6 November 2026 at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park. Dr Tiaan Poole, Head of the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) says that the 2025 congress, which was held in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, decided this year’s event will be different.

25th May 2025

The STIHL BR700 and BR800 backpack blowers are essential firefighting tools

As cosy nights and warm drinks become the norm this South African winter, we face a critical, less welcome seasonal

22nd November 2024

Fire Symposium Field Day

The field day included many live demos on a sugar farm hosted by the uMshwathi Fire Protection Association (FPA) and

22nd November 2024

Fire Symposium revisits the “great woodchip fire” of 2023

By Chris Chapman NCT has never had a fire on their woodchip piles since the establishment of its operations in

22nd November 2024

Zero+: Net Zero Today, Climate Positive Tomorrow

By Joy Crane A host of prominent speakers, including former Eskom CEO and author André de Ruyter, venture capitalist Michael

22nd November 2024

Fire symposium: Burning issues on the agenda

By Chris Chapman The 14th Fire Management Symposium, held in Karkloof in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Midlands, was well attended by

07th August 2024

Wildfires cause havoc in KZN

Wildfire season has kicked off with a bang in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands with a number of destructive fires that have

29th July 2024

Wildfires are set to become commonplace

Here's how World Cup rugby star and farmer Kwagga Smith prepares for fire season... The Council for Scientific and Industrial

02nd November 2023

The Great Woodchip Fire of 2023 … what now?

It has been dubbed ‘the Great Woodchip Fire of 2023’. It destroyed 200 000 tons of woodchips at NCT’s Richards

24th October 2023

Big boost for the bakkie-sakkie

Every land manager knows that early detection and rapid response is the best method for keeping your property safe from

17th April 2023

‘Our roots are in timber’

Safire has evolved from specialist timber insurer to offering a diversified range of insurance products, providing protection to clients in

17th February 2023

Local wildfire detection system shines

The South African-developed FireHawk wildfire detection system has been found to be the most effective fixed fire detection and reporting

13th January 2023

Mega-fires, politics and the force of nature

The number and severity of out-of-control wildfires are increasing around the world, causing untold damage to the environment, to infrastructure

09th January 2023

Military approach to fire prevention at Montigny

How the Montigny team keep unwanted fire out of their Eswatini plantations … A return to sound forestry practices of

29th September 2022

13th Fire Management Symposium coming up

‘Preparing for the next Mega Fire Event’ is the focus of the upcoming Fire Management Symposium being hosted by the

13th July 2022

Keeping a wet-deck hydrated after a megafire

by Roger Parsons and Ritchie MorrisA devasting fire started on 7th June 2017 and swept through Sedgefield, Knysna and Plettenberg

28th June 2022

Preparing for the next mega fire

‘Preparing for the next Mega Fire’ is the theme of the 13th Fire Management Symposium, scheduled to be held at

28th June 2022

Mulcher stops southern Cape wildfire

Quick thinking and quick action by an MTO forester and a mulching contractor stopped the spread of a wildfire that

27th January 2022

Discovering the cause and origin of a destructive wildfire

Fire expert Dave Dobson was hired to find the cause and origin of a wildfire that left a swathe of

15th October 2021

New association for wildland firefighters launched

A new association for Wildland Firefighters has been launched in South Africa. The Association for Wildland Firefighters (AWF) represents the

28th September 2021

Protecting forestry equipment, operators & the environment from fire

If you are buying a new Tigercat machine from AfrEquip, there is a good chance that yourequipment will come with

25th May 2021

Preventing fires, planting trees & locking up carbon

A partnership between Fogmaker South Africa and the Platbos Conservation Trust is contributing to the reforestation of the unique Platbos

17th May 2021

Paraquat or not?

Paraquat - widely used in South African forestry to prepare tracer belts before burning firebreaks - is facing world-wide bans,

21st April 2021

Sawdust fires and the law

Despite the fact that sawdust piles are fire hazards, they are very unlikely to spontaneously combust as a result of

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STIHL’s BR Backpack Blowers are built for fire management

NCT’S RECOVERY: Bell water tankers inform NCT’s new fire station capacity

Where do we need glyphosate?

Call for abstracts for 5th International Fire Congress