It has been dubbed ‘the Great Woodchip Fire of 2023’. It destroyed 200 000 tons of woodchips at NCT’s Richards
Every land manager knows that early detection and rapid response is the best method for keeping your property safe from
Safire has evolved from specialist timber insurer to offering a diversified range of insurance products, providing protection to clients in
The South African-developed FireHawk wildfire detection system has been found to be the most effective fixed fire detection and reporting
The number and severity of out-of-control wildfires are increasing around the world, causing untold damage to the environment, to infrastructure
How the Montigny team keep unwanted fire out of their Eswatini plantations … A return to sound forestry practices of
‘Preparing for the next Mega Fire Event’ is the focus of the upcoming Fire Management Symposium being hosted by the
by Roger Parsons and Ritchie MorrisA devasting fire started on 7th June 2017 and swept through Sedgefield, Knysna and Plettenberg
‘Preparing for the next Mega Fire’ is the theme of the 13th Fire Management Symposium, scheduled to be held at
Quick thinking and quick action by an MTO forester and a mulching contractor stopped the spread of a wildfire that
Fire expert Dave Dobson was hired to find the cause and origin of a wildfire that left a swathe of
A new association for Wildland Firefighters has been launched in South Africa. The Association for Wildland Firefighters (AWF) represents the
If you are buying a new Tigercat machine from AfrEquip, there is a good chance that yourequipment will come with
A partnership between Fogmaker South Africa and the Platbos Conservation Trust is contributing to the reforestation of the unique Platbos
Paraquat - widely used in South African forestry to prepare tracer belts before burning firebreaks - is facing world-wide bans,
Despite the fact that sawdust piles are fire hazards, they are very unlikely to spontaneously combust as a result of
South Africa receives around 25 million lightning strikes a year, and Piet Retief is the ‘Lightning Capital’ of SA. While
So you have had a fire in your plantation and you need to value the extent of the damage in
A recent investigation undertaken for a forestry client into the occurrence of numerous fires in plantations belonging to the company
Purpose-built forwarders are designed to operate effectively in difficult terrain, so why aren’t they used to suppress fires in wildfire
Another reason to retain forest floor litter Forest floor litter is widely regarded as a fire hazard and is often
Unlike most engine compartment fires in traditional mobile yellow machines (which start due to mechanical failure of a hose or
Working on Fire (WoF) and the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) have launched a support programme to improve
By Jaap Steenkamp, CEO of the SA Forestry Contractors Association The fire season for the 2020 summer rainfall area is
