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22 December 2023
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Mossel Bay Municipality Fire Service boasts another first
Mossel Bay Fire, Rescue and Disaster Management took delivery of a nine-metre semi-rigid rubber duck on Monday, 11 December which will serve as marine firefighting platform and as a vessel for inland and offshore water rescue. The vessel, a first to be implemented in the fire service in not only the Western Cape but South Africa, will be used to ensure rapid response to marine and aircraft fire incidents at sea, including emergency landing of aircraft in the bay at Santos as per the ACSA emergency plan.
It was deemed a necessary addition to Mossel Bay Fire, Rescue and Disaster Management due to the present lack of firefighting capacity pertaining to emergency service delivery in Mossel Bay Municipality in the marine environment.
The vessel was co-funded through the Western Cape Fire Service Capacity Building Grant. This grant supports municipalities to establish and maintain functional and compliant fire services that can be measured against national benchmarks and standards. The grant seeks to provide financial assistance to municipalities to ensure functional emergency communication, mobilisation systems and fire services.
A contribution of R824 000 was made by the Western Cape Local Government towards the project.
In May this year, Mossel Bay Fire, Rescue and Disaster Management Services became the first in the Western Cape to have acquired the latest version of Lukas E3 eDraulic rescue equipment. The equipment, used in instances of entrapment, is a major upgrade in terms of technology compared to the traditional, older hydraulic rescue equipment.
Source: Executive Mayor Dirlk Kotze, Mossel Bay Municipality
It was deemed a necessary addition to Mossel Bay Fire, Rescue and Disaster Management due to the present lack of firefighting capacity pertaining to emergency service delivery in Mossel Bay Municipality in the marine environment.
The vessel was co-funded through the Western Cape Fire Service Capacity Building Grant. This grant supports municipalities to establish and maintain functional and compliant fire services that can be measured against national benchmarks and standards. The grant seeks to provide financial assistance to municipalities to ensure functional emergency communication, mobilisation systems and fire services.
A contribution of R824 000 was made by the Western Cape Local Government towards the project.
In May this year, Mossel Bay Fire, Rescue and Disaster Management Services became the first in the Western Cape to have acquired the latest version of Lukas E3 eDraulic rescue equipment. The equipment, used in instances of entrapment, is a major upgrade in terms of technology compared to the traditional, older hydraulic rescue equipment.
Source: Executive Mayor Dirlk Kotze, Mossel Bay Municipality
