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Another busy week for the City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate
While the enforcement services made 177 arrests and issued more than 70 000 fines, the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service also had its hands full this weekend, recording more than 400 incidents. The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to 406 incidents between Friday, 21 January and Sunday 23 January 2022. Among these responses were 235 vegetation fires, including the fire on Ou Kaapse Weg; 48 residential fires, 22 formal residential and 26 informal residential, 43 motor vehicle accidents and 17 pedestrian vehicle accidents and 15 trauma responses.
“Cape Town has been experiencing some incredibly hot days in recent weeks and we still have at least two more months of summer in the offing. While vegetation fires are more commonplace during the warmer months, the weather conditions of late provide an additional challenge. I am, however, very proud of how quickly staff was able to suppress the fire on Ou Kaapse Weg this weekend, working alongside other fire fighting agencies. And, while the absence of wind has likely made weather conditions all the more unbearable, it served as a blessing to firefighters as the wind is often one of the biggest contributors to runaway fires,’ said the City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith. Source: City of Cape Town Media Office |
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