Prohibition on the burning of fire breaks.

This is a reminder to everyone out there, that today is the last day of fire break burning. As of Monday, any smoke that is detected should be reported to the nearest authorities as soon as possible.

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Fire report form.

Please take note we have added the Fire Report form under the “Downloads” tag on our website.

Link to updated FDI.

You will have noticed that the link to the FDI on our website still indicates last year’s  information. I am busy working with SAWS to correct this as they have changed their website.

 

In the mean time, you can do the following:

 

Open the SAWS homepage on our site.

In the bottom left hand corner is a “Products” tab. Open that. You do not have to log in to do this.

On the next screen is the “Specialized forecast tab”. Open that.

On the next screen you will see a tab for the “Fire danger forecast”.

Once that is opened you will have access to all the forecasts.

 

Corrected 2009 burning prohibitions.

We have just received the corrected burning prohibitions for 2009 and these are now available on our site to download. Once again, should you require assistance with the interpretation of the regulations, please contact us.

Printing error on 2009 burning prohibitions.

Please note that the Government printers have made a printing error in the 2009 burning prohibitions. The prohibition on the burning of ground cover in the Ixopo area should read 09-06-01 to 09-10-31 and not 09-06-01 to 09-06-31 as it is currently shown. The matter will be rectified and a new set of prohibitions printed.

Burning Prohibitions 2009.

The 2009 burning prohibitions are now available on our website. To access please follow the link on our Home page. Should you require assistance with the interpretation of the regulations, please contact us.