The Western Cape Fire and Rescue Services experienced increases in some incident categories and faced a number of tough challenges, including the devastating blazes at Parliament and in Langa:
In the past twelve months, arguably two of the biggest incidents between July 2021 and June 2022 were among 14 978 fires responded to by the City’s Fire and Rescue Service.
According to the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith, the increases in fatalities and formal residential fires are a concern. He said that five of the incidents over the past year accounted for 20 fatalities. As part of its service level agreement, the Fire and Rescue Service commits to responding to at least 70% of all incidents within 14 minutes.
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