FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES – JERMAINE CARELSE
• Active firefighting is concentrated in the the following areas: Vredehoek, Philip Kgosana Drive and UCT
• City firefighting resources dispatched include 32 firefighting appliances and more than 150 firefighters
• They are assisted by staff from TMNP, Working on Fire and the Volunteer Wildfire Services
• The fire is not under control yet – at this time, the wind is a major contributing factor
• Aerial firefighting support remains grounded due to the strong winds
• Four firefighters have been injured and are receiving medical treatment – two of the four are City firefighters
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT – CHARLOTTE POWELL
• Evacuations have taken place at UCT as well as the following locations in Vredehoek: Peppertree Road, Ministerial Estate, Disa Park, Mountain View complex
• All schools in Vredehoek have been asked to evacuate
• Assessments are underway in Zonnebloem
• In the event of evacuation, please remember to take chronic medication, Identity Documents, passports, cash, cellphones, bottled water, non-perishable food, a set of clothing, blanket and toiletries.
• The City’s Air Quality Monitoring Unit has recorded very high levels of Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM 2.5) at the Foreshore Monitoring Station. Asthmatics and other sensitive receptors with respiratory conditions are urged to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed, or alternatively leave the area if possible and to seek medical attention if respiratory distress is experienced
• DRMC staff and volunteers are distributing donations from the public to command posts along the fire-line
