FPASA Womens Day August 2018
This year the FPASA wanted to honour women in the Fire and Emergency Services as they truly are our unsung heroes. Women, and men, risk their lives every day for our safety and wellbeing, however women experience discrimination and a host of other historical issues which are now being addressed on a national level. The National Disaster Management team, primarily Dr. Moses Khangale and Mr. Lloyd Phetu, acknowledge the significant contribution of women in fire emergency services and together with the FPASA wanted to pay tribute to women who inspire us every day.
Renay Sewpersad, MD FPASA, delivering the opening address at the 2018 FPASA/NDMC Womens Day event.
Fire Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies: Free training to the neediest municipalities
This year the FPASA embarked on an ambitious strategy to empower all Fire Departments nationally.
The FPASA trained over 225 firefighters (a minimum of 25 from each of the 9 provinces) in South Africa on Fire Risk Assessment and Prevention Strategies (FRAPS) free of charge.
Eastern Cape FRAPS training
Annual December 2018/2019 Break
The FPASA will be closed between 24 December 2018 and 04 January 2019.
We will re-open on 02 January 2019.
Have a blessed and safe festive season, from the FPASA family
Informal Settlement Fires 2018
The latest fire statistic data provided by the SA municipalities and analysed by the FPASA reveals the following:
- For the 2016/2017 municipal reporting period, there were 5283 informal dwelling fires recorded by municipalities and reported to the FPASA.
- The value of this loss equates to R179 513 324 – reported by the municipalities across SA.
- From the period 2007 to present– the financial losses incurred in informal dwellings has been increasing year-on-year consistently, with the current reporting period reflecting the highest financial losses to date.
Diploma in Fire Prevention and Advanced Fire Prevention (CFPA)
The FPASA is the only Association in Africa that offers the aforementioned Diploma in Fire Prevention and Advanced Fire Prevention.
Download the info pack here to learn more.
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Desalination Process _ InFIReS 2018
Jeeten Nathoo, Chief Technology Engineer, of Nuwater Global explained the process of desalination in depth. He covered aspects of osmosis, reverse osmosis, and emerging technologies, as well as an energy comparison between desalination versus traditional water treatment. Download the full presentation here.
Latest News
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Fire Engineering in South Africa 2020
Though there is no tertiary qualification enabling the youth or experienced professionals in South Africa the opportunity to study this field via a typical 4-year degree program, the University of Stellenbosch's engineering department has launched an innovative and much-needed academic program, in an attempt to remedy this situation. Those studying in the field/s of civil or mechanical engineering, upon completion of their 4-year undergraduate degrees, may proceed to a Master's program specifically focussing on fire engineering in the South African context. Further, Dr. Richard Walls of the University of Stellenbosch has been involved in developing multiple short courses, which if attended, will greatly enhance the qualification/ competency of "fire engineers" in South Africa.
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2020 Prospectus
Please find the link for our 2020 prospectus below.
We eagerly await your booking!
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2020 Happy New Year
To the World:
We would like to wish you a wonderful new year!
May all your positive hopes and dreams materialise timeously.
The FPASA team
