South African Insurance Association - Fire Safety and Prevention
The SAIA water crisis forum has distributed their draft communication proposal relating to the water crisis /drought in SA. These documents are not Cape Town specific, rather they are applicable to all areas were water scarcity and drought are an issue.
Grenfell Tower (source: FPA-UK) - FIRE RESISTANT CLADDING PLAN FOR GRENFELL ‘WAS DROPPED’
A CLADDING company has stated that it provided a quote to fit fire resistant panels to Grenfell Tower before its refurbishment, but was turned down.
FPASA at Milla SA - Fire Systems Design and Engineering Conference, CpT, 2018
"Cobra Fire" - a partner at the 2018 Insurer Fire Impact Reduction Strategy Summit
Thank you to Cobra Fire for sponsoring, in part, the InFIReS annual summit - 23 May 2018, Gallagher Convention Centre.
2018 Insurer Fire Impact Reduction Strategy (InFIReS) Seminar
Remember to diarise 23 May 2018!
The Annual FPASA InFIReS Seminar will be rolled out and there is a highly specialised panel of experts who will be engaging with the audience to unpack the impact of water scarcity on fire-fighting and automatic fire protection systems. Heavy weights extend to, but are not limited by, Collin Deiner (Western Cape PDMC Head), Lenny Naidoo (Chief Fire Officer, Engen), Dr. Moses Khangale (Senior Manager, NDMC) to name but a few! This is a great information sharing opportunity for insurers, fire safety specialists and anyone involved with fire on a daily basis.
InFIReS 2018 programme - download here
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BSI - a partner at the 2018 Insurer Fire Impact Reduction Strategy Summit
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
