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Fire and Rescue
Overview
Bergrivier Fire Department strives to enable the community to prosper in a safe environment and has therefore set itself the goals of providing a comprehensive fire-fighting and fire safety services to prevent loss of life and property. The function of the Fire Department is to render a community-focused fire-fighting and fire safety service to prevent loss of life and property resulting from any natural or man-made occurrence.
Services
We provide the following essential services:
- Fire operations
- Response to all types of fires
- Response to all other types of incidents
- Response to hazardous material incidents
- Humanitarian services to community
- Fire safety services
- Fire prevention inspections related to buildings & premises
- Scrutinizing of building plans
- Enforcement of fire safety bylaws
- Development of evacuation plans & protocols
- Fire training & awareness
- Training of firefighting personnel
- Training of municipal personnel
- Awareness programs to community & schools
Legislative mandate
- Fire Brigade Services Act (99 of 1987)
- Municipal Structures Act
Enquiries
| Head Disaster Management | |||
| Harry Benson | 022 913 6000 | 083 661 9253 | BensonH@bergmun.org.za |
Emergency contact numbers
| Agency / Service | Town | Contact number | Alternative contact |
| Fire & Disaster | Bergrivier area | 083 661 9253 | 022 433 8700 |
“Fire is everyone’s fight”
Last published 09 October 2020