New Incident: Veldfire Incident – MANY WATERS

🚨 New Incident Reported

Incident Type:	Veldfire Incident
Farm Name:	MANY WATERS
Status:	active
Location:
Reported By:	Sipihwe Nhlapo (WhatsApp)
Reported At:	2026-10-30 13:48:24
Initial Size-Up Report:	[13:25, 10/30/2026] Siphiwe Nhlapo: Hi Bernard, could you kindly send a team to Sterkfontein, Many Waters [13:25, 10/30/2026] Siphiwe Nhlapo: The pin will follow shortly

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No Firebreaks are allowed to make anymore: No Fires.
Advise all personnel and members on protocols.
Get the FDI Daily on the FPA WhatsApp Announcement Group or on the Website.
Acquire and distribute standby register.
Study weather information.
Should a Veldfire occur:
- Report the Fire Immediately to the FPA Group and over 2-Way Radio.
- First Responder must provide a Size-Up Report, and must be posted to the FPA Group.
- Send a Location pin onto the FPA WhatsApp group.
The objectives for Fire Fighting:
- Responder Safety.
- Public Safety.
- Structure and Asset Protection.
- Suppressing the Fire.
Post-Fire Actions: When a fire is contained the following needs to be done:
- Relieve Actions - Animals that got injured, without fodder. Infrastructure needs repair.
- Paper Work - Report to FPA for the Incident Report to be Complete:
  - (1) Loss of Life.
  - (2) Loss of Animals.
  - (3) Loss of Infrastructure.
  - (4) Loss of Vehicles and Equipment.
- Debriefing - What happened and where can we improve?
- Legal Actions - Report fires to SAP, and having Fire Protection Officer to open dockets where necessary. Land owners may claim for Damages.
Attend to Sector Meeting.