Lefpa on standby during lockdown
Landowners are urged to use this time to prepare for the coming fire season.
The Lowveld and Escarpment Fire Protection Association’s (Lefpa) manager, André Scheepers, said, like many others, its staff members are also currently all working from home, but are on standby.
The fire-detection camera service that the association gives its members, a 24/7 service detecting smoke and fire in high-risk areas in which it operates, is still functioning during this time.
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Scheepers’ current request is to landowners. “During this time we ask that they check and service their equipment plans for the fire season ahead and get their firebreak agreements in place with adjoining landowners.” He said the fire season is from June 1 to the end of October.
Right now they are not particularly concerned about fires, because of the still-present greenery and the rain, but “as soon as it becomes dry and the first frost falls, it’s a different picture,” said Scheepers.
As one of the largest fire-protection associations in the country, it deals with all aspects of detection, prevention, suppression, rehabilitation, and awareness and is a member of the Mpumalanga Umbrella Fire Protection Association.
Lefpa can be contacted on 0860-663-473 or via its website at www.lefpa.co.za.
