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GEORGE NEWS - With the holiday season upon us and New Year on the horizon, George Municipality reminds residents and visitors that all forms of fireworks are a major fire risk and are not allowed in public or private spaces in the municipal area.
This applies to fire crackers, flares, paper lanterns and other such paraphernalia. The selling of fireworks is also illegal, and no such permits have been issued or will be issued by the George Municipality.
The illegal trading, possession and/or setting off of fireworks carry fines of R300 and fireworks will be confiscated.
The Southern Cape will once again have additional air support from its Denneoord Emergency Airbase.
GEORGE NEWS - The George municipal fire and rescue services are ready for the fire season, which officially runs in the Western Cape from December 2020 to March 2021. The municipality s own fleet is well equipped and the Southern Cape would once again have additional air support from its Denneoord Emergency Airbase, said George fire chief Neels Barnard.
A chopper, two spotter planes and three water bombers will serve the Garden Route district from the airbase during the 2020/21 fire season. Over the past few years George has invested in state-of-the art equipment and vehicles to address a wide range of fire scenarios, including a first-of-its-kind large capacity water tanker and portable dam for remote areas, a specialised tractor to clear vegetation and a hazardous materials unit to deal with toxic materials at vehicle and factory accidents. This, comb