The Juliet Crew: How SAâs first all-female fire crew battled Cape Town blaze
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CAPE TOWN â They have been hailed as national heroes; an inspiration as women who work hard to reach their goals.
Thatâs why the story of South Africaâs first all-female fire fighting crew, fighting the devastating wildfire on Table Mountain, has gone viral.
The team is made up of women from previously disadvantaged backgrounds; over 90% of the crew members come from female-headed households in Philippi, Retreat, Mfuleni, Khayelitsha, Capricorn Park, Macassar, Lavender Hill and Bonteheuwel in the Western Cape.
Photographer Charl Steenkamp.
Known as the Juliet Crew, the female firefighting crew was among the more than 170 fire and rescue workers and 125 Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) rangers who worked tirelessly to contain the Table Mountain fire that broke out on Sunday morning.