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NORTH EASTERN FREE STATE FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

Who May Join the North Eastern Freestate Fire Protection Association?

Any person from who’s land a fire can start or spread where such a fire can be classified as a veld fire and who is deemed to be the responsible person or entity may join North Eastern FS FPA.

The National Veld and Forest Fire Act (Act 101 of 1998) deems any person or entity except the owner that is in control of a given piece of land through a contract, agreement or court order to be the responsible person or entity. This includes tenants, commanders, chief executive officers and executive committees or governing bodies of community or other organisations.

The Act however stipulates that all state owned or controlled land must join a FPA should an FPA exist in the area where such land is located.


Welcome to the North Eastern Free State FPA

Area Covered by NEFSFPA


Increased pressure on land owners and land users to implement effective veld fire management strategies led to a reciprocating increase on FPA’s to improve the level of technical service and support offered to members. The increased demand for human and other resources cannot be met by smaller FPA’s in a sustainable manner. The North Eastern FS FPA was formed when it became clear that smaller FPA’s is no longer viable.

The North Eastern FS FPA covers an area of 1,2521 million hectares in the eastern part of the Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality. North Eastern FS FPA is an amalgamation of various smaller FPA’s that were mostly situated in the Phumelela and Maluti-a-Phofung local Municipalities.

Wildfire Mangement Resouce:

Working on Fire Teams


Working on Fire (WoF) is a government-funded, job-creation programme focusing on Integrated Fire Management in South Africa. WoF fire fighters are recruited from marginalised communities and trained in fire awareness and education, prevention and fire suppression skills. – https://www.dffe.gov.za/working-fire

North Eastern Free State FPA in Partnership with Working on Fire, are having 5x Working on Fire Teams throughout the whole Fire Protection Asssociation Management Area. The Teams are Located in Memel, Vrede, Warden, Harrismith & Qwa-Qwa.

ⓘWhat Does a FPA (Fire Protection Association) do?

Fire Protection Associations provide Management Services, Training and Support Communities in their efforts to Manage and Control Veldfires.

WHAT WE DO FOR OUR MEMBERS:

Here are some of the services we provide


For more information please Contact Us.
Cost for Membership for Non-Governmental, Non-Municipal, Non-State, Entities is R500 plus 50c per Hectare of properties included.
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Fire-Season Standby & Response

Standby by FPA Personnel and all 5x Working on Fire Teams from June to November.
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Online Invoicing System

An Online Invoicing System which assist in being punctual sending Invoices.

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Preliminary Fire Investigations

Preliminary Investigations for Claims.
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Full Day Personnel

Full Day Personnel to Manage the Fire Protection Association.
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Vital Fire Weather Stations

CW Price Vital Fire Weather Stations Located in Ascent, Warden & Harrismith
Historical Data can be pulled for Claims.
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FDI Communication

Fire Danger Index Notifications being communicated on WhatsApp Channels & WhatsApp Announcement Group.
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FS Prov Fire Advisory Forum

NEFSFPA is representing Landowners on the Free State Fire Advisory Forum.
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Incident Management based on the Incident Command System

NEFSFPA operates in a region where veldfires can escalate rapidly across vast privately-owned farms and state land. ICS is used for three main reasons:
Interoperability, Scalability, Safety & Accountability
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FPA Rules & Regulations

NEFSFPA has Rules and Regulations in place that binds all FPA Members in line with the National Veld & Forest Fire Act 101 of 1998.

“It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.”

 Howard Ruff