{"id":52054,"date":"2020-09-03T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T11:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/boost-for-kougas-fire-fighting-power-20200902-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:35:27","slug":"boost-for-kougas-fire-fighting-power-20200902-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/boost-for-kougas-fire-fighting-power-20200902-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost for Kouga\u2019s fire-fighting power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_411b56a4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3204\/f258a77862464f5a8800afe1df68a836.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3204\/26c47e2e1849489b980a5d5c5c53f456.jpg\" title=\"Community Services Portfolio Councillor, Daniel Benson, and Municipal Manager, Charl du Plessis, were on hand to receive the new trucks.                           Photo:SUPPLIED\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Community Services Portfolio Councillor, Daniel Benson, and Municipal Manager, Charl du Plessis, were on hand to receive the new trucks.                           Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>TWO new fire trucks have been delivered to Kouga Municipality to help keep communities safe. <\/p>\n<p>Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, said the vehicles had been procured at a cost of more than R4 million. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first new vehicle is a 2,5 tonne 4&#215;4 single cab, similar to the one added to Kouga\u2019s fleet two years ago,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are smaller vehicles, ideally suited to off-road operations and fighting fires in informal settlements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the second vehicle was a 6 000l all-terrain 4&#215;4 water tanker. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis vehicle can also operate on rough terrain and has a foam concrete booster tank, which makes it a valuable asset for attending to burning vehicles or flammable substance fires.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hendricks 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