{"id":281213,"date":"2025-10-13T13:02:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/?p=281213"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:33:27","slug":"local-firefighters-douse-international-competitors-in-toughness-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/local-firefighters-douse-international-competitors-in-toughness-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Local firefighters douse international competitors in toughness contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cape Town <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/residents-open-their-hearts-for-mandela-day\/\">firefighters<\/a> walked away with 13 gold, 10 silver and one bronze medal at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frimedia.org\/tfa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toughest Firefighter Alive competition<\/a> held in George over the weekend.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baigum Abrahams, of Westridge Fire Station in Mitchell\u2019s Plain, retained her title as the Toughest Female Firefighter Alive for the third year running, this time sharing the top spot with her colleague Thobeka Senatse of Kraaifontein. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ladiesrelayteam_72266.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters Thobeka Senatse, Andiswa Stafa, Nomvuyiseko Lungile and Baigum Abrahams.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thobeka Senatse, Andiswa Stafa, Nomvuyiseko Lungile and Baigum Abrahams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abrahams also walked away with gold in the 30 to 34 age category, while Senatse won gold in the women\u2019s 45 to 49 age category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the two women joined by Nomvuyiseko Lungile of Simons Town and Andiswa Stafa of Mitchell\u2019s Plain, won gold in the women&#8217;s relay. Lungile and Stafa added silver to their tally for individual categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men\u2019s categories Jermaine Carelse, of Goodwood, won gold in the 50 to 54 age category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carelse_72209.jpg\" alt=\"Jermaine Carelse, of Goodwood fire station, won gold in the 50 to 54 age category.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jermaine Carelse, of Goodwood, won gold in the 50 to 54 age category.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the over-40s men\u2019s relay category the team of Luton Grobbelaar, of Wynberg, Carelse, Mohammed Toufiek Armien of Hout Bay and Rudi van der Berg of Lakeside won gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men\u2019s open relay category, the team of Aneeb Moses of Epping, \u00a0Bevan Jacobs of Constantia, Timothy Malan of Hout Bay and Clint Fredericks of Kommetjie Road won silver. Individual silver medals went to Malan in the 19 to 29, Frank Forbay of Lakesidein the 55 to 59 and Van der Berg in the 45 to 49 age categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"281214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/local-firefighters-douse-international-competitors-in-toughness-contest\/mensrelayteam1_72201\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mensrelayteam1_72201.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mensrelayteam1_72201\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Aneeb Moses, Bevan Jacobs, of Constantia, Timothy Malan and Clint Fredericks.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Aneeb Moses, Bevan Jacobs, of Constantia, Timothy Malan and Clint Fredericks.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mensrelayteam1_72201-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mensrelayteam1_72201-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters Aneeb Moses, Bevan Jacobs, of Constantia, Timothy Malan and Clint Fredericks.\" class=\"wp-image-281214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mensrelayteam1_72201-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mensrelayteam1_72201-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mensrelayteam1_72201-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mensrelayteam1_72201.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aneeb Moses, Bevan Jacobs, of Constantia, Timothy Malan and Clint Fredericks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An individual bronze medal went to Grobbelaar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers from the City\u2019s Disaster Risk Management also took part in the competition. Angie Geyser, stationed at Milnerton, won a silver medal in the women\u2019s 19-29 category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition tests firefighters\u2019 mental and physical fitness and simulates firefighting scenarios. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 250 firefighters and 44 relay teams from across the country participated. They were joined by teams from Botswana and Namibia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTheir achievements at the competition just cements what we already know,\u201d said Mayco member for Safety and Security, JP Smith. &#8220;They are some of the toughest, bravest and most dedicated women and men in the country. 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