{"id":58432,"date":"2022-02-10T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T12:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/brandbestryder-gehuldig-20220209-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:26:29","slug":"brandbestryder-gehuldig-20220209-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/brandbestryder-gehuldig-20220209-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandbestryder gehuldig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_cad47ad1\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2971\/9702ebfbf4eb4cc7b5991a68bb291561.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2971\/1cc1bdf026d24a3d89f2b830c69047c6.jpg\" title=\"Rassie Erasmus (54)Foto: Verskaf\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Rassie Erasmus (54)Foto: Verskaf<\/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\n\n\n<p><strong>Rassie Erasmus (54), \u2019n staatmaker in die Vrystaat se brandweer- en nooddienste, <\/strong><strong>is Vrydag (04\/02) oorlede. <\/strong> <strong><span>Francois Klaassen, wat jare lank sy vriend en kollega was, se skrywe is \u2019n huldeblyk aan hom:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hy was \u2019n goeie offisier, leier en mentor vir die meeste brandweerpersoneel in die Goudveld.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Die verlies aan sy kennis laat \u2019n groot leemte in die brandweerdiens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rassie is op 26 Augustus 1967 in Welkom gebore, waar hy ook grootgeword het. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hy het homself op 19 Augustus 1991 as brandbestryder by die Welkom-brandweerdiens aangesluit. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Later is hy tot stasie-offisier bevorder, en was hy vir operasionele dienste verantwoordelik.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rassie het ook met opleiding gehelp, en was by Matjhabeng-brandweer se afdeling vir brandveiligheid betrokke. 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