Anton Bredell, die Wes-Kaapse minister vir plaaslike regering, omgewingsake en ontwikkelings\u00adbeplanning, het Vrydag die provinsiale brandgereedheids\u00adinisiatief in Stellenbosch van stapel gestuur.<\/p>\n
Volgens Bredell is dit \u2019n kommerwekkende feit dat die meeste veldbrande in die Wes-Kaap \u00f3f opsetlik gestig word \u00f3f weens nalatigheid ontstaan.<\/p>\n
Dit is hoekom Bredell verlede week die groot rol beklemtoon het wat Wes-Kapenaars speel om te help om veldbrande te verhoed.<\/p>\n
Bredell het ges\u00ea minder as 3% veldbrande word deur natuurlike oorsake, soos weerlig of rotsstortings, veroorsaak. Sowat 25% word opsetlik veroorsaak en 72% deur nalatigheid.<\/p>\n
Bredell het ges\u00ea \u2019n besige brandseisoen word verwag, aangesien die lang en nat winterseisoen sterk plantegroei oor groot dele van die provinsie veroorsaak het. Digte plantegroei, tesame met warm, dro\u00eb en winderige somerweer, skep gunstige toestande vir veldbrande.<\/p>\n
Verlede seisoen is altesaam 7 215 veldbrande in die Wes-Kaap aangeteken. Die provinsiale regering het lugsteun vir 38 van hierdie veldbrande goedgekeur. Altesaam 85% van alle brande in ge\u00efdentifiseerde ho\u00ebrisikogebiede is tydens die aanvanklike \u201caanvalsfase\u201d onder bedwang gebring \u2013 die meeste binne die eerste uur.<\/p>\n
Die Wes-Kaapse regering het in die vorige brandseisoen R14,5 miljoen op brandbestryding bestee.<\/p>\n
Met die oog op die komende seisoen het die Wes-Kaapse regering R16 miljoen vir brandbestryding begroot. \u201cOns het lug- en grondondersteuningstenders gereed. Vir hierdie seisoen het ons vier helikopters op tender en toegang tot nog vier indien nodig. Ons het ook vier watervliegtuie en agt soekvliegtuie tot ons beskikking.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bredell het die belangrike rol van die Wedersydse Hulp-ooreenkoms, wat in die Wes-Kaap tussen munisipaliteite en die verskillende brandbestrydings\u00adinstansies van krag is, beklemtoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cHierdie ooreenkoms verseker duidelike bevelslyne, vinnige begrotingsbesluite en ko\u00f6rdinasie tussen verskillende instansies. Dit stel eenhede naaste aan \u2019n brand in staat om vinnig en met toegewyde fokus op die uitdaging op hande te reageer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bredell het ges\u00ea die uitgebreide oorstromings van die afgelope winter het baie paaie beskadig wat nodig kan wees om toegang tot afgele\u00eb gebiede te verkry. Dit maak brandbestrydings\u00adpogings meer ingewikkeld. Hoewel die lugreaksiestrategie baie goed werk, kan dit slegs suksesvol wees as dit met effektiewe grondondersteuning gekombineer word.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs sodanig wil ek aan elke lid van die sowat 2 300 brandbestryders \u2013 professionele brandbestryders en diegene op kontrak \u2013 wat hierdie seisoen beskikbaar sal wees, erkenning gee en bedank. Julle is die manne en vroue wat jul gesondheid en lewe in gevaar stel om hierdie harde en gevaarlike werk op die grond te doen om ons hierdie somer veilig te hou.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bredell het ges\u00ea die publiek vervul ook \u2019n kritieke rol in die voorkoming van veldbrande. \u201cStatistieke wys die groot rol wat gewone burgers kan speel om nie net ons natuurlike omgewing nie, maar ook ons persoonlike veiligheid en infrastruktuur teen wegholveldbrande te beskerm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bredell het gevra mense moet enige waarneming van \u2019n brand so gou as moontlik by die naaste owerhede aanmeld. \u201cErvaring oor baie jare het ons geleer hoe vinniger die aanvanklike reaksie is, hoe beter is ons kanse om \u2019n brand suksesvol te beheer voordat dit buite beheer raak.\u201d<\/p>\n
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