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Letaba Fire Protection Association The Letaba FPA is an organisation under National Veld and Forest Fire Act 101 of 1998.

15/10/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ Safe burning. Stronger together. Beautiful Magoebaskloof! ๐ŸŒฟ

Working together to prevent uncontrolled veldfires! The Letaba FPA skid unit and fire team recently assisted a member with safe, controlled burning in the breathtaking Magoebaskloof.

๐Ÿค Preparedness in action. Members protected. Communities safer.

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Mopani District Municipality Greater Tzaneen Municipality

15/10/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐— ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—˜๐—›๐—œ๐—ก๐—— ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง๐—”๐—•๐—” ๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”!

Meet Nicole Ramokone, Letaba FPAโ€™s Fire Awareness Officer, helping build a safer, more fire-aware community! ๐ŸŒฟ
From educating thousands of learners each fire season and allocating burning permits to Landowners during controlled burning periods, to capturing vital fire data on the international FireWeb system, Nicole plays an important role in promoting responsible fire management in the Letaba region.

๐Ÿ‘ Her dedication helps turn fire awareness into action, one learner and one community at a time!

Thank you Nicole for your dedication and the great work that you do.

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Greater Tzaneen Municipality Mopani District Municipality Greater Letaba Municipality

14/10/2026

Ever wonder how a fire extinguisher works ?
Post courtesy of Hyder Ali

14/10/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ Everybody wins with planned, safe controlled burns!

Peanut growers in Deerpark joined forces with the Letaba FPA skid unit and fire team to carry out a controlled burn safely. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿš’

By planning ahead and working together, growers can manage agricultural residues, reduce fuel loads and help minimise the risk of uncontrolled veldfires.

Thatโ€™s teamwork in action. Protecting livelihoods, land and communities! ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Photo and video credit: Peter Maunatlala

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Mopani District Municipality Greater Tzaneen Municipality

14/10/2026

20261013 at 11:40 the first report of a fire at Deerpark came in to the Letaba FPA dispatch office

11:42 Diggersrest sent someone to check on their boundary of Stangerโ€™s Rest farm
12:39 It was discovered that peanut growers were burning an unlawful burn. Peanut growers told to extinguish their fire
13:26 Reported that the fire is still burning and that it is mow moving up themountain
13:47 Letaba FPA Skid unit and fire team dispatched to the fire. The team left the controlled burn at Adams Farm and are moving towards the Deerpark fire
15:19 Reported that the fire is under control
15:20 Letaba FPA skid unit and fire team moppingup.
16:25 The fire was extinguished and the Letaba FPA unit stood down.

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Greater Tzaneen Municipality Mopani District Municipality

13/10/2026

๐ŸŽฅ UNIVEN STUDENTS SHARE THEIR POV! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿš

Two University Of Venda students share what they enjoyed during their recent visit to the Letaba FPAโ€™s Politsi Base.

They got a glimpse into how our teams, aircraft and dispatch operations work together to protect our communities. ๐ŸŒฟ

๐ŸŽฅ Hereโ€™s their POV of the experience!


Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

12/10/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—š๐—ข๐—ข๐—— ๐—ก๐—˜๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—•๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ. ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—™๐—˜ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐——.๐ŸŒฑ

Peanut growers at Makhethe Farm in Deerpark are putting fire safety first! ๐Ÿค
With support from the Letaba FPA skid unit and fire team, these growers arranged a planned controlled burn to help protect their land, livelihoods and neighbouring properties.
๐Ÿ‘ Thatโ€™s responsible veldfire management in action! When landowners plan ahead and work together, the whole community benefits.

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Greater Tzaneen Municipality Mopani District Municipality
Greater Letaba Municipality

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—™๐—ฃ๐—” ๐— ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ: ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—œ๐—— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—— ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก?Letaba FPA is here to help! ๐ŸŒฟEligible members can access our ๐˜€...
12/10/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—™๐—ฃ๐—” ๐— ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ: ๐—ก๐—˜๐—˜๐—— ๐—” ๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—œ๐—— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—— ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก?

Letaba FPA is here to help! ๐ŸŒฟ

Eligible members can access our ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜, including one tank of petrol, to support controlled burning.
โœ… Book in advance
๐Ÿšœ Collect with your own bakkie
๐Ÿ”— Bring suitable tie-down straps
๐Ÿ“… Collect Monday at 08:00 | Return Thursday at 16:00
๐Ÿ“ž ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—™๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฒ ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ

Letโ€™s work together to burn responsibly, reduce fire risk and protect our community. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿค
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

11/10/2026

๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐—”๐—ฌ. ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช!

Letaba FPAโ€™s Politsi Waterfall Base recently welcomed a group of University Of Venda Bachelor of Environmental Science in Disaster Reduction students for a behind-the-scenes look at aerial firefighting and fire-management operations.

From aviation fuel safety and helicopter operations to the vital work of the dispatch office, students saw how teamwork, communication and preparedness help protect our communities, livelihoods and natural environment from the threat of uncontrolled veldfires.

๐ŸŒฑ Building knowledge. Inspiring future leaders. Strengthening community resilience.

Protecting our communities starts with understanding how we work together.

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

20261011 Tarantaalrand substation fire13:33 Reporta came into th Letba FPA Disptch office of a fire at the Tarantaalrand...
11/10/2026

20261011 Tarantaalrand substation fire

13:33 Reporta came into th Letba FPA Disptch office of a fire at the Tarantaalrand substation
13:33 The Tzaneen fire Brigade is activated
13:35 Tzaneen Emergency Support Team dispatched
13:36 Marnus de B**r has volunteered to go to the fire.
13:40 Marnus reported that there are multiple fires at the site and the wind is picking up.
13:58 Fire extinguished and being mopped up.

Photo credit : Marnus de B**r

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Mopani District Municipality Tzaneen Municipality

Address

Waterval Airfield, Westfalia, Politsi
Tzaneen
0850

Opening Hours

Monday 07:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 07:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 07:00 - 16:00
Thursday 07:00 - 16:00
Friday 07:30 - 17:00
Saturday 07:00 - 16:00
Sunday 07:00 - 16:00

Telephone

0765502260

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