
Fire fighter Jongikhaya Nombakuse crawls through waterlogged, exposed electrical wires and flames fuelled by strong winds to rescue an old man from his burning shack.

Advanced Life Support Paramedic Wayne Broodryk’s brave and immediate action saves an unconscious man trapped in a burning car from certain death.

Lifesaver, Carey Glover’s initiative saves not one, but several lives off the Umhlanga coast in peak season.

The focus and stamina of rescue swimmer Torsten Henschel saves a 15-year-old boy from drowning after a rip current pulls him out to a severe and treacherous sea.
Off duty fire fighter Hakeem Meyer’s mental and physical agility saves three tourists from certain drowning.
Fire fighters Eggberry and Kruger brave the raging Vaal River in full flood and overcome dangerous obstacles to save a trapped fisherman.
Early intervention and the determination of a team of paramedics give a 1-year-old drowning victim a fighting chance at survival.
Fire, medical and rescue personnel endure for hours to rescue vagrant men trapped under a collapsed building.
Purpose, expertise and hours of painstaking concentration by a team of fire fighters saves a critical patient trapped in an industrial machine at a packaging plant.
Bennie van der Wath's instinctive reaction saves the life of a fellow fire fighter when gas cylinders explode in what was reported to be a simple veld fire.
The reflexes and quick action by a team of fire fighters saves the life of a 3-year-old dog attack victim in critical condition.
Paramedic Richard Schouten’s skill and experience saves the life of a stowaway detection officer in grave danger.
Sheer strength from a team of fire fighters saves a father and daughter from drowning in their submerged car.
During floods in the low-veld region, 72 hours of sustained, coordinated and precise effort by several agencies result in a world-class operation where over 300 people are evacuated and 55 critical rescues performed.
Fire fighter Claassen’s tenacity saves a young boy from drowning in a muddy marsh after a car accident lands the occupants deep into the swamp.
A small, passionate team of fire fighters responds to a fire at a block of flats saving forty trapped residents, one by one.