Deputy Fire Chief Mr. Deon van Wyk used expert skill and strategic know-how to control a ravenous forest fire.
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Strength
A harmless sightseeing trip turned into a nightmare for two teenage boys when they found themselves trapped by the icy, violent rage of a waterfall in full force. With incredible physical, mental and emotional strength, a volunteer National Sea Rescue Institute team took on the formidable waters to bring the boys out alive.
Passion
Bergplaas, Western Cape. A supervised and controlled firebreak suddenly spread and wind conditions were such that the entire area suddenly faced a ravenous forest fire. In between the mountains, conditions seemed to converge in such a way that the ultimate firestorm was developing. It was up to the experience and knowledge of one man and his team to turn the situation around quickly. Using expert skill and strategic know-how Deon literally fought fire with fire!
Initiative
Young Shimmy Sefatsa has been on the job for only 17 months. As a learner fire fighter, he has been taught to follow orders and take instruction. But one morning, Shimmy was first at the scene of a fire at a block of flats. Shimmy took initiative and immediate action, saving the lives of two trapped residents.
Endurance
While attempting to always remain as dispassionate and uninvolved as possible, every rescue worker has one experience or event that will linger in their memories for years to come. For Ekurhuleni rescue personnel, this event occurred on the night of 1 August 2010. An extraordinary team effort taxed the training, skill and limits of endurance of a remarkable group effort. An incredible community spirit came to the fore in an extraordinary mixture of triumph and tragedy.
Courage
In the early summer of 2010, a local paramedic confronted what for many people would be the worst of nightmares — an attack by a swarm of angry bees. Bravely putting his own fears aside he went to the rescue of two small babies.
