Amberdrake Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 TERRIBLE NEWS!!! Guys please volunteer and go help the guys! Trust me you wont get a better work-out!!No one is asking how to help!!!!!! I am stuck in Brazil until the weekend and its Killing me!!I would be in the way. Best most of us can do is stay out of the way. Support is best provided via money funds at this time.
Slowbee Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Come now guys - lets get this back on track. Any real news on the fire pls
Mr X Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Come now guys - lets get this back on track. Any real news on the fire pls It is difficult to see since there are clouds on the mountain tops but above the Lourensford mountains there is smoke and in this wind the fire will not be contained.
Raydek Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Come now guys - lets get this back on track. Any real news on the fire pls AFIS doesn't show any more info than what I posted earlier this morning and I'm not inclined to trust social media at this point. Last update from VWS was 300ha burnt last night and still battling this morning, will keep an eye on their tweets etc and see if anything new pops up, don't really want do bother them with phone calls to try get updates, they are surely inundated...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Bennet Nel: Latest from jonkers. The gates may be closed for a week. The fire is not burning out of control at this stage. Just hope the wind stays down !! Firehut safe still. Fire slowly creeping around at the top of swartbos kloof. Most crew busy on the left hand side under the peaks. I have no visual. News crews all in here now EDIT: This was 15-20 minutes ago
popcorn_skollie Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 AFIS doesn't show any more info than what I posted earlier this morning and I'm not inclined to trust social media at this point. Last update from VWS was 300ha burnt last night and still battling this morning, will keep an eye on their tweets etc and see if anything new pops up, don't really want do bother them with phone calls to try get updates, they are surely inundated...the information is filtering through very slowly. quoteCape Town - The Cape Winelands Fire Department says 150 firefighters have been deployed to the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve to battle the blaze currently threatening the area, EWN reported on Tuesday. - Are you there? Send us your eyewitness accounts and photos. Firefighters on the ground are currently battling the blaze, which first flared up on Monday afternoon, to ensure the fire does not spread over the Helderberg mountains. “At this point, the aim is to keep the fire from moving over the mountain to the Helderberg basin,” Cape Nature spokesperson Justin Lawrence told News24. “At the moment the fire is still in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve and parts of the Cape Pine area.” Lawrence said that about 700 hectares of vegetation has been destroyed since Monday afternoon. Three volunteer crews from Working on Fire are currently dispatched to the area, along with one crew from Cape Nature, and crews from the Volunteer Wildfire services.end quote that was the last 2 hours ago
droenn Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Wind definitely here now, pushing fire up the valley it seems...
Rapunzel Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I got now my membership from Tygerberg - only need to get cleats for my crocs to ride "agter die boerewors gordyn!" Its is really fun, awesome vibe/food/wine... Riding in the dark (with a light) is something totally different as well. Really need to trust your knowledge of the trail and just go with it.... Edit: oh, Meerendal also do night rides now on Tuesdays.and there is also a Hooggekraal nightride on Tuesday 17 March.Day permit trails are at Hooggekraal, Contermanskloof, Bloemendal (south of the road) and Meerendal. Sadly we cannot get an "All Trail" permit up and running due to one of the land owners wanting to stay independant.
Mohs Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I would be in the way. Best most of us can do is stay out of the way. Support is best provided via money funds at this time.Noted. Yes you are right the last thing the guys want is untrained persons in the way when it comes to attacking the major fires.... But trust me I have been involved in many fires and all the help you can get is appreciated. Getting gear and drinks out to the guys, or by extinguishing smaller flames on the outskirts etc... Its much better to Volunteer and get some basic training for future fires. Obviously don't get yourself into a situation where you can get injured, but no-one will show you away if you ask to help.
Raydek Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 VWS Wildfires @vwsfires 7m7 minutes ago Taking a break, looking back over the line. #JonkershoekFire. Big @vwsfires crew deployed along with @wo_fire teams.
Raydek Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Aceofspades Bennet Nel37 mins · The best legal pic I could get of jonkers at the moment. They guys have really done well !!! Just cant quite figure out what has burnt down on the neverendings Like · · Share
Cassie Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 http://www.tygerbergmtb.co.za/trails.html http://www.tygerbergmtb.co.za/media/wysiwyg/Website_Images/Trail_Images/overview_map_2010_email.jpgThis will always remain an option...because there is f-all to burn!!
Mr X Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 It seems like clear skies over Jonkers now, I cant see any smoke
droenn Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Hope my caracal buddy on never ending is all good. (Sure he is).
Simonpurdon Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Fire still seems to be going, I can see the flames from Stellenbosch central.
Slowbee Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 the wind is back boys - and the smoke is back . just before sunset could see it rising over the mtns again
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