For Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association to review
Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association has not yet seen this page. It describes the organisation only through what it has said or done, and through what others named here have said about it. The Forum has not approached Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association about anything. Until Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association has approved the text, it may change. Questions for Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association:
- Is this description of goFPA correct? What would you like to change?
- Does your membership cover land in Ward 2, and which Fire Management Unit do Greyton, Genadendal, and the farms around them fall in?
- How should landowners in the valley apply for a burn permit?
- Should readers reach you through the moderators, or through a public contact?
The Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association (goFPA) is the fire protection association for the Overberg, registered under the National Veld and Forest Fire Act as FPA 2013/02 [MS]. It helps land users “predict, prevent, manage and extinguish veldfires” [MS], and says it covers more than 660,000 hectares, about 60% of the district [MS].
What the letters in square brackets mean
Facts on this page are followed by a tag that shows where they come from.
- [IC] Independently Corroborated. Confirmed by an official record, such as a government notice or a court or council record, or by at least two sources that do not depend on each other.
- [MS] Mission-Sourced. Comes from the organisation’s own website or statements, from the statements of a group it works with, or from the Forum’s own records. It has not been checked against sources that do not depend on them.
- [TBV] To Be Verified. Seems likely, but nobody has confirmed it from a reliable source yet.
At a glance
| Kind | Non-profit |
| Based in | Bredasdorp |
| Website | overbergfpa.co.za |
| Role | Fire protection association for the Overberg [MS] |
| Link to the valley | Unclear. Whether its members’ land includes Ward 2 is not yet known |
| Contact with the Forum | Not approached |
What it does
goFPA helps landowners plan firebreaks and sign agreements with neighbours, trains land users’ teams, issues burn permits, and runs Fire Management Units whose members help with controlled burns [MS]. Land users join voluntarily and pay a yearly fee based on the size of their property [MS]. It is a registered public benefit organisation [MS].
How its work reaches the valley
The National Veld and Forest Fire Act page names goFPA as the body for membership, Fire Management Units, firebreaks, and burn permits [MS]. Whether its members include landowners in Ward 2 is not yet known.
Where it touches this site
- National Veld and Forest Fire Act, which asks goFPA how its membership covers Ward 2.
- Greyton Volunteer Firefighters, which asks how it works with goFPA on a call.
What is still open
- Whether goFPA’s membership covers land in Ward 2, and which Fire Management Unit the valley falls in.
Have your say
If you know more about Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association’s work in the valley, contact the moderators via How to Submit.
Related
References
- Greater Overberg Fire Protection Association. Website, About us, and What we do. Registration, area covered, services, and membership.