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As a private fire brigade, the primary mission of FIRE OPS SA is rapid first response firefighting, ensuring immediate dispatch within 60 to 90 seconds to any location within our operational footprint (Greater Gauteng, Bloemfontein, Durban. We deliver a comprehensive fire response solution designed to safeguard lives, protect assets, and minimize fire-related risks. Our target market is vast and includes all sectors, from residential, industrial, and commercial properties, remote deployments to construction sites, mines, estates, and specialized service environments.
Our first response fire service is built with rapid response, efficiency, and expertise at the forefront, providing clients with immediate intervention to contain and manage fires before they escalate. We utilize advanced firefighting equipment and highly trained professionals to respond effectively to emergencies, reducing potential damage and downtime.
Additionally, FIRE OPS SA offers extensive on-site training and upskilling programs in fire response, medical support, and workplace health and safety. These programs are customized to meet specific client needs, helping to improve emergency preparedness, enhance workplace safety, and ensure compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
By combining rapid first response with proactive risk mitigation strategies, FIRE OPS SA provides a reliable and professional fire service solution tailored to diverse industries and operational environments.
ABOUT FIRE OPS SA
Fighting fires in super-structures such as high-valued residences, high rise and multi-storey office blocks, hotels, super malls and ‘big box’ warehouses requires a very specific skill-set and incident command on a sophisticated level.
FIRE OPS SA as we are commonly known, offers this sophistication and expertise like no other in the market, incomparable to any current available fire service.
It was a known fact that industrialists and land owners were left without the level of fire protection which citizens and insurers had previously depended on – as a result of the need for a privately owned, first response firefighting service in the greater Gauteng region, the demand for this service grew and a need was then identified in other central regions which led us to expand our operational footprint to service into KZN and the Free State during the course of 2024.
Contracted by our clients, FIRE OPS SA provides a fully established and highly skilled team of Firefighters and Officers, with our unique approach to fighting fires and world-class technology, FIRE OPS SA is able to fill the gap professionally.
This created an expanse in the market for a viable solution. So, with his colourful and highly skilled background attained over the years as part of the fire department, that is exactly what led our current Fire Chief, Wynand Engelbrecht to establish FIRE OPERATIONS SA (PTY) LTD.
Our Fire Chief, a seasoned Fire Officer who developed a leading reputation in the industry, known to all – with his last municipal posting that of Task Force Commander: Sandton Fire Department (before the Metro was established), it was clear he had the knowledge to develop what Johannesburg needed again.
FIRE OPS SA has become the only alternative to the exceptionally limited fire service available to citizens, businesses and insurers. The company is headed by De Wet Engelbrecht, a young and energetic CEO with an extensive background in fire and suppression systems.
We are supported by a 100+ strong crew of Officers, Firefighters and Recruits – proudly, our Officers are entrenched in the history of the former fire department, each with 25 – 30 years’ experience
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