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I am pleased to announce that the City of Johannesburg’s Public Safety Department has started the first phase of the R16, 4 million upgrade to nine of our fire stations, to be completed before the end of May 2019.
Bixton Fire Station, Berea Fire Station, North Fire Station, Diepkloof fire Station, Florida Fire Station, Dube Fire Station, and Sandton Fire Station are all to receive upgrades to its infrastructure, buildings and its Be Safe centres, which have been instrumental in educating communities on fire safety and creating emergency response unit from these residents.
Upgrades at Lonehill and Eldorado Fire Stations have already been completed.
The upgrade of the fire stations also include replacing legacy infrastructure with more modern equivalents, the bay doors for instance are a welcomed new feature to the fire stations which allow for faster dispatch of fire engines in a case of emergencies, furthermore they are far more cost effective and easier to maintain.
The improvement and maintenance of the fire stations in the City of Johannesburg is of paramount importance to the Department of Public Safety. Refurbishing these buildings ensures that fire fighters operate within a safe and functional environment which supports their ability to provide the services of fire prevention and fire suppression.
Apart from procuring new fire engines so as to achieve our goal of one new fire engine in every fire station, we need to also upgrade and maintain the fire stations.
By implementing this important project residents will benefit directly on the money spent. Our firefighters will be able to serve residents in enhanced working conditions and ensure the City’s emergency fire rescue service is top class.
Plans for the roll out of the second phase of these improvements have been set in motion and more fire stations will soon be upgraded.
Cllr Michael Sun
MMC for Public Safety
City of Johannesburg
For media queries:
Luyanda Longwe
Stakeholder Manager: Office of the MMC for Public Safety
luyandalo@joburg.org.za
061 496 0536
