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Great Knysna Fire documentary report to Western Cape Government

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This Great Knysna Fire documentary is produced by Vulcan Wildfire Management as part of their report to the Western Cape Government. Vulcan Wildfire Management: “On the 7th of June 2020, two fires erupted and impacted the people of the Elandskraal, Belvidere, Brenton-on-Sea, Brenton-on-Lake, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay in ways they could never have imagined. Eight people lost their lives. We must learn these lessons…” THE KNYSNA FIRE VIDEOS BELOW ARE: Introduction (2020) Chapter 1: Initial Response Chapter 2: Home Ignitions Chapter 3: Communication Chapter 4: Evacuation Chapter 5: Incident Report … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!

Fire disaster, victims, anger, sadness & understanding

Mike Hampton Posted on by

Last week, I sank into depression. One moment I was there and then I was gone… into a smudgy flow that carried me like a coffin towards fire disasters. My mind burned in the Great Knysna Fire – so much loss; how Government failed us whilst lying how good they were; how they threatened me; and that, without justice, life-saving lessons may never be learned, and thus destruction repeated. On that first day, I awoke octogenarian friends who’d been unaware of their neighbour’s house aflame a few metres from their … Read the full article…

The truth may be bitter but sharing it is sweet!