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Property Owners Now To Be Charged For Using Fire Brigade's Services
Notice 48/2014
Overstrand Fire, Rescue & Disaster Management have as of 1 July 2014 started implementing new tariffs. The following tariffs are applicable:

Extinguishing of fires:
Extinguishing of structural (all buildings) fires per hour per incident - R 1500
Extinguishing of structural (all buildings) fires per hour per incident
(Indigent households) - Free
Extinguishing of veld and other fires per hour - R 500
Assistance at motor vehicle accidents and rescues - Free

Standby at fire scene:
Per hour for vehicle and firefighters - R 500

Fire Prevention inspections:
Tank installation – per tank - R 300
LP Gas – per installation 48kg and more incl bulk tanks - R 300

Fire Safety:
1st and 2nd compliance inspection - Free
3rd and continuing compliance inspection - R 300

Events:
Inspection of location and issuing of Population Certificate - R 200
Standby at event per event for vehicle and firefighters - R 1000

Burn Permits:
Burn permit inspection - R 250
All fires attended to, fire prevention or fire safety inspections conducted and burn permit inspections which have been issued will be billed accordingly, provided it happened either on or after 1 July 2014.

The relevant erf owner of the structural fire / veld fire will be billed accordingly on their municipal account. For all other tariffs, payment is required upfront before the necessary inspection and / or certificate will be issued. Proof of payment must then first be submitted before receiving such certificates.

For more information, please feel free to contact the Fire Department via email at either of the following : Chief Lester Smith: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Meagan Raynard: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephonically on 028 313 5041/2