Drakenstein’s only Private Fire and Emergency First Aid (EFAR) response unit— protecting farms, estates, businesses and families across 1,500 km² of the Cape Winelands, 24 hours a day.
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4×4 Samil fire trucks with 9,000L capacity, Honda pumps, flatline hoses and water cannons — reaching fires where others cannot. Field and structural response.
EFAR-certified responders provide life-saving stabilisation on scene, often arriving 20–40 minutes before an ambulance in rural Drakenstein.
Our own VHF repeater network and 24/7 manned control room connects over 600 properties — working even when cell networks fail.
Coordinated mountain and rural search operations in cooperation with SAPS and K9 units across the Drakenstein and Boland mountains.
Ground crew coordination for aerial waterbombing operations, protecting crops, vineyards, orchards and farm structures from wildfire.
Accredited first aid and firefighting training. Thirty volunteers trained and deployed across five informal settlements in Drakenstein.
DFW Pro designs, builds, equips and maintains practical fire-response units for farms, estates, businesses and rural properties — matched to the site, vehicle, water supply and risk.
Purpose-built with a 2,500-litre tank, 15HP Hyundai motor-pump and two 60-metre hose reels. Tailored to the access, water supply and risk profile of each property.
Compact vehicle-mounted units with 700-litre capacity, 5.5HP or 7HP motor-pump options and hose reels for rapid first attack.
Pumps, hoses, reels, nozzles, couplings, fittings, fire extinguishers, trolley units, parts, servicing and practical advice from DFW HQ.
Custom units are quoted to specification. Bring us your vehicle, property risks or existing equipment and we will help plan a practical solution.
DFW NPC is a registered Non-Profit Company and Public Benefit Organisation. Your donation is tax deductible under Section 18A of the Income Tax Act.
Important: Please email your full name and postal address to drakensteinfw@gmail.com after donating so we can issue your Section 18A tax certificate.The first private combined field and structural fire response group in the Western Cape. Protecting the Drakenstein community since 2014.
NPC Registration: 2017/344314/08
PBO Number: 930062323
Section 18A Tax Deductible Donations
De Leeuwenhof Estate, Sonstraal Road 1, Klein Drakenstein, Paarl, 7646