Volunteer Wildfire Services

The Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) has been on the front line, combating dangerous and sometimes deadly runaway wildfires since its inception during the devastating fires that ravaged Cape Town in 1999/2000.

With a force of more than 350 volunteers, with women making up 34% of our volunteers, who operate from our four stations, Newlands, South Peninsula, Stellenbosch, and Helderberg.

VWS is the largest volunteer firefighting organisation in South Africa. VWS stands tall as a powerful non-profit organisation, driven by a team of fiercely passionate volunteers.