City prepares for possible disruptions in its Fire Service
30 September 2019
The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service has put in place contingency plans in the event that firefighters affiliated to the South African Municipal Workers Union proceed with their threat to stop working their standby hours.
The union has, in recent weeks, issued a series of statements, falsely claiming that they are not paid for overtime work.
The City of Cape Town has since clarified the matter, in a statement on 26 September 2019 which is available here.
The City has an overall firefighting staff complement of 900+. At any given time, there is a minimum of 240 firefighters on duty at the 30 fire stations across the metropole.