It is clearly understood that WoF Teams are providing support to the user who requested the team and that neither BHMFPA nor Working on Fire or their agents, employees, partners, representatives or associates can be held responsible for direct or indirect losses or damages caused by making use of Working on Fire Teams.
Teams can support and assist Landowners who wishes to make fire belts/breaks, but it is clearly understood that any controlled burning operation is done at the risk of the person or entity that is undertaking them. The client will be responsible to ensure that the applicable conditions stipulated in Section 12 of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act is adhered to and that an agent or representative is present during the burning operation. Failure to have an agent or representative present during any burning operation will not constitute fault on the part of BHMFPA or Working on Fire and any consequences resulting from this failure will be the sole responsibility of the person or entity that requested the assistance of the team. No team will be dispatched to support controlled burning operations without a valid burn permit issued by BHMFPA. Burn permit applications can be completed online at https://www.bethlehemfpa.co.za/burn-permit
All variable costs are payable by the user. If the user is not a BHMFPA member in good standing, then an additional charge of R500.00 per day per team is payable. Users will remain liable for all variable costs after a team has been dispatched whether the team was utilised or not.
