Getting more fire trucks might take a year – City of Joburg

The 11 fire engines not enough to serve 30 fire stations

Mpho Koka Journalist

It will take almost a year for the City of Johannesburg to purchase 19 additional fire engines that its emergency medical services (EMS) is running short of.

The city currently has 11 fire engines and two water tankers to serve its 30 fire stations and with winter fires coming, the city had to make plans to squeeze the flee it currently has. ..

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