1. WORKING ON FIRE OVERVIEW OF EXPENDITURE AND KEY DELIVERABLES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEARS 2013/14 TO 2016/17 (MID-TERM)
Natural Resource Management l Programmes

2. Untransformed fire-prone vegetation, forest plantations, degraded vegetation and wetlands in South Africa. (Van den Berg et al. 2008; Forsyth et al. 2010)

3. Most recent distribution of WoF (including high altitude invasive alien plant clearing teams) bases.
OVERVIEW OF WOF (Ground + Air)
& HAT COVERAGE

4. The area of the country covered by WoF bases assuming a 100km radius around the base

5. Distribution of resources per partner category

6. The provincial distribution of WoF resources using person days of employment as a proxy for resources deployed

7. Sources of funding
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17 Forecast
2016/17 YTD
A. DEA Baseline and Wage Incentive R R R R R
Gauteng Projects R R R R R
Medupi Project R R R R
Sasol Project and eThekwini Projects R R R R
B. Sub-total partners and participating departments R R R
Aviation Revenue R R R
Recoupments R R R R
Interest Received R R R R
Service Rendered Revenue R R R R
Employee Tax Incentive R R R R
Other Income R R R R
C. Sub-total Additional Third Party Revenue R R R R
Canada 1 R
Indonesia R
Canada 2 R R
D. Sub-total foreign deployments R
Total WoF funding R R R R R

8. Analysis of funding sources

9. Expense analysis per category of expenditure

10. Payments versus Programme Expenditure up to September 2016

11. Reducing disaster risks from wildland fire hazards associated with climate change Project
In the Western Cape around 55% of resources deployed towards integrated veld and forest fire management was being funded by WoF.
Land users through Fire Protection Associations (FPA) & individual commitments contributed 36%,
Local authorities 6.5%,
Provincial government 1% an
National government agencies 1.5%.

12. No of person days of employment created between 2013/14 and September 2016/17

13. Costs per person day for the respective financial years

14. Training days given to fire fighters in WoF between 2013/14 and 2016/17

15. Number of fires attended to by WoF between 2013/14 and 2016/17

16. Estimated Hectares of fire that WoF attended to

17. Average size per fire as shown above

18. Fire breaks made during the period 2013/14 to September 2016

19. Hectares manually cleared to reduce fuel loads and minimizing the risk of damage to infrastructure

20. Hectares of Prescribed Burning for ecological reasons

21. Conclusions
Significant strides have been made by WoF in the fight against unwanted wild fires in South Africa.
More than 5 000 young people are being given employment and training opportunities every year with more than 30% of them women.
Should WoF disappear from the scene veld and forest fire management in rural areas might collapse with serious livelihood, food security and biodiversity implications
There is room for improvement the above shows that progress has been made to ensure that WoF resources are being deployed optimally.
Capacity has been developed gradually in resource poor areas
Direct costs of employment (employee wages/salaries and staff benefits) have consistently been above 50% of total expenditure.
an enabling environment for the programme to unlock 3rd party resources must be created
Governance can improve as long term institutional arrangements are developed.

22. Thank You!!