February is traditionally the fire season in the Western Cape,

This year is no exception with wildfires raging out of control driven by gale force wind.

It is a sad time when one see the destruction to plant and animal life,

And it makes my blood boil when you hear that some fires have been caused by arsonists,

I cannot understand why someone would deliberately set the land on fire with malicious intention,

Some really sick people out there,

So here is a tribute to our brave firefighters, both on the ground and in the air, busy at containing a plantation fire on the outskirts of Grabouw,

I have the utmost respect for these "Warriors"

Cannot and Give-up are words which do not exist in their vocabulary,

Tenacious, Relentless, Brave and Dedicated are just some of the adjective words to explain their actions.