 Welcome to Zululand Fire Protection Services (ZFPS)After 16 years of Aerial Spraying and Aerial Fire Fighting, Jake Oosthuizen formed Zululand Fire Protection Services cc. with the object of providing a service to the Zululand timber industry. Initially the operation was started by taking over the control centre of the ZFPA which co-ordinated all Fire Fighting operations in the Zululand Coastal Area (approximately 90,000 hectares of Timber). The Ops Room was very low profile and provided a basic communication service to the timber growers in the area.
 Today the Ops room is manned 24 hours a day, 12 months a year. Weather information is collected from 3 weather stations and FDI’s are calculated. Internet is installed in the Ops Room and is used for weather predictions, satellite images and communication with the forestry industry world wide. Over the past 6 years the Ops Centre has been upgraded (See Services provided) and Zululand Fire Protection Services now manage 16 Electronic Fire Detection Cameras. These cameras send video images from 72 meter towers up to 55 kilometres away. At present Zululand Fire Protection Services is contracted to the 2 Fire Protection Associations in Zululand to co-ordinate Aerial Fire Fighting operations. The total area of these Associations is approximately 1.7 million hectares. The following aircraft are used by the Zululand Associations: ZIFPA - 2 x Turbine, 400 gallon bombers and 1 x C182 spotter Our staff are highly motivated and each is a specialist in his field.
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