# With today being International Firefighters Day, the City of Cape Town says it acknowledges the courage, determination and service of firefighters. In the past year, the metro’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to 30-thousand-302 incidents and increase of 454 incidents. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says vegetation fires, motor vehicle accidents, pedestrian accidents, informal residential fires and formal residential fires account for the bulk of responses:
International Firefighters Day: Demands on firefighters service keep growing in Cape Town [SOUND]
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