Toughest Firefighter Alive South Africa Toughest Firefighter Alive South Africa 2019

The sixth Toughest Firefighter Alive South Africa 2019 (TFASA) was held at Roeland Street Fire Station in Cape Town on 20 to 21 September 2019 with 106 fire fighters from all over South Africa taking part in this prestigious event. The TFA-SA is based on the international TFA competition, which will be held in Aarlborg in Denmark during the World Firefighter Games (WFG-World Championship) in 2020. The event was officially opened by City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member (MMC) for Safety and Security, Alderman Jean-Pierre (JP) Smith with Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service CFO Ian Schnetler welcoming the participants. TFA-SA organiser Mark Smith thanked all the sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers for their contributions and shared the inspiring history behind the event. Smith said that the aim of the competition is to promote a spirit of excellence and produce fire fighters who are able to compete on the international stage, to equip them with skills that will enable them to perform to the peak of their abilities, to continue to push the boundaries in delivering a better, high quality service and to boost their morale.

Toughest Firefighter Alive South Africa was officially started in 2011 with an average of 145 competitors including fire fighters from different municipalities, the armed forces, ports authority and aviation competing in the annual event held in South Africa. The competition is considered to be South Africa’s premier fire fighter challenge. Not only does the TFA challenge the fitness, strength and endurance of fire fighters but it builds morale, confidence and camaraderie between the different teams and team players. The TFA, recognised as the hardest fire fighter competition in the world, is a fitness challenge specifically for fire fighters, where they can compete in various male and female age individual and team categories, with the winners becoming national champions within their age groups. The gruelling challenge consisted of four stages with fire fighters donned in full bunker gear ie fire helmet, fire tunic, fire boots and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs). Station 1: Hose make-up and advance (hose drag) Station 2: Obstacle course Station 3: High-rise pack carry and hose hoist Station 4: Stair climb (23 floors at the Civic Centre)

Results The overall winner of this year’s TFA-SA is Emile Conrad of Garden Route Municipality. Conrad walks away with the first prize for the fifth time in a row! City of Cape Town’s Baigum Abrahams won the female category for the second year in a row. Congratulations!

Fire and Rescue International congratulates all the participants and especially the winners!! Compliments go to all contestants for their professional sportsmanship and camaraderie.

2019

NR 1 SURNAME Conrad NAME Emile AGE 35 AGE 35 - 39 GENDER M MUNICIPALITY STAGE 1 P STAGE 2 P STAGE 3 P Garden Route 01:32 01:58 01:22 Overall individual malesTFA 2019 Results STAGE 4 03:38 TOTAL 08:30 2 Gouws Manie 41 40 - 44 M West Rand 01:36 02:04 01:55 03:01 08:36 3 4 Mulholland Wentzel Allister Lucan 27 30 18 - 29 30 - 34 M M City of Cape Town 01:55 02:32 01:39 03:56 10:02 City of Cape Town 01:45 02:18 01:47 04:36 10:26Congratlulations to all the contestants and especially the winners! 5 Bishop Charles 43 40 - 44 M Transnet 6 Smit Juan 34 30 - 34 M City of Cape Town 7 Wozniak Rafel 28 18 - 29 M City of Cape Town 01:49 02:40 01:35 04:24 10:28 01:56 02:53 02:04 04:23 11:16 02:19 03:06 02:02 03:57 11:23Toughest Firefighter Alive 2019

8 Stoffels Deon 36 35 - 39 M Garden Route 9 Malejwe Gift 29 18 - 29 M West Rand 10 Opperman Ruan 30 30 - 34 M Stellenbosch

TEAM

02:05 01:57 01:56

02:54 02:08 02:53 02:37 Team relays Team relays

04:35 11:43 04:32 11:59

03:51STAGE 1

01:57STAGE 2 04:27TOTAL 12:11

11 Van Lill Arnold 30 30 - 34 M City of Cape Town 12 Molefe Thato 26 18 - 29 M West Rand 13 Grobbelaar Lutan 42 40 - 44 M City of Cape Town 3 02:12 02:02 40 Lions 00:05 03:01 03:45 6 N1zuri

02:01 03:17

14 Stander Jaco 37 35 - 39 M Drakenstein 13 01:59 Cape Town

03:18 02:11 02:32 00:06:55 04:51 03:59 00:03:01 12:15 12:23 00:09:56 02:0000:06:25 05:0700:03:42 12:25 00:10:07 02:2300:05:47 04:5900:04:21 12:39 00:10:08

15 Grantham Duane 30 30 - 34 M Msunduzi 18 02:20 Cape Town Over 40

03:27

16 Leppan David 41 40 - 44 M Private 6 Eden

01:53 04:15

17 Woolstencroft Shayne 51 50 - 54 M City of Cape Town 18 Josephs Daniel 36 35 - 39 M City of Cape Town 19 Bosman Rikus 26 18 - 29 M City of Cape Town 20 Kroon Alno 27 18 - 29 M City of Cape Town 4 02:07 Stellenbosch

2 02:00 02:53Mangaung

03:31 03:11 03:08 10 01:56 Drakenstein 00:05 02:27

21 Armstrong Mark 46 45 - 49 M City of Cape Town 9 02:06 Bloemfontein 00:05 03:22 02:0100:06:23 05:0000:05:00 12:48 00:11:23 02:0800:07:35 04:3600:03:51 12:52 00:11:25 02:3000:07:45 04:4400:03:51 12:52 00:11:36

02:12 01:5300:07:54 05:43 05:1400:03:58 13:06 13:08 00:11:52 01:4500:07:36 07:1000:04:18 13:23 00:11:54 02:2100:09:14 05:5300:04:14 13:47 00:13:28

22 Barnes Robin 35 35 - 39 M City of Cape Town 23 Benson Ashly 28 18 - 29 M West Rand 24 Khan Shafiq 29 18 - 29 M City of Cape Town 25 Brand Rohan 29 18 - 29 M Stellenbosch 26 Van Deventer Russel 53 45 - 49 M Manguang 27 28 29 Berry Fortuin Van Niekerk Nicholas 24 Doniel 35 David 462019 18 - 29 35 - 40 45 - 49 M M M Johannesburg Drakenstein Private 30 Qoba Babongile 26 18 - 29 M Drakenstein 31 Williams Eugene 31 30 - 34 M Drakenstein 15 02:07 Hesseque (2) 03:22 16 02:14 02:27 Cape Winelands00:05 03:34 02:47 02:2000:10:56 06:2900:05:31 14:18 00:16:27

02:21 03:0900:10:52 06:21 06:1100:05:36 14:30 14:39 00:16:28 11 Bitou 02:23 04:11 02:3200:12:06 05:4700:04:31 14:52 00:16:37 1 02:17 03:52Volunteer Wildfire Services 03:0200:10:16 05:5100:06:42 15:02 00:16:58 17 Bitou 03:08 03:22 03:0100:12:18 05:5400:07:00 15:25 00:19:18 7 01:57 Mosselbaai 00:05 03:31 02:4300:13:19 07:1500:07:15 15:31 00:20:34 14 02:21 02:29 Mosselbaai (2) 03:50 03:50 02:29 03:2300:14:09 07:07 06:3700:10:59 15:47 16:20 00:25:08 12 02:10Hessequa 04:36 02:3500:27:00 07:1500:04:53 16:36 00:31:53

32 33 Le Roux Naidoo Etienne Machello 39 35 - 39 M Volunteer Wildfire Service 02:53 04:14 03:11 29 18 - 29 M Msunduzi 02:32 04:30 03:19 Toughest Firefighter Alive 201934 35 Jacobs Khanyile Jason Lethukuthula 35 33 35 - 39 30 - 34 M M ACSA - George 03:47 01:45 Msunduzi 02:18 04:59Overall individual males Overall individual males 03:39 02:47

06:19 16:37 06:23 16:43 07:37 16:48 06:45 16:49 36 Marias Kleinjan 22 18 - 29 M Stellenbosch 03:11 04:20 02:46 06:33 16:50 37 NR Nomdo SURNAME Lenestyo NAME 23 AGE 18 - 29 AGE M GENDER Hessequa MUNICIPALITY 02:12 STAGE 1 P 04:33 STAGE 2 P 03:59 STAGE 3 P 06:07 STAGE 4 16:51 TOTAL 38 1 Heyns Conrad Nathan Emile 42 35 40 - 44 35 - 39 M M Volunteer Wildfire Service Garden Route 02:37 01:32 04:59 01:58 03:50 01:22 06:07 03:38 17:33 08:30 39 2 Pulumo Gouws Ntsie Manie 45 41 45 - 49 40 - 44 M M Manguang West Rand 02:22 01:36 04:14 02:04 03:28 01:55 07:59 03:01 18:02 08:36 40 3 Ngece Mulholland Wandisile Allister 27 27 18 - 29 18 - 29 M M Stellenbosch City of Cape Town 03:03 01:55 04:52 02:32 03:28 01:39 07:06 03:56 18:28 10:02 41 4 Irvine Wentzel Kelvin Lucan 46 30 45 - 49 30 - 34 M M Volunteer Wildfire Service City of Cape Town 04:09 01:45 04:20 02:18 02:25 01:47 07:38 04:36 18:32 10:26 42 5 Hutchingson Bishop Mark Charles 36 43 35 - 39 40 - 44 M M City of Cape Town Transnet 43 6 Truter Smit Miekaeel Juan 26 34 18 - 29 30 - 34 M M City of Cape Town City of Cape Town 44 7 Prins Wozniak Heinric Rafel 32 28 30 - 34 18 - 29 M M Hessequa City of Cape Town 45 8 Swanepoel Stoffels Adriaan Deon 35 36 35 - 39 35 - 39 M M Bitou Municipality Garden Route 02:11 01:49 02:43 01:56 02:29 02:19 02:40 02:05 05:00 02:40 04:00 03:58 01:35 05:00 02:53 04:00 03:25 02:04 05:00 03:06 04:00 02:48 02:02 05:00 02:54 04:00 03:01 02:08 04:26 04:24 19:35 10:28 04:52 04:23 20:00 11:16 06:51 03:57 21:09 11:23 07:30 04:35 22:11 11:43

46 9 Mzangwe Malejwe Phumlile Gift 44 29 40 - 44 18 - 29 M M Manguang West Rand 47 10 Nieman Opperman Piet Ruan 58 30 55 + 30 - 34 M M Private Stellenbosch 02:25 01:57 03:09 01:56 04:59 02:53

05:00 02:37 04:00 06:03 04:32 22:27 11:59 05:00 03:51 04:00 03:21 01:57 07:23 04:27 22:53 12:11

48 11 Alberts Van Lill Ruan Arnold 23 30 18 - 29 30 - 34 M M Stellenbosch City of Cape Town 02:32 02:12 05:00 03:01 04:00 04:07 02:11 07:33 04:51 23:12 12:15

49 12 Hendricks Molefe Cheron Thato 34 26 30 - 34 18 - 29 M M City of Cape Town West Rand 50 13 Du Plessis Grobbelaar Greshwin-Lane Lutan 33 42 30 - 34 40 - 44 M M Bitou Municipality City of Cape Town 51 14 Horn Stander Ernest Jaco 28 37 18 - 29 35 - 39 M M Drakenstein Drakenstein 02:14 02:02 00:05 03:02 03:45 09:00 02:32

02:47 02:01 05:00 03:17 04:00 04:28 02:00

02:46 01:59 05:00 03:18 04:00 04:10 02:23 09:00 03:59 23:16 12:23 07:15 05:07 23:30 12:25 07:58 04:59 23:54 12:39

52 15 Yawa Grantham Bongani Duane 35 30 35 - 39 30 - 34 M M Bitou Municipality Msunduzi 53 16 Booysen Leppan Ruben David 41 41 40 - 44 40 - 44 M M City of Cape Town Private 54 17 Oostendorp Woolstencroft Abdul-Aziz Shayne 31 51 30 - 34 50 - 54 M M City of Cape Town City of Cape Town 55 18 Nomala Josephs Asanda Daniel 39 36 35 - 39 35 - 39 M M West Rand City of Cape Town 56 19 Krigga Bosman Nico Rikus 37 26 35 - 39 18 - 29 M M Bitou Municipality City of Cape Town 57 20 Samaai Kroon Uthman Alno 23 27 18 - 29 18 - 29 M M City of Cape Town City of Cape Town 58 21 Nkoe Armstrong Thabo Mark 33 46 30 - 34 45 - 49 M M West Rand City of Cape Town 02:28 02:20 02:08 01:53 04:11 02:07 02:41 02:00 05:00 03:27 04:00 03:54 02:01 05:00 04:15 04:00 03:25 02:08 05:00 03:31 04:00 04:53 02:30 05:00 03:11 04:00 04:11 02:12 08:54 05:00 24:16 12:48 09:55 04:36 24:28 12:52 07:09 04:44 25:13 12:52 09:31 05:43 25:23 13:06

02:54 02:53

05:00 03:08 04:00 05:00 01:53 04:00 04:32 05:14 25:26 13:08 02:19 01:56 00:05 05:00 02:27 04:00 05:00 01:45 04:00 05:48 07:10 26:07 13:23 02:24 02:06 00:05 05:00 03:22 04:00 05:00 02:21 04:00 05:56 05:53 26:20 13:47

59 22 Mabombo Barnes Mbulelo Celvin Robin 39 35 35 - 39 35 - 39 M M Bitou Municipality City of Cape Town 60 23 Mokemane Benson Samson Ashly 34 28 35 - 39 18 - 29 M M West Rand West Rand 02:26 02:07 01:52 02:14 05:00 03:22 04:00 04:34 02:20

10:24 06:29 26:24 14:18 05:00 03:34 04:00 05:00 02:21 04:00 07:02 06:21 26:54 14:30 61 24 Glanville Khan Lee Shafiq 45 29 45 - 49 18 - 29 M M Volunteer Wildfire Service City of Cape Town 03:00 02:27 00:05 05:00 02:47 04:00 05:00 03:09 04:00 06:29 06:11 27:29 14:39 62 25 Alberts Brand Kenny Rohan 46 29 45 - 49 18 - 29 M M Stellenbosch Stellenbosch 63 26 Esau Van Deventer Elroy Russel 29 53 18 - 29 45 - 49 M M Hessequa Manguang 02:48 02:23 02:50 02:17 05:00 04:11 04:00 05:00 02:32 04:00 07:06 05:47 27:54 14:52 04:11 03:52 04:00 03:36 03:02 13:43 05:51 28:20 15:02

64 27 Majela Berry Alfred Nicholas 35 24 35 - 39 18 - 29 M M Hessequa Johannesburg 03:02 03:08 05:00 03:22 04:00 04:48 03:01 11:34 05:54 28:24 15:25

65 28 Goliath Fortuin Theodore Doniel 37 35 35 - 39 35 - 40 M M City of Cape Town Drakenstein 02:11 01:57 00:05 05:00 03:31 04:00 05:00 02:43 04:00 09:00 07:15 29:11 15:31

66 29 Lewis Van Niekerk Rodger David 47 46 45 - 49 45 - 49 M M Msunduzi Private 03:06 02:21 00:05 05:00 03:50 04:00 05:00 02:29 04:00 08:05 07:07 29:16 15:47

67 30 Raqwale Qoba Mpho Babongile 30 26 30 - 34 18 - 29 M M Bitou Municipality Drakenstein 68 31 Scheepers Williams Muzzammeel Eugene 35 31 35 - 39 30 - 34 M M ACSA Drakenstein

03:21 02:29 03:25 02:10 69 32 Verster Le Roux Jean-Louis Etienne 34 39 30 - 34 35 - 39 M M Disaster Risk Management Volunteer Wildfire Service 03:31 02:53 09:00 03:50

04:32 03:23 00:05 12:27 06:37 29:25 16:20 05:00 04:36 04:00 05:00 02:35 04:00 08:46 07:15 30:11 16:36 09:00 04:14 09:00 03:11 09:00 06:19 30:31 16:37

70 33 September Naidoo Sharovsky Machello 33 29 30 - 34 18 - 29 M M Disaster Risk Management Msunduzi 03:40 02:32

05:00 04:30 04:00 05:00 03:19 04:00 09:17 06:23 30:57 16:43 71 34 Versfeldt Jacobs Chris Jason 23 35 18 - 29 35 - 39 M M Drakenstein ACSA - George 02:48 03:47 00:05 05:00 01:45 04:00 05:00 03:39 04:00 10:29 07:37 31:22 16:48 72 35 Sinden Khanyile Desmond Lethukuthula 34 33 40 - 44 30 - 34 M M Disaster Risk Management Msunduzi 03:45 02:18 09:00 04:59 09:00 02:47 09:51 06:45 31:36 16:49 73 36 Malgas Marias Jonathan Kleinjan 40 22 40 - 44 18 - 29 M M Drakenstein Stellenbosch 02:59 03:11 05:00 04:20 04:00 05:00 02:46 04:00 12:12 06:33 33:11 16:50 74 37 Philander Nomdo Jason Lenestyo 35 23 35 - 39 18 - 29 M M Disaster Risk Management Hessequa 04:37 02:12 05:00 04:33 04:00 05:00 03:59 04:00 15:08 06:07 37:45 16:51 75 38 Edwin Heyns Lottering Nathan 28 42 18 - 29 40 - 44 M M Garden Route Volunteer Wildfire Service 01:55 02:37 03:13 04:59 03:50 06:07 05:08 17:33 76 39 Tlotleng Pulumo Lebogang Ntsie 33 45 35 - 39 45 - 49 M M Manguang Manguang 01:52 02:22 04:16 04:14 03:28 07:59 06:08 18:02 77 40 Nkosi Ngece Lindokuhle Wandisile 32 27 30 - 34 18 - 29 M M Msunduzi Stellenbosch 02:40 03:03 04:25 04:52 03:28 07:06 07:05 18:28 78 41 Wildschut Irvine Daniel Kelvin 44 46 40 - 44 45 - 49 M M Drakenstein Volunteer Wildfire Service 03:20 04:09 05:00 04:20 04:00 02:25 07:38 12:20 18:32 42 Hutchingson Mark 36 35 - 39 M City of Cape Town 02:11 05:00 04:00 03:58 04:26 19:35

43 44 45 Truter Prins Swanepoel Miekaeel Heinric Adriaan 26 32 35 18 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 M M M Overall individuals female City of Cape Town 02:43 05:00 Hessequa 02:29 05:00 Bitou Municipality 02:40 05:00 Overall individuals female 04:00 04:00 04:00 03:25 02:48 03:01 04:52 20:00 06:51 21:09 07:30 22:11

NR46 SURNAME Mzangwe NAMEPhumlile AGE44 AGE 40 - 44 GENDER M MUNICIPALITY Manguang 1 47 Abrahams Nieman Baigum Piet 2558W-18 - 29 55 + FM City of Cape Town Private

STAGE 1 02:25 P STAGE 2 04:59 P STAGE 3 05:00 P 04:00 STAGE 4 06:03 TOTAL 22:27 02:13 03:09 03:47 05:00 04:00 02:43 03:21 05:13 07:23 13:56 22:53

2 48 SheziAlberts Zandile Ruan 3423W-30 - 34 18 - 29 FM Msunduzi Stellenbosch 04:10 02:32 05:00 05:00 04:00 04:00 05:00 04:07 04:00 07:04 07:33 29:14 23:12

3 49 ZitshuHendricks Lindiswa Cheron 3434W-30 - 34 30 - 34 FM Bitou Municipality City of Cape Town

4 50 NgwaneDu Plessis ThobileGreshwin-Lane4033W-40 - 45 30 - 34 FM Msunduzi Bitou Municipality 5 51 Marais Horn DazellErnest 2628W-18 - 29 18 - 29 FM Bitou Municipality Drakenstein

03:37 02:14 04:52 02:47

05:00 03:02 04:00 05:00 09:00 04:00 09:15 09:00 30:52 23:16 05:00 05:00 04:00 04:00 05:00 04:28 04:00 08:04 07:15 30:56 23:30 05:00 02:46 04:00 05:00 05:00 04:00 04:00 05:00 04:10 04:00 07:39 07:58 34:39 23:54