Cape Peninsula Fire Protection Association

The Cape Peninsula Fire Protection Association (CPFPA) extends across the Cape Peninsula Mountain chain. This rocky expanse stretches from signal hill in the far north across to Cape Point, due south at a distance of some 60km. To the east lies the newly proclaimed boundary extension enclosed by the N2 highway in the North and Baden Powell Drive to the east and south.

Renowned for its scenic beauty, the Peninsula gives rise to two prominent, world-famous landmarks, Table Mountain and the Cape of Good Hope. A unique body of land, the peninsula mountain chain co-exists with and is subjected too much of the activity of the Cape Town metropolitan area.

To the east, the extended boundary of the association encompasses a dynamic urban component of heavily populated terrain with land uses ranging from agriculture and industry to transformed residential suburbs.

Regionally, the south-western cape is home to the cape floristic kingdom, one of the six plant kingdoms of the world. This expanse of land is unique in that it covers a reasonable small area, yet it has an elevated abundance of plant species, numbering over 8700. The peninsula mountain chain features as a significant part of this kingdom, containing some 2 285 plant species. This dynamic vegetation is both fire-prone and fire dependant, making it a complex system to manage. Hosting a mosaic of urban and natural areas, the Peninsula is prone to issues of fire management in areas of high human density.