Volunteer Wildfire Services
Volunteer Wildfire Services is a fire station in Western Cape, South Africa. Volunteer Wildfire Services is situated nearby to the pub Foresters Arms, as well as near Newlands Reservoir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Groote Schuur and Newlands Forest.
Groote Schuur
Museum
Photo: Janekszy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Groote Schuur is an estate in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1657, the estate was owned by the Dutch East India Company which used it partly as a granary. Groote Schuur is situated 1½ km northeast of Volunteer Wildfire Services.
Newlands Forest
Forest
Newlands Forest is a conservancy area on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, beside the suburb of Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. It is owned and maintained by the Table Mountain National Parks Board, along with the City Parks Department of Cape Town, and includes a Fire Station, Nursery and Reservoir.
Devil’s Peak
Peak
Photo: Warrickball, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newlands and Rosebank.
Newlands
Suburb
Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.
Rosebank
Suburb
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosebank is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, located between the suburbs of Mowbray and Rondebosch. Rosebank is situated 3 km northeast of Volunteer Wildfire Services.
Mowbray
Suburb
Photo: Zaian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station. Mowbray is situated 3½ km northeast of Volunteer Wildfire Services.
Volunteer Wildfire Services
- Type: Fire station
- Also known as: “VWS”
- Category: building
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.97044° or 33° 58′ 14″ southLongitude
18.44953° or 18° 26′ 58″ eastOpen location code
4FRW2CHX+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 901866212OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fire_stationOpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foresters Arms and Newlands Reservoir.
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