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Philip Prins - FPO, Chairman & West Ward Manager
Philip is well known within the Wildfire Management Industry where he served as the Table Mountain National Park’s Integrated Wildfire Manager since the Park’s inception in 1998 until his retirement from SANParks in 2023. Philip holds a Higher Diploma in Forestry Conservation from the Saasveld Forestry College as well as an advance Diploma in Public Administration from the Stellenbosch University. He has been part of the CPFPA since the inception of the CPFPA dated back to 2003 and has been at the reins of the CPFPA serving as the long-standing Chairman, FPO and also liaising with private landowners located on the Peninsula, West Ward. Philip has over 40 years’ experience in Integrated Fire Management and is known for his aggressive initial attack strategy and success.
Philip can be contacted on philip.prins1@gmail.com
Ruan Matthee - General and East Ward Manager
Ruan holds a BTech Degree in Nature Conservation and has been part of the CPFPA team since 2016. During Ruan’s time with the CPFPA he attended various wildfire training courses which includes courses in firefighting as well as the Incident Command System. In his current capacity as General and East Ward Manager, Ruan is responsible for liaising with private landowners located within the East Ward, assisting and advising them regarding integrated wildfire management activities, and attending to the CPFPA’s general and financial matters. He is a firm believer of “wildfire is everyone’s fight” and believes that a unified command contributes significantly to the success of wildfire suppression efforts when fighting fires on properties belonging to various landowners.
Ruan can be contacted on gmanager@cpfpa.org / eastmanager@cpfpa.org.za
Pierre Mouski - North Ward Manger
Pierre joined the CPFPA team in 2019 as the North Ward Manager where he liaises with private landowners and is responsible for integrated wildfire management activities within the North Ward. Pierre holds a BTech Degree in Nature Conservation and has more than 10 years of experience in environmental education and the conservation sector within protected areas and private land. Pierre has been involved in numerous fuel load reduction projects through alien vegetation management and is regarded as a specialist in the field of alien invasive vegetation management.
Pierre can be contacted on northmanager@cpfpa.org.za
