Abstract:
The fire services are a salient contestation which is often overlooked by the Social Science scholars.
The Department of Cooperative Governance has ultimately promulgated a White Paper on fire services in
May 2020. This study therefore aims to review and examine the legislation with a purpose of traversing the
intricacies entrenched. This explicit dimension of the chosen study methodology serves to reconnoitre the variables
prudently. The review and analysis of policies have the power to analyse the realities and the misnomer
which are a perfect platform to create dialogue. They serve as powerful tools that bring important topics to
the table in a captivating way that also spark conversation due to their in-depth and resourceful information.
The theoretical framework which forms part of the discussion has a potential to attribute meaning of study
perspectives to practicality and simplicity to avoid a complex situation. The gaps identified in the White Paper
are uncovered and fully discussed. The content was studied, contextualised, and synthesised intellectually to
derive meaning on all the aspects. It is the contention of this paper to attribute meaning to policy improvement
in the fire services with a consequential contribution to the world of science for sustainable development
