Awards
In 2005 WoF was awarded a Platinum Award, the highest accolade, by the Impumelelo Innovations Trust that recognises exceptional achievement by government-initiated projects that are sustainable and can be replicated.
 
In 2009, the remarkable work done by WoF in reducing the impact of unwanted fires on people and the environment was acknowledged when the programme received the Kamoso Award for Best Environmental Programme.
 
In March 2010, Working on Fire was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Impumelelo Awards Trust for its KwaMemela Firewise Community project, which has successfully pioneered community-based fire management concepts in rural KwaZulu-Natal.