The unit is responsible for planning, coordination and regulation of Veld Mountains, structural fire services in order to strengthen community safety and save lives. This is done through partnership with community stakeholders.

The district is in the process of setting up a fully fledged customer care call Centre with all the necessary systems in order to ensure a responsive and caring district municipality to its citizen

The unit is responsible for an integrated institutional capacity for disaster risk management, risk assessment, risk reduction, response and recovery, this forms part of our endeavors aimed at sustainable communities.

As part of the effort aimed at ensuring universal access to environmental health services as guided by the UN & SA government, the unit is responsible for water quality monitoring, food control over businesses and other activities, monitoring and giving support to Local Municipalities in managing waste disposal and ensure prevention of surveillance of communicable diseases within the district.