A key point of focus

SECURITY TIP: Be aware of criminals who use their own "remote control" units to attempt to jam the signal that you send from your remote control unit to lock your car and activate its alarm. There are reports of criminals who "block" this signal and subsequently access or steal cars in this manner. Make physically sure your car is locked after pressing your remote control unit!

New Security Arrangements in Fernwood following the Special General Meeting on 17 February 2011

As a result of the decision of the SGM to switch away from ADT to full service including armed response and Special Response Team (SRT) with Mountain Men, Mountain Men Security is now the preferred security service provider for Fernwood. Besides the marked patrol car, Mountain Men also uses an unmarked car for covert operations and its Special Response Team.

FRA has signed a Service Level Agreement with Mountain Men. Together we will be managing the security situation in Fernwood with a view to preventing crime as far as possible and keeping crime levels close to zero.

FRA and Mountain Men will be working hard to keep all residents safe and secure in our beautiful suburb. 

To facilitate this switchover the following documents are provided below for convenience:

  • Letter to residents from the FRA Security Committee February 2011
  • Pledge form for those wishing to subscribe to Mountain Men. Upon submitting this pledge, you will be contacted by Mountain Men with a view to signing a contract and installation of service arrangements.
  • Cancellation template for a letter/email/fax terminating current security service contracts and debit orders with ADT.

Our suburb has been divided into a number of zones for security purposes, each of which has a "street captain". If you have not yet provided your details to your street captain, please view this map for your area number and contact Jonny Myers for information on your street captain.

Mountain Men contact numbers

  • Mountain Men Control Room: 021 700 3159
  • Mountain Men 24 Hour Emergency: 021 700 3120
  • Mountain Men Administration for service and administrative complaints by Fernwood residents: 021 710 1405 (Linda Bland)

Click here to access Mountain Men Situation Reports and Incident Reports

Click here to access the latest ADT Security Alert

Click here to access an ADT Security Update (October 2011)

Click here to access an ADT "Safety at Home" Leaflet

For those subscribing to ADT

  • ADT Control Room: 086 12 12 300
  • ADT Emergencies: 086 12 12 301
  • ADT car - Zone 1 (Rhodes Drive and above): 083 646 8604
  • ADT car - Zone 2 (Below Rhodes Drive): 083 633 0087
SAPS
  • For emergencies only: Sector 3 SAPS patrol van : 079 894 1908
  • SAPS Operations room - 021 657 2285
  • SAPS Inspector Sean Wentink (anything relating to crime) 079 894 1495
  • City Council Law Enforcement Services: 0860 765 423
  • For Forest/Mountain related security: 021 957 4700

We request that residents report all incidents, however minor, to the MM or ADT control room. It is important that the FRA has a correct record of all crime activity in the area.

TURN YOUR ALARMS ON AT NIGHT! The stats show that criminals are getting away with housebreaking and theft because  the majority of households do not bother to turn their alarms on at night when they are home. If you turn your alarms on, it allows your security provider to respond quickly. If you don't set your alarms this will result in late responses.