South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Wildfire Team this week welcomed firefighting colleagues from across the UK providing a four day training programme around the latest wildfire fighting techniques. Only weeks after the Team joined a UK-wide deployment to support international colleagues battling the recent wildfires in Greece, they took…
Today (Thursday September 23, 2021) marks the first Healthy Travel Wales day. The day is an opportunity for businesses and organisations to showcase how they encourage people to make more sustainable journeys. Across Wales, 50 leading organisations have signed up to one of the Healthy Travel Charters. South Wales Fire and…
The Festival of Rescue returned over the weekend (17th and 18th September) and after a challenging two days our South Wales Fire and Rescue Teams have returned with an outstanding result. The event saw 300 competitors from 25 UK Fire and Rescue Services showcase their lifesaving skills in and around…
In the early hours of Monday morning (13 September 2021) we received reports of a fire in a children’s playground in Trowbridge, Cardiff. A crew from Roath Station attended the scene and upon arrival they were faced with a fire that had spread across the park, causing significant damage to…
At approximately 9:39pm on the 4th of September 2021, we responded to reports of a large scale fire at a recycling plant in Kays And Kears Industrial Estate, Blaenavon. Firefighters were deployed to the scene to tackle the fire involving approximately 600 tonnes of recycled plastics. Due to the scale…
At approximately 3:13pm on Wednesday the 1st of September 2021, we responded to reports of a large scale fire at a recycling plant in Penallta Industrial Estate in Hengoed. Firefighters were deployed to the scene to tackle the fire involving approximately 200 tonnes of machinery and recycling materials including plastics…
At approximately 3:13pm on Wednesday the 1st of September 2021, we received reports of a commercial fire near Penallta Industrial Estate on North Road in Hengoed. Multiple crews from various Stations in the South Wales area attended the scene and were faced with a large well-developed fire involving approximately 200…
A group of firefighters from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and their local emergency service colleagues are taking on the Three Peaks Wales Challenge. In just 15 hours or less, the group are aiming to climb Snowdon in the North, Cadair Idris in mid-Wales and Pen-y-Fan in the South. The crew will be…
Teams from across South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) are busy training in preparation to take part in the Festival of Rescue 2021. Delivered by the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO), a national charity championing the highest standard of skill and learning for fire and rescue personnel across the…
Nurses and staff from Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda (YCR) have been presented with the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Chief’s Commendation following their quick thinking and brave actions. In the early hours of Sunday morning on the 7th of March 2021, firefighters were called to reports of a fire within…
