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…
Here are the latest updates from our teams in the National Resilience deployment to Greece including images and video footage. Our firefighters are continuing to help tackle the ongoing wildfires in Greece alongside teams from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, London Fire Brigade and West…
Firefighters with specialist wildfire knowledge and experience from South Wales have been deployed to Athens in Greece to help tackle the devastating ongoing wildfire crisis. As part of the National Fire Chief Council’s National Resilience Team four firefighters from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s including those from the Service’s…
A BA (Hons) Fashion Design Graduate from the University of South Wales (USW), Jessica Evans, has created a collection of sustainable clothing using decommissioned fire kit donated by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) as part of her final year project. The contemporary collection was inspired by Jessica’s placement…
NEW guidelines to help courts determine how to sentence those who assault an emergency worker come into effect today, Thursday 01 July 2021. The Sentencing Council guidelines will help courts in England and Wales to make a balanced assessment of the seriousness of the offence and impose a proportionate…
Water Safety Wales is urging parents to make sure their children know how to stay safe and enjoy the water this summer. Figures indicate that around 25 per cent of primary pupils leave school unable to swim, and experts fear that the enforced pool closures during the pandemic over the…
