South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is supporting the National Fire Chiefs Councils (NFCC) Home Safety Week, which runs from 30th September to 6th October. The campaign is encouraging households to check smoke detectors are right for their homes needs and will provide them with an early warning in the…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s Bridgend Extrication Team have once again been crowned World Champions in the 20th World Rescue Challenge in La Rochelle, France. Credit: Chris Jones Photography Wales This is the fourth consecutive time and seventh world title in 20 years of competing that the team have…
Ahead of our first ever 999 Weekend taking place in Cardiff Bay next weekend (21st – 22nd September), we’re celebrating all things vintage. Take a step back in time with us as our crews recreate Service photos taken up to 80 years ago. Ahead of our first ever 999 Weekend…
Crews from Bridgend and Maesteg responded to a call in the early hours of Thursday 12th September 2019 following reports of a house fire in the Coytrahen area of Bridgend. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus equipment located an elderly occupant in the first floor of the property, and pitched a triple…
The tragic events that took place in New York City on September 11 2001 remain a poignant memory for many around the world, but one man’s story was a true inspiration for a Cardiff firefighter. On September 11 2001, F.D.N.Y Firefighter Stephen Gerard Siller was off duty and on his…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s world championship-winning extrication team will be taking to the global stage again this month as they head to the World Rescue Challenge 2019 at La Rochelle, France. This will be the sixteenth time the team have competed since their debut in 2002 and follows…
The city of Newport was originally protected by Newport County Fire Brigade based in Dock Street in the town centre. The Station was then closed in 1969 for demolition and Malpas Fire Station on Malpas Road was opened, along with neighbouring Stations in Maindee and Duffryn. The Station was officially…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are backing a new campaign by the London Fire Brigade to urge the public to #Call999BeforeYouFilm following an increase in people filming emergency incidents rather than calling 999. Any delay in calling the emergency services could have devastating consequences. Social media can be a…
A bell which has helped saved many lives in South Wales over the years is being taken on a national tour with the aim of saving many more in the future. The station bell from Cardiff Central Fire and Rescue Station has previously been used to alert firefighters to emergencies…
We’ve given ITV cameras exclusive behind the scenes access to one of our biggest and busiest Stations- Barry Fire Station. A new three-part series will air this month and gives viewers an insider look into the role of a modern day firefighter. For six months, cameras followed the life of…
