South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are backing Road Safety Week 2018 which focuses on how to be Bike Smart. The national campaign, led by road safety charity Brake, raises awareness around the safety of vulnerable road users. New analysis by Brake shows that those on two wheels are at…
The three Fire and Rescue Services in Wales have joined forces to remind us of the simple steps we should all be taking while using our tumble dryers this winter. The campaign is launched to coincide with Electrical Fire Safety Week which runs across the UK from 19-25th November highlighting…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are proud to support the Dying to Work Campaign by signing the Trade Unions Congress charter. The campaign is calling for terminal illness to be made a ‘protected characteristic’ so that all employees battling terminal illness would enter a protected period within which they…
A team of South Wales firefighters have again proved themselves World Champions winning the World Rescue Organisation Challenge for the third year in succession. Current World Champions and National Champions South Wales Fire and Rescue Service – Bridgend Extrication Team, made the trip to Capetown, South Africa, last week 22…
Originally established as the South Wales Young Firefighters Scheme almost twenty years ago at Cardiff Central Fire Station, the scheme has grown to almost 250 cadets at 10 branches across the South Wales Fire and Rescue area with each branch welcoming 20-30 young people aged 11-17 each term-time week. Being…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are supporting Victim Support Cymru and #HateCrimeAwarenessWeek running On October 15 – 22 . Hate crime is the term used to describe an incident or crime against someone based on a part of their identity. Experiencing hate crime can be a particularly frightening experience…
National Breathing Apparatus Challenge The five firefighters, who hail from Stations right across the South Wales area, committed to an intense training schedule in preparation for the annual Challenge at Morton in the Marsh, Fire Service College, this weekend and were awarded with a superb 8th (for BA) position out…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Bridgend Extrication Team remain the very best in the country after defending their U.K. Extrication Team title and winning for a sixth time. The team fought off strong competition from teams across the UK on home soil at the United Kingdom Rescue Organisation (UKRO)…
Driving in winter can be very different than at other times of the year. Adverse weather conditions and longer periods of darkness makes driving more hazardous. Sometimes conditions can be extreme, as we have found out over recent winters, with prolonged periods of heavy snow and floods. Take some time…
For the first time in a Secure Training Centre in the UK, young people in custody at G4S-managed HMP & YOI Parc in South Wales will take part in the Fire Cadet Programme, launched in partnership with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS). The programme, which is completed from…
