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SWFRS support the #ChooseWisely campaign against Drink and Drug Driving

10th December 2018
SWFRS support the #ChooseWisely campaign against Drink and Drug Driving

‘Someday you will realise the damage that you have caused but by then it’s too late. Everybody has a choice’ – that is the message being driven by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service in support of the annual Police led, Winter Anti Drink and Drug Driving #ChooseWisely Campaign. Led…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service heralded Team of the Year

10th December 2018
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service heralded Team of the Year

Team of the Year 2018 South Wales Fire and Rescue Service UKRO project team has been heralded Team of the Year at the 5th Excellence in Fire and Emergency Awards 2018. The award was made to honour the incredible achievement of the Service in hosting the UKRO Caerdydd 2018 Challenge…
Road Safety Week 2018

18th November 2018
Road Safety Week 2018

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…
Tumble Dryer Dos and Don’ts

15th November 2018
Tumble Dryer Dos and Don’ts

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…
‘Dying to Work’ Charter

10th November 2018
‘Dying to Work’ Charter

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…
Bridgend Extrication Team Retain World Title in South Africa

29th October 2018
Bridgend Extrication Team Retain World Title in South Africa

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…
Fire Cadet Awards Night

25th October 2018
Fire Cadet Awards Night

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…
Hate Crime Awareness Week 2018

15th October 2018
Hate Crime Awareness Week 2018

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

8th October 2018
National Breathing Apparatus Challenge

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…
SWFRS Bridgend retain UK Extrication title for the 6th time and SWFRS Rope Rescue take 1st place at the UKRO Firefighters rescue challenge in Cardiff Bay

6th October 2018
SWFRS Bridgend retain UK Extrication title for the 6th time and SWFRS Rope Rescue take 1st place at the UKRO Firefighters rescue challenge in Cardiff Bay

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)…

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