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Independent Culture Review Draft Action Plan

16th January 2024
Independent Culture Review Draft Action Plan

South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority voted on 15 January 2024 to accept all 82 recommendations of the Independent Culture Review Report, as recommended by the Service. The Authority also agreed to create a Culture Review Implementation Committee, to oversee the development and delivery of the Action Plan and…
Independent Culture Review Publication

3rd January 2024
Independent Culture Review Publication

Chief Fire Officer Huw Jakeway QFSM chose to commission an Independent Culture Review into South Wales Fire and Rescue Service in December 2022, amidst media reports around abusive behaviour from current and ex-colleagues of the Service. The Independent Culture Review covers the culture within the Service, our disciplinary processes and…
Independent Culture Review Publication Update

21st December 2023
Independent Culture Review Publication Update

Fenella Morris KC has confirmed that the Independent Culture Review will be received and published by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service on Wednesday 3rd January 2024. More specific details and timings will be communicated in due course.
Welsh government report shows fall in primary fires by 70% in South Wales

21st December 2023
Welsh government report shows fall in primary fires by 70% in South Wales

Recently, the Welsh Government published its fire and rescue incident statistics: April 2022 to March 2023 report, which includes analysis of incidents attended by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. The statistics, which are sourced from the Home Office’s Incident Recording System (IRS), include information on all incidents, fire-related fatalities,…
Update on the Independent Culture Review publication from Fenella Morris KC (14th December 2023)

14th December 2023
Update on the Independent Culture Review publication from Fenella Morris KC (14th December 2023)

Update on the Independent Culture Review publication from Fenella Morris KC (14th December 2023) Statement from Fenella Morris KC: “I am writing to provide you with an update on the Independent Culture Review. The Terms of Reference published in April this year stated that the Independent Culture Review was due to be…
Treforest Fire Statement (14/12/23)

14th December 2023
Treforest Fire Statement (14/12/23)

UPDATE 11:40am, 14 December 2023: Explosion at Treforest Industrial Estate Emergency services remain at the scene of a fire at a premises on Severn Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Rhondda Cynon Taff. This follows reports of an explosion at a property shortly after 7.00pm last night. There are no reports of…
Treforest Fire Statement 131223

13th December 2023
Treforest Fire Statement 131223

Statement at 23:35 on Treforest Industrial Estate Fire, 13 December 2023 Emergency services remain at the scene of a fire at a premises on Severn Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Rhondda Cynon Taff. This follows reports of an explosion at a property shortly after 7.00pm. There are no reports of any…
Cardiff University’s road traffic collision simulation

6th December 2023
Cardiff University’s road traffic collision simulation

On Monday 22 May 2023, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) took part in a large road traffic collision (RTC) simulation organised alongside Cardiff University. The event was organised as an induction to pre-hospital medicine for over 300 Cardiff University second year medical students, at the Cardiff University Heath…
Wales Climate Week

4th December 2023
Wales Climate Week

Wales Climate Week takes place from 4-8th December 2023. You’ve likely seen coverage of COP28 on the news – the UN climate change conference in UAE, despite the controversies, a pivotal opportunity to correct course and accelerate action on the climate crisis. The world is taking stock of progress on…
Movember 2023 at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

4th December 2023
Movember 2023 at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Movember is the leading charity helping to change the face of men’s health on a global scale, focusing particularly on men’s mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer. Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world. The charity unites global experts to…

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