On 9 June 2023, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) responded to reports of a large-scale wildfire on the Rhigos Mountain. Our crews have been working tirelessly to respond to and manage the wildfire alongside emergency service colleagues and partner agencies. The wildfire had continued to burn over several…
In recent weeks, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) has been inundated with calls relating to wildfires across South Wales. Crews have been working tirelessly across our service area to manage and prevent wildfires from spreading and causing further damage and disruption to our communities. These fires put significant…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) will be undertaking a large-scale training exercise in Cardiff Bay’s Aqua Park Cardiff on Thursday 8 June 2023. Emergency service colleagues and partners are also taking part in the exercise, including staff from Aqua Park Cardiff and Welsh Ambulance Services Trust (WAST). The…
Volunteers’ Week gives us the perfect opportunity to say thank you to our wonderful team of volunteers! We’d like to introduce you to some of the members of our team and tell you a bit about what they do to support us and our communities across South Wales. Introducing…
At approximately 1:34pm on Monday 29 May 2023, we received reports of a wildfire in Gelli, Pentre. Multiple crews have attended the scene of the wildfire alongside partner agencies. Specialist equipment, including fire beaters, a helicopter, National Resource Wales excavator and forestry hose have been utilised. Firefighters…
The Independent Culture Review within SWFRS and led by Chairperson Fenella Morris KC, is now underway On Thursday 18 May 2023 at 10.30 am, Fenella Morris KC introduced the Culture Review in person with some members of the Culture Review Team at the offices of Blake Morgan, Central Square, Cardiff,…
A schoolboy has been hailed a hero after he saved his family from carbon monoxide poisoning. Grayson Taylor, four, woke his parents in the early hours of the morning and said he hears a beeping noise coming from downstairs in their Monmouthshire home. He urged them to get out of…
The Independent Culture Review within South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS), led by Chairperson Fenella Morris KC, is now underway. The Culture Review Team invites current and former members of staff (who have left SWFRS within the last seven years), partner agencies and Blue Light colleagues, plus members of…
At approximately 11:13am on Tuesday 9 May 2023, we received reports of a chemical spill at Cardiff University’s Main Building on Park Place, Cardiff. Multiple crews from stations across South Wales are currently in attendance, alongside emergency service colleagues and partner agencies. This is a contained incident and the building has…
From hosting street parties to picnics in the park – however you intend to celebrate the Coronation this bank holiday (5 – 8 May 2023), we want you to do so safely! The Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May 2023. We’ve put together…
