Last week, members of the UK’s domestic and international search and rescue teams came together to carry out highly specialised training in Wales’s capital city. Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) and International Search and Rescue (ISAR) teams are typically deployed in the wake of events such as natural disasters or…
The search has started to find an exceptional Chief Officer to lead South Wales Fire and Rescue Service through a period of significant cultural and organisational change, and to re-establish the Service’s reputation as an employer of choice and trusted community partner. The four Commissioners for South Wales Fire…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service hosted the annual UKRO Welsh Regional Extrication, Trauma and Rope challenge on Saturday 27th April at its Cardiff Gate Training and Development Centre. Teams from the three Welsh fire and rescue services competed for the top spot in each category, despite the deluge of…
The largest convoy from UK Fire and Rescue Services to date successfully delivered essential firefighting equipment to Ukrainian counterparts last week. On Monday 22nd April, six fire appliances left South Wales Fire and Rescue Service in the early hours of the morning to join a convoy carrying more than 2,800…
The Wales Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team recently attended a training exercise at the Waddington Training Centre, Lincolnshire. This simulated a Wales USAR deployment to a large-scale incident out of Wales, on the East coast of England. The team deployed as a USAR convoy consisting of seven specialist vehicles…
In the summer of 2023, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s (SWFRS) Cardiff Gate Training and Development Centre played host to an artist’s vision; with the aid of a 15ft fire, and a box camera built inside a large Russian doll. Now, the resulting work is on display at the…
As part of the wide-reaching Transformation Programme being undertaken at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS), the Welsh Government appointed Commissioners have established a fixed-term role of Director of Strategic Change and Transformation. Following a comprehensive recruitment process that involved staff from across the Service, senior leaders, and the…
SWFRS launches book writing project to help spread fire safety awareness amongst primary school children Children from six primary schools across Rhondda Cynon Taff worked together with local experts to write the tale of a tortoise named Lula, who has a close brush with wildfire on her quest to find…
Bag it and Bank it Recycling Champions 2024 Since 2009, The Fire Fighters Charity has successfully run a clothing recycling scheme, ‘Bag it and Bank it’, in partnership with fire and rescue services and other organisations across the UK. Not only does the project keep a huge amount of textiles…
International Women’s Day #InspireInclusion On 8th March every year, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated across the globe, and this year’s campaign theme is #InspireInclusion. We are proud to support the values that guide IWD; promoting a gender-equal world, free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse and…
