At 886 metres above sea level, Pen-y-Fan is the highest peak in South Wales, and is used by the Special Forces as part of their vigorous selection process (Google ‘The Fan Dance’ if you want to know more!). Despite this, a team of Firefighters decided to attempt to conquer the…
Visitors from across South Wales descended on Cardiff Bay’s Roald Dahl Plass for the annual Emergency Services 999 Day, on Saturday 7th September. Hosted by SWFRS, the event marks the biggest day in our Service’s calendar, providing an opportunity for blue light partners to come together and show the public…
I am a Responsible Person for a commercial building: what do I need to know? Our new policy applies to certain non-residential buildings, business & workplaces. If a building you are responsible for, and not on the exemption list, you will need to do the following: If an Automatic Fire…
How does this work with multi-use buildings? Shops with flats above? All AFA calls to SWFRS will be considered through our call filtering process and if there is any indication that private dwellings or other exempt premises are affected, then a response will be sent. This will be decided by…
How often are exemptions reviewed? There are no current plans to review the agreed policy exemptions. However, new policy is currently being drafted in relation to local identification and exemption of high-risk buildings that may not sit within the agreed exemption list. Therefore, review periods may be considered for these…
Reducing False Fire Alarms The purpose of this guidance note is to highlight better practice, to offer both technical and procedural advice to those affected by unwanted signals from automatic fire alarm systems and to provide basic support to Responsible Persons and Competent Persons. In the year 2023/24 South Wales…
The way we respond to Automatic Fire Alarms (AFAs) is changing From the 6th of January South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) will be changing its approach to how it responds to automatic fire alarms. We will stop attending automatic fire alarms in most non-residential buildings, such as office…
Children and young people gathered around Firefighters to learn how to keep themselves safe at a water safety engagement event, held at Blackweir Bridge, Pontcanna Fields. The Green Watch Swift Response Team, based at Cardiff Central Fire Station, took to the water to show youngsters how a water rescue is…
The sun shone on visitors at Llantwit Major Emergency Services Station Open Day, held on Friday 26th July. “This is the third open day we have held at Llantwit Major, and it’s fantastic to see everyone enjoying themselves,” explained Watch Manager, Rob Grapes. “It’s good for the community to know…
On Sunday 21st July, teams of young people from across Wales gathered at Cardiff Gate Training and Development Centre for the annual Fire Cadets Challenge. 12 teams from South Wales and one team from Mid and West Wales competed in firefighting-related challenges to earn the accolade of Fire Cadets Challenge…
