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…
Operation Dawns Glaw, a multi-agency taskforce of specialist from key agencies across Wales has reformed to reduce, and where possible eliminate the impact of grass fires across Wales. The task force, which was initially established in 2016 to tackle incidents of deliberately set grass fires across Wales, will also be…
Ogmore Vale Fire and Rescue Station became the first Fire Station in the UK to achieve the Green Flag Community Award last year in recognition of its high environmental standards, cleanliness, safety and community involvement. Station Commander for Ogmore Vale, Mathew Bradford, said: “At the beginning of February, with the…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) is bringing forward plans to replace the existing New Inn Fire Station, in Pontypool, with an updated and sustainable Fire Station on its existing site. The current Station was built over 70 years ago, opening for the first time in 1952. The building…
On leaving the Royal Navy in 1993, Carl joined the British Transport Police in London and served in uniform roles up to the rank of Chief Inspector across the capital. As a member of the specialist operation team, he was recognised for his work at the Potters bar, Hatfield, and…
Kirsty served as the Senedd Member for Brecon & Radnorshire for 22 years. In that time, she chaired several key committees including Health & Social Care and Standards of Conduct. In 2011, she became the first woman to lead one of the four main political parties in Wales. …
Lady Wilcox has more than 35 years’ experience in front-line education, having first taught in Brixton in South London, before becoming head of drama and media studies at Hartridge High School in Newport, and then head of the performing arts faculty and senior management team at Hawthorn High School, Pontypridd.…
After getting a modern history degree from Bangor university in 1981, Vij joined the London Fire Brigade in 1983. He served at some of the capital’s busiest stations, including Brixton as a firefighter and Whitechapel as a watch commander. Following a period in the training centre on officer…
Congratulations to our latest On-Call recruits, who successfully completed their 2-week course at our Cardiff Gate Training and Development Centre earlier today. Group Manager Mark Kift, said: “Congratulations to the on-call recruits at South Wales Fire and Rescue! Your commitment to serving the community and dedication to emergency response is…
