South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Welsh: Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru) is the fire and rescue service covering the ten Welsh principal areas of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service


Operational area
CountryUnited Kingdom
PartWales
RegionSouth Wales
Agency overview
Established1996 (1996)
Employees1000
Chief Fire OfficerHuw Jakeway
Facilities and equipment
Stations47
Trucks61
Website
www.southwales-fire.gov.uk

SWFRS was created in 1996 by the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, which reformed Welsh local government. It was created by a merger of the previous fire brigades of Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and Gwent. It covers an area of around 1,100 square miles (2,800 km2) with a population of around 1.4 million.[1]

The fire authority which runs the service is a joint-board made up of councillors from the ten principal areas covered by the service.

Fire stations and appliances
Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances Appliance Callsigns
S01 BridgendWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, HRT, L4P, ARUWS01P1, WS01P2, WS01L8, WS01R3, WS01T3, WS01R5
S02 PorthcawlRDSWrLWS02P1
S03 Kenfig HillRDSWrL, WrBWS03P1 WS03W7
S04 CowbridgeRDSWrL, L4PWS04P1, WS04L8
S05 PencoedRDSWrL, EPUWS05P1 WS05S2
S06 Ogmore ValeRDSWrLWS06P1
S07 PontycymmerRDSWrLWS07P1
S08 MaestegWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, L4P, IRUWS08P1, WS08P2, WS08L8, WS08H9
S09 TreorchyRDSWrL, L4PWS09P1, WS09L8
S10 TonypandyWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, L4P, GPV, BASU*, WelU*WS10P1, WS10P2, WS10L8, WS10T1, WS10S1, WS10S2
S11 FerndaleRDSWrLWS11P1
S13 Gilfach GochRDSWrLWS13P1
S14 PontyclunRDSWrLWS14P1
S15 PontypriddWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, L4P, WrB*, HRTWS15P1, WS15P2, WS15L8, WS15R5, WS15W7
S16 HirwaunRDSWrLWS16P1
S17 AberdareWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, L4P, EPUWS17P1, WS17P2, WS17L8, WS17S2
S18 AbercynonRDSWrLWS18P1
S19 Llantwit MajorRDSWrLWS19P1
S20 BarryWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, WrB*, SRU, WIU+IRBtWS20P1, WS20P2, WS20W7, WS20T1, WS20R1, WS20B1
S21 AberbargoedWDS/RDS2x WrL, WrC, L4P, BASUWS21P1, WS21P2, WS21W7, WS21L8, WS21S1
S22 PenarthWDS/CC*WrL, WIU+IRBt*WS22P1, WS22B1 (IRBt based at Cardiff Bay Barrage)
S24 CaerphillyWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, L4P, GPV, ICUWS24P1, WS24P2, WS24L8, WS24T1, WS24C1
S25 TreharrisRDSWrLWS25P1
S26 Merthyr TydfilWDS/RDS/CC*2x WrL, ALP, HRT, WrC, GPV, IRU L4PWS26P1, WS26P2, WS26A4, WS26R5, WS26W7, WS26T1, WS26H9 WS26L8
S27 TredegarRDSWrL, L4PWS27P1, WS27L8
S28 RhymneyRDSWrL, L4PWS28P1, WS28L8
S30 AbercarnRDS/CC*WrL, L4P, GPVWS30P1, WS30L8, WS30T1
S31 RiscaRDSWrLWS31P1
S32 CwmbranWDS/CC*WrL, PM+MDU*, GPV, 2x PM+HVP, CadetWS32P1, WS32C1, WS32T9, WS32T1 WS32T9, Fire Cadet Appliance
S33 New InnWDS/CC*WrL, CIU*, GPVWS33P1, WS33H1, WS33T1
S34 AbersychanRDSWrL, L4PWS34P1, WS34L8
S35 AbertilleryRDS/CC*WrL, L4PWS35P1, WS35L8
S37 Ebbw ValeWDS/CC*WrL, HRT, SRU*, 2x WIU+IRBt*WS37P1, WS37R1, WS37R5, WS37B1, WS37B2
S38 BrynmawrRDSWrL, L4PWS38P1, WS38L8
S39 BlaenavonRDSWrL, L4PWS39P1, WS39L8
S40 AbergavennyRDS2x WrL, L4P, GPV, CadetWS40P1, WS40P2, WS40L8, WS40T1, Fire Cadet Appliance
S41 MonmouthRDS2x WrL, L4PWS41P1, WS41P2, WS41L8
S42 UskRDS1x WrL, L4PWS42P1, WS42L8
S43 ChepstowRDS2x WrL, L4PWS43P1, WS43P2, WS43L8
S44 CaldicotRDS1x WrL, L4P, GPVWS44P1, WS44L8, WS44T1
S45 Malpas, NewportWDS/CC*WrL, SRU, HRT, WIU+IRBt*, GPV, CadetWS45P1, WS45R5, WS45R1, WS45T1, WS45T7, WS45T8, WS45T9, WS45B1, Fire Cadet Appliance
S46 Maindee, NewportWDS/CC*WrL, ALP, WrC, 2x RRIUWS46P1, WS46A4, WS46W7 WS46R3, WS46S3
S47 Duffryn, NewportWDS/CC*WrL, IRU*WS47P1, WS47H9
S49 Whitchurch, CardiffWDS/CC*WrL, L4P, FoT*, DIM, MTRUWS49P1, WS49L8, WS49S6, WS49S1, WS49T3, WS47H8
S50 Roath, CardiffWDSWrL,2x GPV, CadetWS50P1, Fire Cadet Appliance
S51 Cardiff CentralWDS2x WrL, ALP, GPVWS51P1, WS51P2, WS51A4, WS51T1
S52 Ely, CardiffWDSWrL, HRT, GPVWS52P1, WS52R5, WS52T1
  • WDS: Wholetime duty system
  • RDS: Retained "on-call" duty system
  • CC: Cross-crewing system in operation

Fire appliance glossary / callsigns
  • Water Ladder (WrL): P1/P2
  • Light 4x4 Pump (L4P): L8
  • Heavy Rescue Tender (HRT): R5
  • Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A4
  • Water Carrier (WrC): W7
  • Water Bowser (WrB): W7
  • Foam Tender (FoT): S6
  • Prime Mover + Hose Layer Unit (PM+HLU): W2
  • Prime Mover + High Volume Pump (PM+HVP): W9
  • Prime Mover + High Volume Hose Layer (PM+HVHL): W8
  • Breathing Apparatus Support Unit (BASU): S1
  • Welfare Unit (WelU): S2
  • Salvage Unit (SalU): S1
  • General Purpose Vehicle (GPV): T1
  • Incident Command & Control Unit (ICCU): C1
  • Special Rescue Unit (SRU): R1
  • Technical Rescue Unit (TRU): R3
  • Line Rescue Unit (LiRU): R4
  • Water Incident Unit (WIU) + Inshore Rescue Boat (IRBt): B1
  • Flatbed Unit (FltbdU): T3
  • Road/Rail Incident Unit (RRIU): S3
  • Chemical Incident Unit (CIU): H1
  • Environmental Protection Unit (EPU): H2

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response:

  • Detection Identification & Monitoring Unit (DIM): H8
  • Incident Response Unit (IRU): H9
  • Marauding Terrorist Rescue Unit (MTRU): ??
  • Prime Mover (PM) + Mass Decontamination Unit (MDU): T9

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR):

  • General Purpose Vehicle (GPV): T1
  • Prime Mover (PM): T7/T8/T9

Pods:

  • Module 1 – Technical Search Equipment
  • Module 2 – Heavy Transport, Confined Space & Hot Cutting
  • Module 3 – Breaching & Breaking Equipment
  • Module 4 – Multi Purpose Vehicle
  • Module 5 – Shoring Operations

See also

References
  1. "Where We Are". South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

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