South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Infobox UK Fire and Rescue
name = South Wales Fire and Rescue Service



area = South Wales incl: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan local authority areas.
start = 1996
population = 1.5 million
size = convert|1000|sqmi|km2|-3
staff = 1000
BM = Brian Fraser
bm_label= Chief Fire Officer
stations = 50
HQ = Pontyclun


web = [http://www.southwales-fire.gov.uk/SWFSCMS/Homepage.htm South Wales Fire and Rescue Service]
FA = South Wales Fire and Rescue AuthorityThe South Wales Fire and Rescue Service ( _cy. 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 Taff, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.

The 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 [ [http://www.southwales-fire.gov.uk/SWFSCMS/whoweare/history.htm History page from official website] ] . It covers an area of around convert|1000|sqmi|km2|-3 with a population of around 1.5 million [ [http://www.southwales-fire.gov.uk/SWFSCMS/WhereWeAre/ Where We Are] From official website] .

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

SWFRS fire stations are a mixture of full time, day crewed and retained stations. They are located in the following places [ [http://www.southwales-fire.gov.uk/SWFSCMS/WhereWeAre/stations/stations.htm Map of fire stations] ] :

External links

* [http://www.southwales-fire.gov.uk/SWFSCMS/Homepage.htm Official website]

References