Tuesday 11 May 2021 marked the end of a hugely successful partnership between Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Hywel Dda University Health Board, initiated to enhance the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine to the communities of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. Since February, Community Safety Staff from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service have ...

Be careful whilst using garden incinerators
Over the coming weeks and months, many of us will be busy giving our homes a spring clean and sprucing up our gardens in preparation for the wonderful Welsh summer!! Whilst having an uncluttered home and a tidy garden is a pleasing outcome, disposing of the waste can often be a chore that many people might prefer to tackle by burning their waste, using a garden incinerator. ...

Development work at Parc Noyadd, Llandrindod Wells
As part of its Northern Area Development Project, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has announced that development work will shortly commence at its site at Parc Noyadd, Llandrindod Wells. Coordinated by the MAWWFRS Estates Department and in collaboration with Lawray Architects and Design Team and T.A.D. Builders Ltd, the work will involve the extension o ...

Wales’ New State-Of-The-Art Firefighting Kit
Cutting edge kit designed by firefighters for firefighters has been revealed for the very first time in Wales. It is a proud milestone for Welsh crews who collaborated to shape the new advanced design in a ground-breaking two year project which saw the final contract awarded to supplier Ballyclare. Brand new recruits from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service proudly displayed ...

Six-year-old girl raises the alarm to a property fire
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service wish to thank six-year-old Mia, of Milford Haven, for her calm and quick thinking in alerting a neighbour to phone 999 to report a fire in a property. On a Sunday afternoon, 28th March 2021, Mia was passing the rear of a flat when she noticed smoke coming from the property. Having been taught the importance of reporting a fire, Mia im ...

Effective fire safety measures at the Metropole Hotel contributed to preventing spread of fire
A fire investigation has concluded at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, which was undertaken following a fire at the premises on Tuesday evening, April 13th, 2021. The investigation determined that the cause of the fire was accidental. The significant fire was brough under control and extinguished by Firefighters from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, however, ...

Hotel fire in Llandrindod Wells
On Tuesday, 13/04/2021 at 06:25pm, crews from Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells, Rhayader, Llanwrtyd Wells, Talgarth and Knighton attended a fire at a hotel in Llandrindod Wells.

Vaccine Heroes – supporting Powys Teaching Health Board
In the last few weeks, a new group of vaccine heroes has joined Powys Teaching Health Board’s team and while they are new to vaccination, they are not new to being heroes. If you have been to either Builth or Newtown Mass Vaccination Centre recently you may have seen a new uniform on show – firefighters. Powys Teaching Health Board have teamed up with Mid and West Wales Fire ...

Designated Safe Havens
Our stations are designated 'Safe Havens', where any member of the public – including children and young people – can go if they feel unsafe in any situation. If crews are out and you need immediate help, ring 999. ...
Firefighter sustains injury whilst fighting grass fire
As the we experience warmer and dryer weather, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service wishes to remind the public that lighting grass fires is not only illegal but also a danger to its firefighters, following an incident that resulted in a firefighter sustaining a musculoskeletal injury. At 08:08pm on Tuesday, 30th March 2021, Joint Fire Control received the first call of ...
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