Service News

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) would like to congratulate Lawray Architects on their appointment as Lead Consultant, working in partnership, with the MAWWFRS’s Estates Department. Huw Davies, Head of Estates for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said, “We look forward to working with Lawray and their multi-disciplinary team on a number of capital ...

Fire Services across Wales have been faced with an increase in deliberate grass fires this April caused by a mixture of anti-social behaviour, householders burning refuse waste and a number of farmers and landowners burning grassland outside the permitted winter burn dates. Operation Dawns Glaw is an all-Wales multi-agency taskforce supported by a range of partners whose aim i ...

Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service would like to wish the Muslim communities of Mid & West Wales ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ and offer them support and advice as they observe the holy period of Ramadan. During Ramadan, a period of fasting is often observed during daylight hours, meaning cooking takes place before sunrise and after sunset. It is essential that people alway ...

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service would like to introduce their new friend Sbarc! Sbarc will help spread messages to young children on the dangers of playing with fire and how to keep safe in your home and in your community. In the Summer of 2019, the three Welsh Fire and Rescue Services came together and designed a character that would the help spread the Fire and R ...

The bog habitat on Pyllau Cochion common is an important deep-peat site that started forming almost 10,000 years ago following the last ice age. In 2017 the depth of the peat on the site was measured to be 5.2 m making one of the deepest peat bogs in Carmarthenshire. The capacity of our natural habitats to store carbon in peat bogs and peaty soils plays an important role in l ...

During these unprecedented times, we urge you not to be tempted to burn your garden or household waste.   We understand that during this time of social distancing and self-isolating presents an opportunity to do some gardening and clear out your sheds.  However, burning your garden or household waste can be dangerous and unpredictable and can easily spread out of control. This ...

The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority has published its Corporate Plan 2020 - 2025 The Corporate Plan sets out the Authority’s four Strategic Aims for the next five years – along with its Well-being and Improvement Objectives for the year ahead (2020/21). The Authority’s Strategic Aims and Well-being Improvement Objectives have been set in the context of the signif ...

This week sees the launch of Operation Dawns Glaw, a multi-agency partnership to reduce deliberate fires across Wales   With the dry and warm weather over the weekend and predicted for the forthcoming weeks, Fire Services across Wales are urging members of the public to act responsibly.  This year to date the Welsh Fire and Rescue Services have attended 67 grass fires, 52 of ...

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service would like to reassure our communities following the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The Service is closely monitoring all guidance and advice issued by the UK Government and Public Health Wales in relation to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Service has set up a Critical Incident Team, which is meeting on a daily basis to ...

On Friday 24th January at approximately 23:30, crews from Swansea Central and Swansea West attended a property fire in City Centre, Swansea. On arrival, it became apparent the cause of the fire involved a tumble dryer in the kitchen on the ground floor. Crews extinguished the fire and thankfully there were no residents in the property at the time of the fire. Will Bowen, Home ...