Authorisation and Powers - Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

The Fire Authority will ensure that all of its Fire Safety Officers are warranted in accordance with the Powers of Entry Code of Practice and The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Article 26, and are adequately trained and developed to fulfil the powers vested in them by virtue of Article 27. Fire Safety Officers are issued with formal identification contained in a bilingual warrant card which will be shown upon request. Examples of the warrant cards containing the following information are displayed below.

A digital photograph of the authorised person
Their name
Their Service numbers
The name of the Fire and Rescue Service
Their level of authorisation
A telephone contact number
The signature of the Chief Fire Officer authorising the warrant card
The unique reference number of the warrant card.

Firefighters and Community Fire Safety staff from the Service will now visit domestic properties to provide home safety advice and will supply and install a smoke alarm free of charge, where appropriate.

These checks are the cornerstone of the proactive role the Service is adopting in its drive to reduce the deaths and injuries that are caused by accidental fires.

The provision of smoke alarms and other home safety items by Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is supported by funding from Welsh Government.

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