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The 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 Taff, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan. Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales (Welsh: ) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... Bridgend is a county borough in what was the traditional county of Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... Cardiff (English: Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is both a principal area and a traditional county in south-east Wales. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Pontyclun is a village in the principal area of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. ... A fire station is a building or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus i. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In the United Kingdom a Fire Authority or Fire and Rescue Authority is a body or committee which oversees the operation, policy and service delivery of a county or metropolitan fire and rescue service. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... This article is about the country. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... Blaenau Gwent is a county borough and parliamentary constituency in South Wales. ... Bridgend is a county borough in what was the traditional county of Glamorgan, southern Wales. ... Caerphilly [county borough] is a local government principal area in southern Wales, straddling the boundary between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire. ... Cardiff (English: Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is both a principal area and a traditional county in south-east Wales. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon T f) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Torfaen (sometimes hyphenated Tor-faen) is a county borough in South Wales. ... For other uses, see Vale of Glamorgan (disambiguation). ...

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 ^[1]. It covers an area of around 1000 square miles with a population of around 1.5 million ^[2]. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (1994 c. ... Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... South Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Gwent as a preserved county since 2003. ...

The fire authority which runs the service is a joint-board made up of councillors from the ten principal areas covered by the service. In the United Kingdom a Fire Authority or Fire and Rescue Authority is a body or committee which oversees the operation, policy and service delivery of a county or metropolitan fire and rescue service. ...

Fire stations

SWFRS fire stations are a mixture of full time, day crewed and retained stations. They are located in the following places ^[3]:

Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales. ... Cowbridge (Welsh: Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Maesteg is a Welsh town located at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley in the north of the Welsh county borough of Bridgend (Pen-y-Bont ar Ogwr) in the traditional county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg). ... Tonypandy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. ... Pontypridd is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff. ... â€¹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Barry (Welsh: ) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. ... Penarth (Welsh: pen head, + garth cliff or hill, or arth bear) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel and Cardiff Bay. ... Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly (Welsh: Caerffili) is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Abercarn is a town in south Wales, 10 miles north-west of Newport by the Great Western Railway, at Grid reference ST216947. ... Cwmbran (Welsh: Cwmbrân) is a new town in Monmouthshire, Wales, established in the 1950s to provide new employment in the south eastern portion of the South Wales coalfield. ... New Inn is a large housing development south of Pontypool, Torfaen in Wales. ... View from the back of Adam Street in Abertillery, March 2000. ... For the Ebbw Vale in Australia, see Ebbw Vale railway station, Brisbane. ... Caldicot is the name of more than one place: Caldicot, Monmouthshire Caldicot, Buckinghamshire Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire See also: Caldecote, Caldecott. ... Malpas could be Malpas, Newport (historically in Monmouthshire) Malpas, Cheshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Maindee (Welsh: ) is a large inner-city area in the city of Newport. ... Duffryn is a large council-built housing estate in the southwest of the city of Newport, comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district (ward). ... Whitchurch is the name of more than one place. ... Roath Brook flowing through Roath Park in the snow Roath (Welsh: Y RhÃ¢th) is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Cardiff (English: Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... Ely (Welsh Trelai tref town + Elai River Ely) is a suburb in western Cardiff, Wales. ... Porthcawl is a town of around 16,000 on the south Wales coast in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Pencoed (pronounced Pen-coyd or Pen-code, in English meaning End or Head of the wood), is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, mid-way between Wales two largest cities of Cardiff and Swansea. ... Treorchy (Welsh: Treorci) is a village, although it used to be and still has characteristics of a town, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, South Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. ... Ferndale is the name of several places in the United States of America: Ferndale, California Ferndale, Florida Ferndale, Maryland Ferndale, Michigan Ferndale, Pennsylvania Ferndale, Washington There is also Fairview-Ferndale, Pennsylvania. ... For other uses, see Porth (disambiguation). ... Pontyclun is a village in the principal area of Rhondda Cynon Taff, south Wales. ... Hirwaun is the name of an electoral ward, a community, and a mining village at the northwest end of the Cynon Valley in the South Wales Valleys. ... Abercynon is a small village in the Cynon Valley, Wales. ... Llantwit Major (Welsh: Llanilltud Fawr -- llan church + Illtud + mawr greater) is a small town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. ... Bargoed (Welsh: Bargod) is a town in the Rhymney Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys. ... Treharris is a village in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. ... Tredegar is a town in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, traditional county of Monmouthshire, lying on the Sirhowy River in southern Wales, United Kingdom. ... Rhymney is a town located in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom. ... Alternate meanings: see Risca (disambiguation). ... Abersychan is an urban district in Wales, in the northern parliamentary division of Torfaen near to Newport. ... See also Bryn Mawr (disambiguation) for other places with this name. ... Abergavenny (signposted Welsh: ), meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. ... Monmouth (Welsh: Trefynwy) is a town in south Wales, county town of the traditional county of Monmouthshire. ... â€¹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Chepstow or the ham sandwch is my teacher Mr. ...

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Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom

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Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Temple Back Fire Station and Service HQ The Avon Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory FRS or Fire and Rescue Service covering the area of what used to be the County of Avon (1974-1996) but now consists of the four unitary authorities of Bath and North East Somerset... Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) for the county of Bedfordshire and the unitary authority of Luton. ... The Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is a statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of the ceremonial county of Berkshire in England. ... The Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statuory fire and rescue service for the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the unitary authorities of Halton (including Runcorn, and Widnes) and Warrington. ... Cleveland Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the boroughs of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland & Stockton-on-Tees. ... County Durham Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering an area of 623,260 acres, for Darlington and County Durham. ... Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of Derbyshire, England // The service was formed as a result of the Fire Services Act 1947. ... Dorset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Dorset, south-west England. ... The East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of East Sussex and city of Brighton and Hove. ... Essex County Fire and Rescue Service are the statutory fire fighting service for the county of Essex in the south-east of England. ... The Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the county of Gloucestershire, England. ... The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide emergency fire & rescue service for the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. ... Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. ... The Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands region of England. ... Humberside Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for Humberside, England. ... Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the county of Kent covering a geographical area south of London, to the coast and including major shipping routes via the Thames and Medway rivers. ... The Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Shire county of Lancashire, England. ... The Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service which covers Leicestershire including the unitary authority of Leicester, and the county of Rutland. ... The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is the statutory fire and rescue service for London, England. ... Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Is the fire service covering the county of Merseyside in north-west England and is the statutory firfighting and rescue service responsible for all 999 fire brigade calls in Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool and Wirral. ... Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service which covers the area of Northumberland, England. ... North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the area of Scarborough, Hambleton, Ryedale, Selby, York, Richmondshire, Craven and Harrogate; therefore dividing the service into 8 groups. ... The Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, is the Fire Service serving the county of Oxfordshire. ... The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering Shropshire in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory FRS or Fire and Rescue Service covering the area of Somerset. ... South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of South Yorkshire, England. ... The Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the statuory fire & rescue service for the County of Surrey, England, with 24 fire stations. ... View of a Tyne and Wear Volvo Fire Appliance. ... Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutary fire and rescue service covering Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England. ... The West Midlands Fire Service is the statutory fire and rescue service responsible for fire protection, prevention, intervention and emergency rescue in the West Midlands county in England. ... The West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is statutory fire and rescue service for the county of West Sussex, England. ... The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the Metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. ... The Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Welsh Gwasanaeth TÃ¢n ac Achub Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru) is the fire and rescue service covering the Welsh principal areas of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Swansea. ... Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Central Scotland, Scotland. ... Dumfries and Galloway Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue sercvice for the area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. ... Fife Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Fife, Scotland, its Chief Fire Officer is Danny ODonnell. ... Grampian Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Grampian, Scotland. ... The Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service (previously Highland and Islands Fire Brigade) is the fire service for Northern Scotland, covering the council areas of Highland, Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles, and so covering a major part of the Highlands and Islands area. ... Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering a total area 2,500 square miles and serving a total population of 890,000. ... Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Strathclyde, Scotland, it is the largest fire and rescue service in the Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe. ... Tayside Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Tayside and covering a geographical area of 7,500 square kilometres. ... Location of NIFB districts The Northern Ireland Fire Brigade (NIFB) are the official fire fighters for Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. ...