South Wales Fire And Rescue Service

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service covering the ten Welsh principal areas of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan. SWFRS was created in 1996 by the Local Government 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. It covers an area of around 1000sqmi with a population of around 1. 4 million. 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 appliance glossary /callsignsWater Ladder (WrL): P1 /P2Light 4x4 Pump (L4P): L8Heavy Rescue Tender (HRT): R1Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A4Water Carrier (WrC): W7Foam Tender (FoT): S6Prime Mover + Hose Layer Unit (PM + HLU): W2Prime Mover + High Volume Pump (PM + HVP): W9Prime Mover + High Volume Hose Layer (PM + HVHL): W8Breathing Apparatus Support Unit (BASU): S1Welfare Unit (WelU): S2Salvage Unit (SalU): S1General Purpose Vehicle (GPV): T1Incident Command & Control Unit (ICCU): C1Special Rescue Unit (SRU): R5Technical Rescue Unit (TRU): R3Line Rescue Unit (LiRU): R4Water Incident Unit (WIU) + Inshore Rescue Boat (IrbT): B1Flatbed Unit (FltbdU): T3Road /Rail Incident Unit (RRIU): S3Chemical Incident Unit (CIU): H1Environmental Protection Unit (EPU): H2 CBRN Response:

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service covering the ten Welsh principal areas of Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan. SWFRS was created in 1996 by the Local Government 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. It covers an area of around 1000sqmi with a population of around 1. 4 million. 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 appliance glossary /callsignsWater Ladder (WrL): P1 /P2Light 4x4 Pump (L4P): L8Heavy Rescue Tender (HRT): R1Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP): A4Water Carrier (WrC): W7Foam Tender (FoT): S6Prime Mover + Hose Layer Unit (PM + HLU): W2Prime Mover + High Volume Pump (PM + HVP): W9Prime Mover + High Volume Hose Layer (PM + HVHL): W8Breathing Apparatus Support Unit (BASU): S1Welfare Unit (WelU): S2Salvage Unit (SalU): S1General Purpose Vehicle (GPV): T1Incident Command & Control Unit (ICCU): C1Special Rescue Unit (SRU): R5Technical Rescue Unit (TRU): R3Line Rescue Unit (LiRU): R4Water Incident Unit (WIU) + Inshore Rescue Boat (IrbT): B1Flatbed Unit (FltbdU): T3Road /Rail Incident Unit (RRIU): S3Chemical Incident Unit (CIU): H1Environmental Protection Unit (EPU): H2 CBRN Response: