Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service covering the Welsh principal areas of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Swansea.
The service was created in 1996 by the Local Government Act 1994 which reformed Welsh local government. It was created by a merger of the earlier Dyfed, Powys and West Glamorgan fire brigades.
The service is the largest by area in England and Wales covering a predominantly rural area of and the third largest in the United Kingdom behind the Scottish and Northern Ireland fire services. It has 57 fire stations, and around 1,400 staff.
The fire authority which administers the service is a joint-board, made up of councillors appointed from Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire, Powys and Swansea councils.Fire Stations/Appliances
Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns
- Water Ladder : P1/P2
- Rural Response Pump : M2
- Aerial Rescue Pump : A2
- Light 4x4 Pump : L1
- Aerial Ladder Platform : A1
- Water Carrier : W7
- Prime Mover + High Volume Pump : T9
- Prime Mover + Double Hose Layer Unit : T8
- Line Rescue Unit : R2
- Water Incident Unit + Inshore Rescue Boat : R1
- Flatbed Unit : T7
- Chemical and Environmental Protection Unit : H1
- Environmental Protection Unit : H2
- Incident Command and Control Unit : C1
- Co-Responder Vehicle : V1
- General Purpose Vehicle : T1/T2/T3/T4
- Prime Mover : T1/T2/T3
Pods:
- Breathing Apparatus Support Unit
- Hose Layer Unit
- Bulk Foam Unit
- Water Carrier
- Special Equipment Unit
- Welfare Unit
CBRN Response:
- Incident Response Unit : H9
- Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Disrobe : T9
Urban Search and Rescue :
- Personnel Carrier : T2
- Search and Rescue Dog Unit : R3
- Prime Mover : T6/T7/T8
Pods:
- Module 1 - Technical Search Equipment
- Module 2 - Heavy Transport, Confined Space & Hot Cutting
- Module 3 - Breaching & Breaking Equipment
- Module 4 - Multi Purpose Vehicle
- Module 5 - Shoring Operations
