South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
 
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| Operational area | |
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| Country |
 Wales
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| Region | South Wales |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1996 |
| Employees | 1000 |
| Chief Fire Officer | Huw Jakeway |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 52 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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 Taf, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.
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. It covers an area of around 1,000 square miles (3,000 km2) 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.
CBRN Response:
Urban Search and Rescue (USAR):
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Coordinates: 51°33′12″N 3°23′52.25″W / 51.55333°N 3.3978472°W
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