Calon Tan Q2 2009 (English)

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Q2 2009

In Conversation

Calon Tân talks to Gethin Davies, Head of Carmarthenshire County Command

Have Your Voice Heard

Service looks for feedback on its Strategic Plan

In Focus

Get to know the firefighters at Tregaron Station

A Day in the life...

Ospreys play firefighter for a day

GWASANAETH TÂN AC ACHUB Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru

Mid and West Wales FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

Editorial

Calon Tân Q2 2009 EDITORIAL TEAM Karen Fairhurst Human Resources Officer

Carly Matthews Communications Officer

Gary Williams Station Manager

Carly Matthews | Editor Corporate Communications & Member Support

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Tel: 01267 226 860 ext 4460 Email: c.matthews@mawwfire.gov.uk

Index:

Paul Thomas | Designer

Gorseinon Infants School Say Thank You | 03

Corporate Communications & Member Support Tel: 01267 226 862 ext 4462 Email: p.thomas@mawwfire.gov.uk

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Pastures New | 04 Pass Plus Cymru driving course reaches 500 students in Swansea | 04 Congratulations Colleagues | 05 In Conversion: Gethin Davies | 06 Phoenix Nights At Cardigan Fire Station | 08 Swansea special needs crucial crew | 09 In Focus: Tregaron | 10 Talking hands youth club for the deaf, fire fighter for the day event | 11 Exercise: Morning Walk | 12 Bright Idea Earns £25! | 13 Two men face Ocean challenge | 13 HFSC Saves a Life | 14 Match Report: GB Fire vs GB Police | 15 A Day in the life... | 16 Management Development Programme | 17 Reopening of refurbished station and new CFS offices | 17 Tackling violence against firefighters | 18

Calon Tan is printed on 100% recycled paper.

Parking Crash Course | 18 Have Your Voice Heard | 19 Connect4NPT: A Great Success | 20

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Ospreys Stars Get Their Motors Running | 21 Colour Party at the Annual Service of Thanksgiving | 22 The calon Tân production team would like to thank everyone who contributed to this edition.

Gorseinon: Infants School Say Thank You

In March the station welcomed a group of children from the local infant school to experience a day in the life of a fire-fighter. “To everyone at Gorseinon Station We would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to everyone at Gorseinon Station for a great welcome and an enjoyable experience. The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the fire station.

The content of the visit was very interesting and the children were fascinated by the experience. The explanation of the fire engine contents was very detailed and the questions asked by the children were answered thoroughly by the fire crew.

The crews interaction with children was excellent, they encouraged the infants to look through the thermal camera, feel the weight of the bricks and hear the different sirens that were fitted on the fire engine. The children immensely enjoyed the trial of the hose; this is the part of the visit that the children discussed for most of the day. After the discussion of the smoke detectors many children reminded us as teachers that they needed to tell their mums and dads how important they were. The children were looking forward to go home and check their fire alarms, considering the children are only five year olds, the message must have been delivered effectively for them to remember four hours later.

On return to the classroom a short quiz was completed about the visit to see what the children could remember, there was not one detail that one child had forgotten. The crew were extremely helpful, enthusiastic and very patient with the children, this visit is one that the children will not forget in a hurry.

Children's responses: "Wow, I had a go at the hosepipe and shot the fence."

"I do not think my mammys smoke alarm works; I will have to check tonight."

"Fire-fighters help us in loads of ways do not they!"

"That siren was very noisy, it scared me but I like the lights."

"Fire-fighters are very kind and strong I could not carry that ladder."

Many thanks once again for a great welcome.

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Pass Plus Cymru driving course reaches 500 students in

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On Wednesday 10th June 2009

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Swansea City Council’s Road Safety Team in partnership with Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service had taught its five hundredth student on the Welsh ‘Pass Plus Cymru’ (PPC) driving course. The course which has been running from Morriston since September 2006 aims to promote road safety to newly qualified young drivers aged between seventeen and twenty-five by enhancing their knowledge, skills, attitude and understanding through the provision of theoretical and practical driving instruction.

CONGRATULATIONS COLLEAGUES

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awards evening at the Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen was an opportunity for us to formally acknowledge the achievements of colleagues in gaining additional skills, experience and/or qualifications as part of on-going individual and collective learning and growth. The Service realizes that as an organisation which is committed to developing its most valuable resource – its employees – it enables us to meet the challenges of providing excellent services to our local communities.

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Chief Fire Officer, Richard Smith said:

The Awards Evening is our opportunity to simply congratulate colleagues on their achievements and hope it enables us to move forward collectively in becoming a World Class Fire & Rescue Service.”

Councillor Cheryl Philpott, Vice Chair of the Authority and past Chair of the People & Organizational Development Committee also attended the event and commented: “I am delighted to thank those members of staff for their dedication and hard work in achieving some form of qualification of learning experience which will, no doubt, benefit the individual and the Service in terms of double–loop learning.

The Fire Authority is committed to enabling employees the opportunity to be ready and able to undertake their roles, whether that involves Risk Critical Training or Development Learning for the future.

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It is also pleasing to note that those who have received awards represent all sectors of the workforce – Wholetime, RDS, Control and Support staff and I believe that it is only through working as teams, often across various disciplines, that we can maximize our potential.”

Congratulations to the following presentation recipients

Supervisory Development Programme CM Sam Carter CM Dylan Evans CM Derek Ford WM Emyr Jones FF S McDonald WM Richard Morgan CM Shaun Phillips CM Chris Rees CM Mike Sabiston FF Jason Woodman FF Geraint Price

MSc Human Resource Management

Firefighting Modern Apprenticeship Ff Ff Ff Ff

Sarah Hallett Daniel Harries Kevin Hughes Iwan Jones

HNC Business & Administration Angharad Rees

Mark Miles NVQ Level 4 Management SM Rob Quin SM Keith Boswell Helen Rees SM Gary Williams SM Richie Walters SM Roger Thomas

BA (Hons) Accounting (First Class) Judith Perry Foundation Degree IT & Workplace Management Stephanie Howells

BSc (Hons) Fire Engineering SM Mark Davies MSc (ECON) Social and Economic Science masters in Strategic Studies AM Roger Bennett

ILM 5 & ITQ 2 & 3 Janet La Grange

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“Whilst we are committed to providing learning opportunities to our employees, we must also acknowledge the personal commitment and dedication of those who have achieved additional skills and qualifications by setting time aside to study and attend various courses. This can only be achieved through some degree of self sacrifice and, of course, the support of family and friends.

Princes Trust Druidstone Project Lee Simmons

RDS 100% Availability Station 15 – Llanwrtyd Wells Station 22 - Tregaron Station 37 - Tenby Station 38 – Crymych

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What was your first job?

My first job was working part time for the Local Authority, before enrolling full time with the Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Fire Brigade.

What’s your idea of a perfect night out?

It would be a meal in one of my favourite restaurants, with a bottle of dry white and a bottle of medium white, they are not both for me.

If you could invite four guests to a dinner party, living or dead, who would they be and why?

Firstly I would choose Alex Ferguson quite simply for what he has achieved in football. Secondly I’d invite Peter Kay, one of the funniest men alive today. I love out door activities, therefore thirdly I would choose Julia Bradbury and finally I would invite Anne Widdicome. She is one of the wittiest people I have had the pleasure of meeting.

What was the first and last album you bought?

My first album I bought was ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ by Simon and Garfunkel. The last album was ‘A Hundred Million Suns’ by Snow Patrol.

What one thing could you not live without?

I love my music so the one thing I would not want to live without would have to be ipod.

If you could be any animal, what animal would you be and why?

Definitely a monkey because as a child I was always climbing trees and even now my mother has recently moved house and some branches were protruding onto the property, so I climbed up the tree to cut down the branches.

Which figure of fact or fiction most inspires you and why?

Dafydd Iwan inspires me. Reason being his efforts in maintaining both the Welsh language and culture during the difficulties encountered with the British government of the late 70’s and 80’s.

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What is your dream holiday destination?

Although I don’t have a specific location, I do enjoy visiting different countries.

Italy, France and Portugal are particular favourites but I will not be returning to Corfu!

What is your favourite place?

Standing on top of Cadair Idris on a sunny day.

What is the best thing about working for MWWFRS? Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue is an organisation that values individuals throughout the Service structure, whether it be part time or full time employees.

If there was one thing you could change about the organisation what would it be?

During my time with the organisation I have seen many changes within the Service and it is continually changing.

Fighting change is not the answer but contributing to the debate creates a better understanding and allows individuals to direct the speed of change.

If you weren’t working in the Fire and Rescue Service, what would you be doing?

I think I’d be an architect. I enjoy drawing plans and have an interest in designing properties.

Married with four children and living in Kidwelly, Gethin joined the Fire Service in 1972 making him the longest serving officer in the Mid and West Wales.

During his time in the Service he has worked in a wide variety of references which has assisted him in reaching the position of Head of Carmarthenshire County Command. Outside of the job Gethin enjoys walking, cycling, and the outdoors, he is also a keen rugby and football fan, supporting Manchester United.

In Conversation Calon T창n talks to Gethin Davies, Head of Carmarthenshire County Command.

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A recent successful grant application has enabled Ceredigion Command to run a series of modular Phoenix courses at Cardigan Fire Station.

The 12 week programme, the 1st of which started during April is based on the Phoenix course but split into 12 modules enabling the young people at Cardigan to attend in the evening between 18.00hours and 20.00 hours for 2 hour sessions.

The course is primarily run by Station 26 personnel with some assistance provided by CS staff from Ceredigion along with the specialist Youth Team from Morriston.

By Station Manager, Iwan Cray

Course participants include a mixture of young people from local schools and those referred via Youth Offending allowing opportunities for all young individuals within the Cardigan area. We are currently programmed for 4 courses on a 3 month on/ 3 month off basis which suits the needs of all parties including the commitment of the RDS personnel at Cardigan. We did have some lengthy discussions with regard to naming the course but stuck with Phoenix regardless of the strong competition from PHOENIX NIGHTS!!!

‘Phoenix Nights At Cardigan Fire Station’ ‘The course is primarily run by Station 26 personnel with some assistance provided by CS staff from Ceredigion along with the specialist Youth Team from Morriston.’

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Swansea special needs crucial crew

Young people from a number of special education units in schools and colleges across Swansea were given the opportunity to learn valuable life skills. More than 270 children and young people with a range of physical and learning difficulties attended the event which was held in Morriston Fire Station in February of this year. The warm and polite welcome provided by Station Manager Gwyn Lewis and personnel at Morriston Fire Station was noted by Crucial Crew staff and organiser Doreen Vanstone, who works for the City and County of Swansea.

This event has been held at Morriston Fire Station for the last ten years and Mrs Vanstone has always been appreciative of the way in which personnel at Morriston Fire Station have accommodated this event. She passed on this comment in a letter to the Swansea County Commander: “My sincere thanks for the very warm and polite welcome we had at Morriston Fire Station. I appreciate the inconvenience this must cause over the period of time we are on your premises, but at no time were we made to feel intrusive.

Please convey my gratitude to all concerned”.

Swansea Community Safety staff members Tina Sherriff, Andy Grove, Steve Richards, Gary Davies and Sharon Clegg were all involved in delivering the all important Fire Safety messages to the young people.

Two Community Safety personnel from Haverfordwest, David Banner and Lee Simmons attended one of the days during which they participated in the delivery of the Fire Safety education, as did Laura Saunders and Kelly Pedlar from Powys Community Safety.

This years Fire Safety set was designed to be as interactive and visual as possible. The inflatable smoke house, which has been a firm favourite over the years, was used once again.

This has also proved to be a very effective learning resource for the young people who remember the practical experience along with the message involved.

Quizdom was also used, allowing the young people to answer questions using a handset which was a fun way of providing some valuable education and evaluating how much they already knew.

The highlight of this event was the Chip Pan demonstration, with a difference. Crew Manager Tina Sherriff co-ordinated a role play scenario, consisting of two fire fighters and two characters played by members of the Community Safety team, Andy Grove and Steve Richards. The concept behind this was to deliver an important safety message in a more visual, enjoyable way whilst capturing and maintaining the attention of the audience.

It was apparent that all those who participated in this year’s special needs crucial crew worked hard in both organising and delivering their all important messages.

Doreen Vanstone congratulated all staff involved in the event and commented that, “their ability to adapt to the specific needs of each group was noted by the teachers and visitors.”

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In Focus

What makes you stand out from the others?

Well although we are a small station, we cover more hectares than any other station in Mid and West Wales. 11 out of 12 members are trained coresponders and we aim to get the appliance and the co-responder unit out as quickly as possible, which would not be possible without the hard work, support and dedication of our staff.

Being a retained station, you have successfully achieved an award for 100% attendance. What is your secret?

Well it’s no secret, we are a good team. We work together and have a cross reference of jobs that compliment each other. We are a part of the community in which we serve and we will respond to anyone at any time. All our firefighters have families and full time jobs, however our values and motivation means that we will drop everything to ensure we keep our community safe.

How do you keep motivated as a team?

There is great camaraderie here, as we are great friends as well as colleagues. Being retained you get a variation of calls and good team work counts a lot, with everyone here pulling together. If we do have a bad shout, we know that we can go back to the station and support each other.

Tell us something we may not know about Tregaron Station?

Every call we get is a ‘working job’ it’s very rare that we get a false alarm.

How do you continue to build on the good relationships you’ve already built within your community?

The community know who we are, we aim to keep them informed of all safety messages and try and encourage every member to take us up on our free home fire safety check.

HFSCs are done by the retained firefighters in their own time. By doing so we continue to build a good relationship within our community and we always try and work closely with them.

Tregaron Station Firefighters are: Watch Manager, Aled Lewis - Farmer Emyr Evans - Mechanic Mark Williams - Farmer Dale Webb - Curtains & Blinds Sioned Edwards - Is studying a business and IT degree, as well as being a fitness instructor and also working in Tregaron Secondary School.

Peter Williams - Master Stonemason Will Evans - Farmer Huw Davies - Tyre Fitter Jason Hockenhull - Builder Dylan Jones - Council worker Meilir Hughes - Panel Beater Gareth Davies - Painter and Decorator

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TALKING HANDS YOUTH CLUB FOR THE DEAF, FIRE FIGHTER FOR THE DAY EVENT

During the half term Swansea Command Community Safety team Tina Sherriff, Andrew Grove, Steve Richards and Gary Davies ran a ‘Fire Fighter for the Day’ course for ‘Talking Hands Deaf Youth Club’.

This club is based in the Hafod, Swansea. The young people who attend the club are from Swansea, Pontarddulais, Ammanford and Carmarthen areas. Due to the communication difficulties that these young people sometimes experience, the club has become an essential part of their lives; it gives them the opportunity to share experiences with other deaf young people.

This was the first ‘Deaf Young Fire Fighter for the day’ event organised by Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue service. Swansea Community Safety team were assisted during the day by two Signing interpreters Jess and Lydia, the Specialist youth team comprising of Kenny Macdonald, and Lester James and Kevin Morgan from Blue Watch Morriston. Kevin has been studying sign language for some time and was able to practice his skills very successfully during the day. Sharon Clegg Swansea Community Safety Schools officer has also recently started a sign language course and she too was keen to practise her signing skills.

The nine young people and helpers enthusiastically took part in fire service activity’s including squad drills, hose running, and search and rescue techniques. In the classroom they learnt about fire safety in the home through interactive activities.

‘Talking Hands’ project coordinator Helen Robin said “The young people had a truly fantastic day that was fully accessible to all”, she indicated that she hoped to repeat the experience in the near future.

The Swansea Command Community Safety team found the experience both challenging and rewarding, there are plans to work on other projects with Talking Hands; including adult groups and ‘mother and toddler’ sessions.

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Exercise: On Sunday 10th May 2009 a joint exercise was held at Hay on Wye, Powys Command.

This involved the appliance and boat crews of Hay on Wye, with two further appliances from Talgarth and Brecon.

Also participating was the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team.

The scenario was that an adult male had fallen into the river at a known location approximately an hour earlier and was now missing. This was reported to the police thirty minutes later and then the Fire Service and Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were subsequently mobilised.

The main aim of this exercise was to develop river rescue technique in partnership with the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team.

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It proved to be a worthwhile and informative training event as Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service and the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were able to compliment each other.

“Morning Walk�

The Fire Service provided the boat and water safety techniques with Brecon Mountain Rescue Team utilising their search techniques and communications.

This resulted in the casualty being located and rescued.

This exercise has been of great advantage in demonstrating the effectiveness of the early mobilisation of Mountain Rescue Teams for similar incidents due to their enhanced search and rescue skills and search recording techniques.

The exercise terminated with a debrief back at Hay on Wye Fire Station.

The success of this exercise was due to the effort and eagerness of all in attendance.

Bright Idea Earns £25!

The Staff Suggestion Scheme panel which comprises of a representative from each County Command, two Policy Board Members and the Head of Corporate Communications and Member Support department met on the 11th February 2009 and considered 6 suggestions that had been submitted via the Staff Suggestion Scheme.

After much deliberation one idea was considered worthy of progression and Policy Board agreed that a monetary award of £25 be awarded to Firefighter Stephen Ellery for a suggestion he submitted relating to “MFC Survival Low Pressure Air Bag Safety Colour Coding”.

The Panel were of the opinion that Stephen’s idea had merit and was potentially life saving.

What is the Staff Suggestions Scheme?

The Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service staff suggestion scheme is committed to: • • •

Pursuing continuous improvement Giving staff the opportunity to put their ideas forward Improving efficiency

Our staff have a wealth of talent and knowledge that can help the organisation improve the way it operates. Every member of staff is encouraged to submit their ideas for improvement through the staff suggestion scheme Do you have a bright idea? If so you could be awarded up to £500! Further information can be obtained from the BIS, under the Corporate Communication and Member Support department pages.

Two men face Ocean challenge Two Swansea firefighters are getting set to take on the might of the Atlantic Ocean in a fundraising challenge which will see them face huge seas, wild weather and months away from their families on dry land. Mike Arnold from Pennard and long term friend and colleague Simon Evans, who lives in Brynmill, will be taking up oars and rowing the Atlantic in December, with just each other for company. With Britannia ruling the waves following Sam Davies and Dee Cafari’s success in the Vendee Globe round-the-world yacht race, the pair are hoping to bring Wales a taste of open ocean glory. They currently look set to be the only Welsh team in the gruelling Atlantic Row Race, which sets off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands and finishes in Antigua. The pair are both firefighter with the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, and will be taking on the high seas to raise cash for the Fire-Fighters Charity, and Tenovus. Mike’s a keen surfer while fitness fanatic Simon has In the past spent 15 years volunteering with the Mumbles Lifeboat, but in spite of their combined maritime experience, they know that what faces them is in another league.

Mike said, “I’ve just always wanted to do something like this for as long as I can remember.

“We’ve obviously got a pretty intense physical training regime in place, with lots of rowing as well as running, to increase our stamina, but the mental preparation is just as vitally important.

“We’re expecting real battles with solitude and bad weather. We’re very good friends now, but who knows if we still will be when we come through this!”

The duo have set themselves a target of 65 days to complete the immense crossing, a feat which left even Olympic Rowing Medalist James Cracknell and former Oxbridge Boat Race contender Ben Fogle struggling.

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The fire-fighter’s race effort is expected to generate a lot of interest from the public across Swansea and Wales and the team have their own dedicated website, www.atlanticelement.com which will feature a blog detailing their progress up to, and throughout the race.

Both men are married with children and Mike says their wives are viewing the adventure with mixed feelings.

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended a house fire recently, in a property they had previously visited and fitted smoke alarms during a free Home Fire Safety Check. The occupier was alerted to the incident by the fact that one of these alarms activated in the early stages of the fire and then discovered smoke in the room.

Without a doubt this alarm sounding made the occupier aware of the fire earlier which allowed her to leave the property safely and call the Fire and Rescue Service.

The lady was given oxygen at the scene by Fire and Rescue Service personnel as it was believed she may have inhaled a little smoke and was later given a clean bill of health by paramedics.

The fire was discovered to be contained to a heater that had been accidentally knocked over .This was quickly dealt with and as a result, no fire damage was made to the property only the heater. This is yet another successful outcome due to the effectiveness of the free Home Fire Safety Check, which was carried out in this home a year ago. If the safety check had not been carried out, the outcome to this incident could have been very different.

Richard Fry, Head of Powys County Command, commented:

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I was delighted with the outcome of this incident.

The alarm sounded during the early stages of the fire which alerted the occupier and resulted in an early response by the crew.

The result was one more life saved and little fire damage to the property. This is extremely rewarding and satisfying for everyone involved and emphasises the value of installing smoke alarms.

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The personnel at Llanfyllin Fire Station have been very prolific in their Community Safety work and I am proud and grateful for all their efforts and the efforts of all the Stations in Powys. They are striving to educate and protect their communities by carrying out Home Fire Safety Checks and installing smoke alarms in their homes.

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Match Report Report by

Stuart Irwin Director of Rugby (Fire)

GB Fire vs GB Police Stourbridge RFC on 25th Feb was the date for the annual clash of the Emergency Service giants, the Police and the Fire Service.

This year there was added spice with the presence of Sky Sports to film the game and interview the players. West Midlands FRS also brought down three appliances to add to the ambience of the occasion. With five fire chiefs also present the stage was set for a memorable victory by our sterling men of Fire.

It was a great day for Rugby, calm weather and a good firm “running” pitch as opposed to the quagmire one sometimes sees this time of year. The initial planning and team talk done and it was time to get on the pitch for the warm up in the new kit kindly sponsored by Airwave and SFL. It is always difficult getting together and forming a team in under 1 hour but the preparation was finished in time and the team returned to the dressing room for the final pre match chat.

5pm and out came the teams fired up no doubt and the first half kicked off. The first 10 minutes were tight with both teams probing each others defence before the heavens opened. Sadly for the Fire Service and the Police ran in 5 unanswered tries in a first half we all wanted to forget, very quickly. It was shoddy defence at best and stern words were needed at half time by the coaching staff. I witnessed this and I was impressed with the technical and passionate input into the “sorting out” chat, because it clearly worked.

We kept the Police waiting for 5 minutes and headed back out for battle.

It was much better in the second half as the newly organised defence and intelligent attack began to take affect and we camped down by the Police’s line. The team applied pressure and Richard Ball went over for the score which was neatly converted by back row forward Kyle Lovell.

The Police hit back but then we raised our game and great tries by Emyr Jones (converted by Emlyn Jones), Emlyn Jones and Phil Aitken brought the final score to 46-24 We lost but we won the second half and showed great promise for the next fixture which will be a return match against the French at Manchester Rugby Club in the Autumn.

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A Day in the life...

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spreys players Cai Griffiths and Nikki Walker visited Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue Headquarters in Carmarthen to gain an insight in to the life of a Firefighter, to see first hand the good work the service continuously does to create a safer community.

Cai Griffiths and Nikki Walker are both undertaking the Team Leadership course in Neath Port Talbot College and as part of the course and on going future development they have noted an interest in working within the Fire & Rescue service, once their rugby careers come to an end.

Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue Service are always keen to help development. By giving the players an insight in to the work the staff in the Service undertakes will definitely hold them in great stead for the future. Time will come for the players to hang up the rugby boots and decide on a career which may be outside of rugby.

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Ospreys prop, Cai Griffiths said: “I’ve had an interest in the Fire Service since I was a young boy and I’ve always wanted to visit a station and see what goes on.

It’s clear that the Fire and Rescue Service’s values are very similar

to that of ours at the Ospreys. Everyone we have met seemed to work together as a team, having the same vision working together to reach their goal and it’s clear that the Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Services’ goal is to create a safer community.

I’d like to say a special thanks to Richard Woodhead and the staff at Carmarthen for making us feels very welcome and I am now convinced that one day I may well apply to be a Firefighter.”

Ospreys and Scottish international, Nikki Walker added: “I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Headquarters in Carmarthen and although the public have an idea of the good work being undertaken by the service, it’s not until you go there and see first hand the role they play, you can appreciate fully the courage they show, not only tackling fires but also with rescue work, which now plays a big part in a firefighters role.”

Station manager, Richard Woodhead said: “Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service are very keen on personal development and It was great to welcome both Cai Griffiths and Nikki Walker to the Service Headquarters here in Carmarthen.

We spent the afternoon talking through the different aspects of Fire & Rescue with the boys and they seemed very eager to learn more.

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Management Development Programme For the past 18 months MWWFRS has utilized the expertise of Neath Port Talbot College to deliver aspects of its Management Development Programme. Through this partnership we have been able to forge links with other parties that study at the College and in this case I was approached by Nicky Walker and Cai Griffiths both of whom are studying a leadership course at the College and both of whom were keen to come and discuss Service objectives and leadership within MWWFRS. During the visit Nicky and Cai were informed about our proactive approach to community safety and were happy to assist with this community awareness initiative.

They have been given an insight in to what really goes on behind the scenes and it was great to see they were interested to learn more about our community initiatives, and the importance of our free home fire safety checks.”

Firefighters and community fire safety staff from the Service visit domestic properties to provide home fire safety advice and will supply and install a smoke alarm free of charge. These checks are the cornerstone of the proactive role the Service is now adopting in its drive to reduce the deaths and injuries that are caused by accidental fires.

Cai Griffiths added: “We’d really like to urge everyone to contact the service and request a free home fire safety check for your home. It won’t cost you a penny and by letting one of the Firefighters or Community Fire Safety staff in to your home for a few minutes could potentially save a life.”

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n the 6th May 2009 the newly refurbished fire station and new CFS offices were officially opened by the Chairman of the Fire Authority Cllr Collin Crowley. It was attended by dignatories from the Local Authority, Partnership Groups, Corus representatives and the Police.

The day consisted of an official address by Head of Neath Port Talbot County Command Group Manager Steve McLinden who said: “ I am extremely pleased with the commitment the Fire Authority has shown by approving the investment in Port Talbot Fire Station. The facilities are of the highest standard and quality, and today has given the Fire Service an excellent opportunity to showcase the reactive and proactive services we provide to the community.”

The attendees were then invited to tour the station which included, a presentation from FF Charlie Malone, who represented the newly formed Rural Arson Reduction Team, a chip pan demonstration and various CFS schemes facilitated

by Neath Port Talbot Command Community Risk Reduction Department were explained in detail.

Neath Port Talbot Command’s Risk Reduction Manager Station Manager Marc Williams said: “ Neath Port Talbot Command has once again made best use of its available facilities and is a great opportunity to bring the team together to continue to deliver our excellent work into the heart of the community.”

Station Manager Ceri Roberts said: “The works began in late November 2008 and was extensive throughout the facility over a five month period. It is therefore testament to the personnel on station who retained a high level of service throughout the renovations, the outcome of the work has provided all with a working environment to be proud of.”

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Tackling violence against firefighters Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has received funding as part of an All-Wales initiative to install CCTV on selected front line appliances.

One of the primary uses of the CCTV will be the protection of Fire Service personnel. Nationally, there is an increasing problem of violence at work and in particular, attacks on fire crews. It is hoped that these incidents will significantly reduce with the installation of this equipment and consequently provide evidence to assist with criminal prosecutions.

Added benefits of the CCTV, as well as the increased Health and Safety of crews, would be the potential training and operational incident monitoring implications, whilst the equipment could support the police in relation to any anti-social behaviour. The CCTV cameras are due to be fitted this spring.

Parking Crash Course One driver in Wales has found a unique solution to parking problems in the market town of Fishguard – use the Town Hall.

The pensioner managed to park her car in the heart of the Town Hall, claiming her brakes failed coming down a hill.

Her blue Peugeot gathered enough speed to smash through a set of wooden doors at the rear of the Town hall, plough through the Market Hall, shatter a set of fire doors and two panes of glass on a stairwell, before finally coming to rest at the base of a pillar.

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Remarkably, no-one was seriously injured in the incident, and the building suffered no structural damage.

But a Pembrokeshire Council spokesman did point out her timing could have been better – shortly after the town hall’s £1m revamp.

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t their meeting on the 11th May 2009, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority agreed its Strategic Plan which has a clear focus on reducing risk both within communities and within their Service.

We want to play our part in saving lives, reducing risk and keeping communities as safe as possible by working with partners and making the best use of resources. The Authority’s Plan for 2010-2015 outlines its priorities over the next five years.

Keeping people safe in their homes and on the roads, reducing deliberate fires and working with children and young people, are key focus areas for us. Being well prepared in all areas of our work both locally and nationally is important, as is providing our business in a sustainable way and by being considerate to the environment.

Priority areas have been approved by the Authority and we have produced our Draft Annual Action Plan 2010-2011. We are asking for the public and other stakeholders to give us their views on how we can make improvements.

Councillor Collin Crowley Chair of Mid and West Fire and Rescue Authority said:

“I hope you will let us have your comments on what

you think we should be doing to improve our Service and make communities safer. Decisions that we take impact upon you and this is your opportunity to shape what we do.

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Copies of the draft Plan are being distributed to the Authority’s stakeholders and are available at all Fire Stations, in libraries, on request and on the internet at www.mawwfire.gov.uk and comments are welcome until the 4th August 2009.

Connect4NPT ‘A Great Success’

The Connect4NPT event was held at the Towers hotel on 19th March 2009 and the day was hosted by Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue Service This event was put together as an initiative under Health Challenge Neath Port Talbot, to increase the level of engagement and understanding between the partners that serve our local communities.

The aims and objectives of the event were: • • • • •

To allow all partners and agencies to engage with each other.

To increase the understanding of each agencies function within the community To refresh and support the growth of inter agency professional networks.

To allow opportunities, not previously identified, to be exploited to enhance the service delivered within NPT. To deliver a ‘tangible’ outcome in the form of protocols to enable improved joined up working.

The overarching objective of this event was to create a robust mechanism to allow for continued dialogue between partners and delivery of future events to improve the service that we deliver to our citizens.

The event consisted of three sessions; Morning Showcase of proactive and reactive services available from MAWWFRS including interactive workshops and case study.

Lunch Key messages from Health Challenge Neath Port Talbot Afternoon Partner presentations, case studies and future event sign up County Commander, Steve McLinden said: “The event was extremely well supported with over 75 delegates attending from a very wide range of partners and their respective departments. Fortunately the weather was on our side and added to the success of the day.”

Steve McLinden continued: “It is very pleasing to be able to report that all of the aims and objectives were achieved and in many cases exceeded.

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MAWWFRS have now connected with a wide range partners enabling more than fifty opportunities to work closer together to support the services ‘safer communities’ agenda and also over thirty opportunities for MAWWFRS to support our partners agendas.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all service members who worked really hard to ensure that the day was a success.”

Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service along with Dyfed Powys and South Wales Police are coordinating Bikesafe Cymru, to help make our regions roads a safer place for motorcyclists.

Recently ‘Bikesafe Cymru’ combined their knowhow and expertise and put leading Ospreys team members through a ‘Bikesafe’ day.

Ospreys Stars Get Their Motors Running

Rugby stars Ian Gough and Cai Griffiths received advice regarding the necessary skills and knowledge to help make them safer bikers, by focusing on issues such as safety checks, filtering, junctions, cornering and overtaking.

During the on road session held in the afternoon, police officers observed their riding and offered potential solutions to the most common causes of crashes. This culminates in a rider development report, which can be taken to a post test training provider such as the IAM or ROSPA. RTC reduction officer, Wyn Cornelius said: “Ian and Cai really enjoyed the day and as a result their riding and awareness had improved greatly. This mirrors the feedback we get when our own staff or members of the public have taken part in the bikesafe course.

In terms of value for money, Bikesafe is hard to beat and Ian and Cai are keen to promote it with other players and squad members.

We want bikers to enjoy the roads of Mid and West Wales, but at the same time we want them to understand the care and attention the regions roads need.”

Ospreys and Welsh international, Ian Gough said: “I’ve been riding motorbikes for the past two and half years, and I’m really pleased to have had the opportunity to do the Bikesafe course.

It’s been a very informative and fun day. We’ve spent the morning in a workshop going through the different hazards, and then we spent the afternoon on the road putting everything we’d learnt in to practice. I can confidently say that the Bikesafe course has been beneficial in making sure that I have a fun and safer ride out.

A special thank you to both Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue service and Police for delivering a worthwhile course and I would urge all bikers to take advantage of a Bikesafe day.”

At this time of year we are called out to a number of motorcycle collisions, with the majority ending in a fatality. Every year, motorbikes become faster, more powerful and more sophisticated. At the same time, the roads get busier which means that bikers need to be far more clued up and keep their riding skills sharp to cope with the demands of today’s roads and machines.

It doesn’t matter how experienced a biker you are, you may have been riding for years or coming back to it after a break.

The best riders never stop learning and everyone can benefit from additional training to keep their biking knowledge up-todate, learn new skills and understand the capabilities and limits of their bike. The more you learn, the more you’ll enjoy riding and the safer you’ll be every time you go out on your bike.

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We urge any members of staff to take advantage of this beneficial course and check our website for more information.

Gosgordd Baner yn y Gwasanaeth Diolchgarwch Blynyddol

Colour Party at the Annual Service of Thanksgiving

Ar 26ain Ebrill, cymerodd yr Osgordd Baner ran yn y Gwasanaeth Diolchgarwch Blynyddol a’r Dathliad o waith Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub y DU yng Nghofeb y Diffoddwyr Tân yn y Goedardd Goffa Genedlaethol yn Swydd Stafford. Cynrychiolwyd y Gwasanaeth hefyd gan y Dirprwy Brif Swyddog Tân ac Is-gadeirydd yr Awdurdod.

On 26th April the Colour Party took part in the Annual Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration of the work of the UK Fire and Rescue Service at the Firefighters Monument in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. The Service were also represented by the Deputy Chief Fire Officer and the Vice Chair of the Authority.

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The Chief in Brief

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Croeso i’r rhifyn diweddaraf o Calon Tân. Rwy’n gobeithio eich bod chi, fel fi, wedi mwynhau’r rhifyn diwethaf gan eich tîm golygyddol. Rydw i’n rhyfeddu o hyd at faint o bethau sy’n mynd ymlaen o fewn ein gwasanaeth, ac at amrywiaeth eang rhai o’r pethau mae pobl yn eu gwneud. Mae’n cymryd rhywbeth fel cylchgrawn mewnol i dynnu sylw rhywun at yr holl waith da ac amrywiol y mae pobl yn ei wneud. Da iawn i bob un ohonoch sy’n ymddangos yn y rhifyn hwn, ac i’r rhai hynny ohonoch nad sy’n ymddangos ynddo, anfonwch eich storiâu atom, a gallent gael eu yn y rhifyn nesaf.

Rwy’n cofio ysgrifennu mewn rhifyn cynt am y cit tân newydd yr oedd y gwasanaeth ar fin ei brynu, ac rwy’n siŵr eich bod wedi sylwi, rhai misoedd yn ddiweddarach, ein bod yn dal i ddefnyddio’r cit oedd gennym ni eisoes. Mae teitl yr adran hon yn cynnwys y geiriau ‘yn fras’ felly nid yw’n bosib esbonio, yn enwedig yn fras, pam ein bod ni’n cynnal ein profion gwerthuso ein hunain i ddarparu PPE newydd (i’r academyddion yn eich plith, ystyr hyn yw Offer Amddiffynnol Personol ac nid Athroniaeth, Gwleidyddiaeth ac Economeg). Trwy’r cyfan, fy mhrif amcan yw sicrhau’r cit tân gorau ar y farchnad heddiw ar gyfer ein criwiau gweithredol - dillad yr 21ain Ganrif i sefydliad yr 21ain Ganrif. Rwy’n gobeithio, wedi cynnal profion yr wythnos hon, y byddaf yn medru eich hysbysu o’r canlyniad Cadwch lygad ar y datblygiadau.

Mae llawer ohonoch yn ymwybodol o ymrwymiad y Gwasanaeth i’r Wobr Iechyd Corfforaethol, gwobr sy’n cydnabod ymrwymiad y sefydliad at iechyd a lles ei weithlu. Rydym wedi ymgofrestru i gael ein hasesu ar gyfer y wobr hon, a gallwch ddod o hyd i amryw o wybodaeth ddefnyddiol ar y testun hwn ar y BIS; cliciwch ar ‘Adrannau’ a rholiwch i lawr i’r safle Iechyd a Lles. Yma cewch fanylion yn cynnwys maetheg, ymarfer corff, ymwybyddiaeth o iechyd, llwybrau cerdded/beicio ayb.

Rydym wedi sefydlu ‘Tîm Iechyd Corfforaethol’ sy’n chwilio am wirfoddolwyr o bob adran, i hybu gweithgareddau iechyd a lles cyffredinol. Os oes gennych unrhyw brofiadau i’w rhannu a hoffech fod yn eiriolwr iechyd a lles i’r gwasanaeth, yna cysylltwch â’ch Pennaeth Adran neu eich Ardal Rheoli yn y lle cyntaf.

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Welcome to the latest edition of Calon Tan. I hope that, like me, you have enjoyed the latest offering from your editorial team. It never ceases to surprise me as to how much is going on within our service and the sheer diversity of some of the things that people get up to. It takes something like an in-house magazine to draw one’s attention to all of the good and varied work that people are engaged in. Well done to all of you featured in this edition, and to those who aren’t, send in your stories, it could be you featured next time.

I do remember writing in a previous edition about the new fire-kit that the service was about to purchase, and I am sure it hasn’t escaped anyone’s attention that, some months later, we are still making do with our current offering. The title of this section has the words ‘in brief’, so it is not possible to explain, particularly briefly, as to why we are now undertaking our own evaluation trials for the provision of new PPE (to those academics amongst you, this doesn’t stand for Philosophy, Politics and Economics but for Personal Protective Equipment). Throughout all of this, my main aim has been to secure, for operational crews, the best fire-kit available in the market today – 21st Century clothing for a 21st Century organisation.

After this week’s trials, I hope to be able to advise you as to what this will result in – watch this space.

Many of you will be aware of the Service’s commitment to the Corporate Health Award, an award that recognises an organisation’s commitment to the health and wellbeing of its workforce. We have signed up to be assessed against this award and you will find a variety of useful information on this subject on the BIS; just click on ‘Departments’ and scroll down to the Health & Wellbeing site. Here you will find details covering nutrition, exercise, health awareness, walking/cycle routes etc.

We have established a ‘Corporate Health Team’ that is looking for volunteers from all sections to champion general health and wellbeing activities. If you have any experiences to share and would like to be a health and wellbeing advocate for the service, then please contact your Head of Department or County Command in the first instance.

PS For those employees who do not have access to the BIS, Health and Wellbeing packs will be sent out to local stations within the coming months for displaying on Notice Boards. Information will also be regularly posted within the Weekly Circular.

Regards Richard Smith

O.N. I’r gweithwyr hynny nad sydd â mynediad i’r BIS, bydd pecynnau Iechyd a Lles yn cael eu hanfon i orsafoedd lleol dros y misoedd nesaf, i’w harddangos ar Hysbysfyrddau. Hefyd, bydd gwybodaeth yn cael ei gynnwys yn rheolaidd yn y Cylchlythyr Wythnosol.

Cofion Richard Smith

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