Fire and Rescue Service continue to provide vital flood support to UK

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is continuing to provide support to areas of the UK affected by flooding.

On Friday, the Service deployed a Swift Water Rescue Team from Hay on Wye Fire Station and specialist pumping equipment to assist with the current flooding situation in the Thames Valley. Over the weekend, relief crews and additional equipment from Ammanford Fire Station were sent to Whitleywood Fire Station in Berkshire.

Corporate Head of Risk Rob Quin said, “We are very pleased that we are able to offer further support and assistance to other UK Fire and Rescue Services and their local communities to help with the extreme flooding conditions still being experienced in many areas of the UK”.

“Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service forms a key part of the national resilience arrangements for large scale emergencies such as flooding. As such, we have specialist equipment, alongside highly trained and motivated staff to provide a response to large scale flooding incidents in Wales as well as the rest of the UK. In this instance, the needs of the rest of the UK, particularly in England are greater than those in Wales and we are pleased to be able to provide the additional support and resources required”. ​