About South Wales Fire & Rescue Service
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service provides fire and rescue services for most of the counties and areas of South Wales.
Our Vision....
"To make South Wales safer, by reducing risk"
Who we are....
We at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and our vision, mission and values are what drives and motivates our people to make South Wales safer, by reducing risk. We aim to protect and serve all across the 10 Unitary Authorities that make up our diverse area, working in partnership with our colleagues in other frontline services.
Our commitment to the Armed Forces Community
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is commited to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As a service we recognise the value serving personnel, both Regular and Reservists, Veterans and Military Families contribute to our business and country.
To reflect this support we as a service have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
Examples of how South Wales Fire and Rescue Service supports the Armed Forces Community include...
- Additional paid annual leave to meet Reservists commitments
- Will honour existing obligations
- Special leave policy specifically for Reservists
- Family Friendly policy
- Rehabilitation training on return from deployment
- Armed Forces Network set up
- Working in collaboration with other services and supporting charities
- Access to an excellent Occupational Health department and Mental Health awareness program
- We are registered with Career Transition Partnership and actively attend recruitment events
What we offer:
We promote that we are an Armed Forces-friendly organisation
We promote that we are an Armed Forces-friendly organisation, to our staff, customers, suppliers, contractors and wider public.
We support the employment of veterans
We support the employment of veterans and recognise military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process
We offer flexible leave for military spouses
We offer flexible leave for military spouses.
We support our employees who are members of the Reserve Forces
We support our employees who are members of the Reserve Forces and actively encouraging members of staff to become Reservists’s
We support Military cadets
We support our employees who are, or encourage others to become, volunteer leaders in military cadet organisations whilst supporting local military cadet units. We also recognise the benefits of employing cadets and ex-cadets within our workforce
We support Service charities
We support Armed Forces charities with fundraising and we support staff who volunteer to assist
We support Armed Forces Day
We support Armed Forces Day, Reserves Day, the Poppy Appeal Day and Remembrance activities.
We offer commercial support to the Armed Forces community
We offer a discount on our products or services to members of the Armed Forces community
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