Cardiff Bay 999 Day
Visitors from across South Wales descended on Cardiff Bay’s Roald Dahl Plass for the annual Emergency Services 999 Day, on Saturday 7th September.
Hosted by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS), the event marks the biggest day in the Service’s calendar, providing an opportunity for blue light partners to come together and show the public what they are capable of.
South Wales Police, Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust (WAST), St John’s Ambulance, HM Coastguard and RNLI colleagues provided a plethora of vehicles and equipment, supplementing the impressive array of SWFRS capabilities on display.
Organiser of the event, Station Manager Nev Thomas said: “It’s been fantastic to see so many smiling faces here today.
“I’m really proud of all the hard work that our corporate and operational staff have put in to make this event such a success, and to see first-hand the true collaboration, cooperation and inclusion taking place with our partner organisations.
“Today gives us an opportunity to share all the good work that the Service does with the community, and reassure them that we are here for them.”
SWFRS and WAST personnel held road traffic collision (RTC) and extraction demonstrations in the central arena, showing members of the public how organisations work together to extract and treat casualties.
WAST Welfare Responder, Charlie Martin said: “We work closely with the Fire Service when dealing with traffic accidents – who make sure we are kept safe and the vehicle stable – so that we can attend to the casualty.
“Today has been fantastic because it’s given all the emergency services a chance to build a rapport and get to know each other’s capabilities, processes and procedures better, which makes working together on emergency calls run more smoothly.
“It’s also given members of the public a chance to look at and trial our equipment. We have road crew ambulances, the rugged mountain response vehicle, and members of the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and the Cycle Response Team here today, providing CPR demonstrations and educating people about the use of defibrillators and the type of responses we can give in an emergency.”