Roath Fire Station
Staffing
Roath Fire Station is a wholetime station which is staffed 24 hours a day 365
days a year.
The station has 28 personnel divided into four shifts or watches and a Station
Commander in overall charge.
Location
Roath Fire Station is situated in the Eastern part of Cardiff and forms part
of The South Division.
Within the station area is:-
* Cardiff docks with its heavy industrial areas
* the stretch of M4 Motorway which passes through Cardiff on its Northern side
* The University Hospital of Wales at Heath Park.
Calls
As well as attending calls within the area, the station also provides backup
cover to all the other Cardiff Stations and surrounding areas.
On average the station receives a total of 2300 calls per year.
Community
The crews at Roath Fire Station are committed to visiting schools to promote
'Fire Safety in the home'. With over thirty five junior and infant schools in
the area, crews are kept busy.
Firefighters continually strive to build close relationships with the community
they serve and as such are pro-active with 'Community Fire Safety'.
In addition to school visits, crews frequently attend residential areas, local
shopping centres and retail parks. These visits enable crews to speak to people,
give advice and issue a variety of literature. The main emphasis of these visits
is to make as many people as possible aware of the need to own a smoke detector
and to maintain it accordingly, ensuring its reliable use.