Join Fire Cadets (Ages 13–16)
Be Part of Your Community
🚒Ready for Something Different?
Build confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills while trying out real firefighter activities.
💡Learn Skills for Life
Develop personally, promote self-discipline, communication, teamwork, confidence and social skills while giving back to your community.
🤝Make Friends. Have Fun. Be You.
Meet new people, try new things, and enjoy every step of the journey.
Aim
The aim of the Fire Cadets is to enable young people to gain skills and knowledge and have positive experiences in a fun, safe and secure environment.
Increasing knowledge of fire safety, which they can adopt safer behaviours, improve their safety, health and wellbeing by sharing this knowledge with family, friends and the wider community thus reducing risk and keeping communities safe.
Developing transferable, practical skills for future training or employment for workforce awareness and social mobility.
Commitment
Mid and West Wales Fire Cadets is a national 2-year cadet programme.
The Cadets evenings are held at the local Fire station and is supported by our operational firefighters and volunteers.
Cadets will be expected to commit to attending one night a week, following the school term.
You will be provided with your own uniform.
The Programme
The programme provides young people with an insight into working within the fire service provides an exciting and unique opportunity to the following activities:
- Practical Firefighting Drills
- Fire Safety Awareness
- Road Safety Awareness
- Water Safety Awareness
- Team-Building Activities
- Social Actions
In Addition
In addition to weekly activities at your local Unit, you will have the chance to take part in a range of activities, events and social trips.
Many of our Cadet groups play an active part in their community supporting local initiatives and charities, learning and sharing culture, working collaboratively within the local and wider community developing positive peer relationships.
Cadet Unit Drill Nights
Drill Night - Monday
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Newtown Fire Station
Llanidloes Road
Newtown
Powys
SY16 1HF
Drill Night - Monday
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Presteigne Fire Station
Harpers Lane
Presteigne
Powys
LD8 2AN
Drill Night - Monday
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Abercrave Fire Station
School Road
Abercrave
Powys,
SA9 1XD
Drill Night - Tuesday
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Seven Sisters Fire Station
Bryndulais Row
Seven Sisters
Neath
SA10 9EA
Drill Night - Monday
6.00pm - 8.00pm
Glynneath Fire Station
Wellfield Place
Glynneath
Neath
SA11 5EW
Drill Night - Tuesday
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Amman Valley Fire Station
10 New Rd
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Ammanford
SA18 1UN
Drill Night - Thursday
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Gorseinon Fire Station
West Street
Gorseinon
Swansea
SA4 4AG
Start Your Adventure!
APPLY NOW!
If you think you have what it takes to become a Fire Cadet, then complete the online application form now!
To complete the application form you will need to:
- Make sure you have 15 minutes to complete the form
- Know which location you'd like to apply for, and
- Have your parent / guardian to hand, they'll have a few questions to answer too!
Apply to become a Fire Cadet
Fire Cadets Application Form
Become a Fire Cadet Instructor
As a Fire Cadet Instructor you will assist and support the delivery of the Fire Cadet Award Programme, consisting of practical and classroom based sessions.
Find our more information about Fire Cadet Instructors