Tywyn
Crewing :
Tywyn is a Retained Duty System (RDS) station.
RDS firefighters are skilled individuals who do ordinary jobs and offer evening, daytime and/or weekend cover.
Geographical Area covered:
Tywyn and surrounding parishes.
Sites of Risk:
Tywyn Hospital
Secondary School
Cinema.
Station History:
The original station was at Cadvan Wells, and the station moved to its second site on Frankwell Street in 1961.
In February 2016, the crew moved to the new joint fire and police station on Pendre Industrial Park.
New features at the station include a large drill yard and training tower, solar panels on the appliance bay roof, a rainwater harvesting system, heat recovery units, a natural ventilation system, sun pipes for natural daylight, and a building management system to control and monitor the mechanical and electrical equipment.