When I joined the service in September 1974 I spent about two and half years stationed at Llanelli Station. After this period I transferred back to my home town Ammanford.

I started to cut out articles from the local paper pertaining to Ammanford Station, being incidents and its social undertakings.

I have therefore split the fire calls into 2 categories, those before and those after I arrived at Ammanford.

This section is after I arrived.




1978

26th Oct
 
House gutted 28th Oct 1978
House Gutted by fire
 
     
     

 

 

 

1983

20th Dec
 
Burnt out car
Burned Out Car Appeal
 
     
     

 

 


1985

10th Jan
 
Car Crash Glynmoch 10th Jan 1985
Car Crash Glynmoch
 
     
     


1986

8th May
9th July
10th July
Shoppers world 8th May 1986
Shoppers World
Bonllwyn House fire 9th July 1986


46 Bonllwyn
Car stolen, stripped and fired


Stolen Car on Fire
     
31st July
14th Aug
13th Nov
Cattle lorry crash 31st July 1986


Cattle Lorry Crash

A trick that might save your life

Torch Trick is Life Saver
Newsagent Garnant 13th Nov 1986



Newsagent Garnant
11th Dec
18th Dec
Teacher trapped 11th Dec 1986

Teacher trapped in Coopers Flats crash

College Street fire 18th Dec 1986


Rescuers Praised for their Actions

 





1987

29th Jan
7th May
24th Dec

Coal lorry crash 29th Jan 1987

Coal Lorry Collision

Barn fire 7th May 1987

Primrose Hill Farm Barn

Mini Car gutted in Tycroes

Mini Car fire

     

 

1988

25th Feb
24th March

31st March

Dean wakes Mum 25th Feb 1988

Dean (4) is Blaze Hero
Coal Pellet fire 24th March 1988

Coal Pellet fire
Fanasy RFC club Pantyffynnon 31st March 1988

Fantasy Island (breakaway RFC Club)
     
26th May
23rd June
28th July

Norwave van crash 26th May 1988


Driver breaks Arm
Hot Iron Glanamman 23rd Jun 1988
Hot Iron Blaze
Motor Cycle and Car crash 28th July 1988



Motor Cycle and Car
     
8th Sept
15th Sept
15th Dec

AVC school kitchen fire 8th Sept 1988


Amman Valley Comp School Kitchen Fire
Kitchen Fire at Amman Valley Junior School 15th Sept 1988



Amman Valley Junior School Kitchen Fire
Horse lifted from Cattle grid 15th Dec 1988
Horse trapped in Cattle Grid




1989

19th Jan
19th Jan
26th Jan

Thumbnail of bathroom debris


Mum counts the Cost

Zeta Heid's crashed car


Zeta Heid Crashes

Two teenagers saved from slurry pit


Lucky to Escape Slurry
     
15th June
26th June
31st Aug
Damage caused to crashed car


Crash Damage

Witnesses required for carsh



Crash Appeal
Rebel the dog and owner Mrs Davies


Miracle Escape
 
26th Oct
21st Dec
 

Secretary stands in debris of arson club

Arson Attack Drinkers Flee

Outside of house where mystery fire starts

Mystery Fire Destruction

 



 

 

1990

25th Jan
1st Feb
2nd Aug
Olympia gym fire 25th Jan 1990

Olympia Keep Fit
Gales Sweep Valley 1st Feb 1990


Gales sweep Valley

Quay Street fire 2nd Aug 1990

Keith Hanhams Butchers Shop
     


1991

17th Jan
21st March
11th April
OAP loses all and cats 17th Jan 1991

OAP loses all
Capel Hendre family flees fire

Capel Hendre Family flees fire
Driver escapes unhurt 11th April 1991



Driver escapes unhurt
     
8th Aug
15th Aug
17th Oct
Smoke Alarm saves alive 8th Aug 1991




Smoke Alarm saves lives
Garnant Family flees fire 15th Aug 1991

Garnant Family Flees

Hay trailer fire 17th Oct 1991



Hay Trailer Fire

 
14th Nov

Horse killed by car

Horse killed by car

   

 



1992

23rd Jan
2nd July
16th July

Car Crash Mystery



Car Crash Mystery

Carmel fatal crash
Fatal Crash at Carmel
Lucky Escape when car plunges
Lucky Escape
     
30th July
22nd Oct
8th Nov
Transit van catches fire outside Morgan Marine


Transit Van outside Morgan Marine

Llandybie Blaze

Children believed to set Llandybie Blaze

Crash Exercise on Station Yard



Car Crash Exercise

     
19th Nov
   
Penygroes Rescue

Penygroes Rescue
   

 

 

1993

1st July
26th Aug

Horrific Crash Kills Two Young Women


Horrific Crash near Pont Abraham

Angel Inn Salem Arson Fire to hide Robbery

Angel Inn, Salem

 
     

 

 

 

 

1994

28th April
28th April
12th May

Betws Soccer Club duggout


Betws Club Dugout

Equipment Store at Ammanford Special Needs School

Special Needs School
Equipment Store

Llandybie Quarry Rescue




Llandybie Quarry Rescue

     

 

 

1995

1st Sep

 

Woman escapes from Garnant bedroom

Woman Escapes from
Bedroom

     

 

 

1996

6th June
13th June

Arson attack in Cwmgors



Family Escape Arson Attack

Plastic containers on fire

TNT Welding,
Shands Road

     

 

 

1997

17th April
19th June
14th Aug

Lorry overturns in GCG

Lorry overturns in GCG

Arsonists strike at Cresci's GCG

Arsonists strike at Cresci Cafe GCG

Senior citizen dies in head on crash

Senior Citizen dies in Fatal Crash

     
27th Nov
23rd Dec

Calor gas tank leaks

Gas leak causes Explosion

Old Cross catches fire

Old Cross Inn catches Fire

 

 

1998

9th April
21st May

Lucky Escape neighours perform rescues


Lucky Escape and
Neighbours' perform Rescues

Lightning Bolt hits Chimney


Lightning Bolt hits Chimney

     

 

 

1999

24th June
19th Aug
23rd Sept

Arson Attackon GCG shop

Arson Attack on GCG shop

Clayton Animal Feed


Clayton Animal Feed
warehouse catches fire.

Pensioner's House is

Pensioner's House is
Gutted

     

 

 

2002

16th Nov
11th April



Dad of 4 on Arson Charges

Amman Valley Grass fires

Grass Fires over the Amman Valley

     

 

 

2003

1st March
26th June
31st July

Betws Football stand burns down

Betws Football Stand burns

Tragic events at Derwydd Ave GCG

Tragic Fatalities in Gwaun-Car-Gurwen

Flooding in July


A day of Floods
     
4th Sept
30th Oct
6th Nov

Coal Lorry overturns in GCG






Another Coal lorry overturns

Arson attack at Marc's Motors

Arson Attack at Marc's Motors

Father attempts Arson

Father charged with Arson Attempt

 

 

2004

19th Feb
27th May
16th Sept
Accident blackspot in Saron



Accident Blackspot

Crisp and Fry catches fire

Wind Street Chip Range Fire

Driver cut free

Driver Cut Free