Fis Rhagfyr diwethaf, gwnes ddatganiad gerbron y Senedd am ein nod i ehangu rôl y Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub i gefnogi’r GIG, ac am adolygiad manwl a gynhaliwyd gan ein Prif Gynghorydd Tân ac Achub, Dan Stephens, ar gapasiti a pharodrwydd y Gwasanaeth i ymgymryd â rôl o’r fath. Yn fras, daeth y Prif Gynghorydd Tân ac Achub i’r casgliad bod yna gapasiti i ysgwyddo rôl ehangach, a bod angen newidiadau yn arferion gweithio’r Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub i wireddu hynny. Yn wir, canfu’r adroddiad ei bod yn debygol bod angen newidiadau o’r fath beth bynnag, gan fod peth tystiolaeth nad oedd yr arferion gweithio presennol yn caniatáu digon o amser i ddiffoddwyr tân hyfforddi, neu gyflawni gwaith hanfodol i leihau tebygolrwydd a difrifoldeb tanau.
Last December, I made a statement to the Senedd about our aim of broadening the role of the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) to support the NHS, and about a detailed review which our Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor (CFRA), Dan Stephens, had conducted on the capacity and readiness of the Service to undertake such a role.  In outline, the CFRA concluded that the capacity to take on a broader role did exist, and that realising it called for changes in FRS working practices.  Indeed, the report found that such changes were likely necessary in any event, as there was some evidence that current working practices did not allow firefighters enough time to train, or to carry out vital work to reduce the likelihood and severity of fire.