Nid yw’r adolygiad wedi gallu sefydlu’n bendant a oes gan ddiffoddwyr tân ddigon o amser i hyfforddi, ond mae hynny’n bennaf achos dim ond un o’r Gwasanaethau sydd wedi ymateb hyd yma i argymhelliad interim a wnaed gan y Prif Gynghorydd Tân ac Achub ym mis Mawrth. Serch hynny, o waith y Prif Gynghorydd Tân ac Achub mae’n ymddangos yn debygol iawn nad yw’r amser hwnnw’n ddigonol. Mae hynny’n arbennig o wir yn achos diffoddwyr tân wrth gefn neu “ar alwad”, y mae disgwyl iddynt feistroli’r ystod lawn o sgiliau diffodd tân mewn cyfran fach iawn o’r amser sydd ar gael i’w cydweithwyr amser llawn. Hyd yn oed yn achos diffoddwyr tân amser llawn, mae’r amser sydd ar gael i hyfforddi wedi’i gyfyngu gan batrwm gweithio sy’n neilltuo tua hanner shifft nos i gyfnodau gorffwys ac astudiaeth breifat, a bwrw nad oes digwyddiadau brys yn ystod yr amser hwnnw. Nid yw’r arfer hon wedi newid ers y 1970au pan oedd rôl diffoddwr tân yn llawer mwy cul a syml. Heb os, mae’r angen am hyfforddiant wedi cynyddu ers hynny, ac os nad yw’r angen hwnnw’n cael ei ateb mae hyn yn creu risgiau clir i ddiffoddwyr tân, rhywbeth na fyddai neb am ei weld. Yn fwy cyffredinol, nid yw neilltuo cymaint o amser i ddiffoddwyr tân orffwys tra maent ar ddyletswydd yn sicrhau’r gwerth gorau o ran diogelwch pobl a chymunedau yng Nghymru, ac mae’n sicr yn effeithio ar y potensial i ddiffoddwyr tân ymgymryd â rôl ehangach.
The review has not been able to establish conclusively whether firefighters have enough time to train, but that is largely because only one of the Services has yet responded to an interim recommendation that the CFRA made in March.  However, from the CFRA’s work it appears very likely that this time is inadequate.  That is particularly so for retained or “on-call” firefighters, who are expected to master the full range of firefighting skills in a small fraction of the time available to their wholetime colleagues.  Even for wholetime firefighters, the time available for training remains limited by a working pattern which devotes around half of a night shift to rest periods and private study, provided there are no emergency incidents during that time.  That practice is unchanged since the 1970s when the role of a firefighter was much narrower and more straightforward.  The need for training has undoubtedly increased since then, and if it is not being met – this creates clear risks for firefighters that none of those involved would want to see.  More generally, devoting so much time to allowing firefighters to rest while on duty does not maximise their value to the safety of people and communities in Wales and it certainly impacts on the potential for firefighters undertaking a broader role.