MID and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service scooped a prestigious award at the Fire Fighters' Charity's Spirit of Fire Awards in London.

The award was in recognition of the contribution it has made to supporting the charity since 2015.

The service were named Support of the Year, an award sponsored by the Fire Service College.

It was was presented to representatives from the service at the ceremony in Westminster, last week.

Following the event, they were invited to a reception at Downing Street hosted by Home Secretary Sajid Javid MP.

The Fire Fighters' Charity’s Spirit of Fire Awards recognise the support and dedication of firefighters and fire and rescue service personnel from across the UK.

The Spirit of Fire Awards, which fell on the charity's 75th anniversary, was hosted by BBC Newsreader, Nicholas Owen.

Speaking of the Supporter of the Year award, Chief Executive of The Fire Fighters Charity, Dr Jill Tolfrey, said: “Mid and West Wales’ award is thoroughly deserved.

"Despite being a mostly on-call and rural service, it has seen its fundraising contributions over the past 15 years increase from around £20,000 per year to over £140,000.

"This has been down to staff from across the Service enthusiastically organising an array of fundraising events and personal challenges each year, these include the annual Tenby Firefighter Carnival and the Swansea Christmas Donkey collection, which has been running for 30 years.

"They are a hugely committed service, this award is very well deserved.”

The award was one of 11 presented on the night.

Dany Cotton, the Commissioner of London Fire Brigade, was awarded a special recognition award for her contribution in promoting positive mental health across the fire service.