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      Dros yr wythnosau diwethaf, mae nifer sylweddol o danau glaswellt wedi cychwyn yng Nghymru, yn enwedig yn y De. Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru yn cadarnhau y cafodd 93% o’r tanau hyn yn ei ardal eu cychwyn yn fwriadol. Rwy’n ymuno â’r Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub, yr Heddlu ac eraill yn condemnio’r rheini sy’n ymddwyn yn fath ffordd beryglus, dinistriol a throseddol.  

 Rwy’n canmol y Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub, a diffoddwyr tân unigol, am eu hymateb i’r achosion hyn. Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru wedi ysgwyddo baich y tanau hyn, ac wedi cyflwyno trefniadau penodol i sicrhau bod darpariaeth ar gael os bydd tân mewn cartref wrth i’r diffoddwyr tân fynd i’r afael â thanau glaswelltir difrifol.

 Rwy’n croesawu safbwynt llym Heddlu De Cymru. Ni ddylem fod mewn sefyllfa o’r fath. Mae cychwyn tân glaswellt yn drosedd. Mae’n rhoi pobl mewn perygl – diffoddwyr tân ac aelodau o’r cyhoedd fel ei gilydd. Mae hynny heb sôn am y niwed i fywyd gwyllt, da byw a’r amgylchedd, a’r gost sylweddol i bwrs y wlad yn sgil ymdrin â’r tanau hyn. Bob blwyddyn, rydym yn gweld nifer o achosion o amgylch gwyliau ysgol y Pasg ac wrth i’r tywydd wella.

 Mae gan Wasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru, ynghyd â’r ddau Wasanaeth Tân ac Achub arall yng Nghymru, raglen lawn o weithgareddau â’r nod o leihau achosion o danau bwriadol. Y gred yw mai plant a phobl ifanc sy’n gyfrifol yn aml, felly mae’r rhaglenni hyn yn canolbwyntio ar newid ymddygiad plant a phobl ifanc yn gyffredinol, gan ymyrryd yn fwy penodol gyda’r rheini sydd wedi troseddu neu mewn perygl o wneud hynny.

 Rydym yn gwybod y gall y rhaglenni hyn fod yn effeithiol. Er enghraifft, mae un ymgyrch gyhoeddusrwydd \[BERNIE] wedi arwain at gwymp o bron 80% mewn achosion o danau yn y bum ardal darged rhwng 2010 a 2014\. Mae’r cyfraddau aildroseddu ymysg y rheini sy’n cymryd rhan yn rhaglen Ffenics y Gwasanaeth Tân – sy’n ceisio annog pobl ifanc i beidio â throseddu – fel arfer yn llai na 5%. Caiff y cynlluniau hyn ac eraill eu hariannu gan Lywodraeth Cymru a’u cyflwyno gan y Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub ar y cyd â phartneriaid eraill.

 Mae Gwasanaeth Tân ac Achub De Cymru hefyd wedi lansio mentrau lleol. Mae’n gweithio gyda Chyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf ar hyn o bryd i wneud cyflwyniad pwerus i bob ysgol uwchradd yn Rhondda Cynon Taf yr wythnos hon i ddangos yn glir beth yw effaith y tanau hyn, a sicrhau bod pobl ifanc yn deall pa mor ddifrifol yw’r troseddau hyn.

 Mae’r Gwasanaeth hefyd yn meithrin cysylltiadau gyda grwpiau cymunedol sydd wedi dod ymlaen i gefnogi’r Gwasanaeth – grwpiau fel y Bicycle Doctor yn y Porth, Wildfire FOA yn Rhondda Cynon Taf, a’r Timau Atal Tanau Glaswellt a Thanau Mynydd yng Nghaerffili, Rhondda Cynon Taf a mannau eraill.

 Mae’r cymunedau sy’n dioddef oherwydd hyn yn ddig – mae  hawl ganddynt fod, ac maent eisiau gweld camau’n cael eu cymryd. Mae llawer o bobl wedi dechrau gwirfoddoli i helpu’r gwasanaeth tân ar lefel gymunedol. Mae atal y bygythiad hwn yn llawer mwy na dim ond diffodd tanau neu erlyn troseddwyr. Mae’n galw am weithredu cadarn ar lefel gymunedol i annog pobl i beidio â chychwyn tanau, ac adnabod ac enwi’r rhai sy’n gwneud hynny. Mae pryder amlwg ymysg y cyhoedd. Gwnaed 170 o alwadau 999 gwahanol ynglŷn â’r un tân mynydd ger Caerffili. Mewn achos arall, tynnodd pobl luniau’r rheini oedd yn ceisio cychwyn tân ger Cwm Clydach, ac mae’r Heddlu wedi cael y lluniau hyn. Mae angen i ni adeiladu ar hyn a sicrhau bod dinasyddion, grwpiau a sefydliadau’n rhan o ffordd gydlynus ac effeithiol o ddatrys y broblem.

 Mae gan Lywodraeth Cymru rôl bwysig i’w chwarae hefyd. Mae angen i ni gyd\-drefnu’r camau sy’n cael eu cymryd ar draws y Llywodraeth, y Gwasanaeth Tân, yr Heddlu, ysgolion, awdurdodau lleol a Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru. Felly, byddaf i a’r Prif Weinidog yn cynnal cyfarfod gyda’r cyrff allweddol i drafod hyn a llunio rhaglen weithredu eglur a chydgysylltiedig yn y tymor byr, canolig a hir.







Translation:


 
The last few weeks have seen a significant number of grass fires across Wales, especially in South Wales.  South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that 93% of the fires in its area have been started deliberately.  I join the Fire and Rescue Services, the Police and others in condemning those who engage in this dangerous, destructive and criminal behaviour. 


I commend the Fire and Rescue Services, and individual firefighters, for their response to these outbreaks.  The South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has borne the brunt of these fires, and has introduced specific arrangements to ensure fire cover remains available should a house fire occur whilst firefighters are being used to deal with extensive grassland fires.


I welcome the tough stance taken by South Wales Police. We should not be in this position.  Starting grass fires is a crime.  It puts people in danger – both firefighters and members of the public.   This is before we talk about the damage to wildlife, livestock and the environment, and the significant cost to the public purse of dealing with these fires. Each year we see a series of outbreaks which coincide with the Easter school holidays and the onset of better weather.


South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, along with the other two Fire and Rescue Services in Wales, have a full programme of activities aimed at reducing deliberate fire\-setting.  It is believed that often those responsible are children and young people and so these programmes focus on changing the behaviours of children and young people generally, providing more targeted interventions for those who have offended or are at risk of doing so. 


We know that these programmes can have an impact.  For instance, one focused publicity campaign \[BERNIE] led to the incidence of grass fires falling by almost 80% in the five target areas between 2010 and 2014\.  Reoffending rates from participants in the Fire Service’s Phoenix programme – which aims to divert young people from offending behaviour – are typically below 5%.  These and other Schemes are funded by the Welsh Government and delivered by the Fire and Rescue Service in conjunction with other partners.       


South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has also launched local initiatives. It is currently working with Rhondda Cynon Taf Council to deliver a hard\-hitting presentation to all secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf this week setting out very clearly the impact that these fires have, and making sure that young people understand the seriousness of these crimes.


The Service is also co\-ordinating links with community groups who have come forward to support the Service – groups such as the Bicycle Doctor in Porth, Wildfire FOA in RCT, and the Grass Fire and Mountain Fire Prevention Teams in Caerphilly, RCT and elsewhere. 


Members of the communities affected are rightly angry and want action taken. Many have also come forward to volunteer their support for the fire service at a community level. Tackling this menace must mean much more than just fighting fires or prosecuting offenders.  It needs robust action at the community level to divert people away from setting fires, and to identify and expose those who do.   The public concern is already clear. There were 170 separate 999 calls about the same mountain fire near Caerphilly.  Others took photos of those trying to start a fire near Clydach Vale, which have been passed to the Police.  We need to build on that and ensure that all concerned citizens, groups and organisations are part of a coherent and effective solution.  


The Welsh Government also has an important role to play.  We need to co\-ordinate action across Government, and that of the Fire Service, the Police, schools, Local Authorities and Natural Resources Wales. The First Minister and I will therefore hold a summit next week with key players to discuss this, and to formulate a clear and co\-ordinated programme of action for the short, medium and long\-term.