Our district manager for Barnsley is Group Manager Paul Salter.

The town of Barnsley lies on the River Dearne, and is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and the administrative centre. The metropolitan borough had a population of 218,063 at the 2001 UK Census; Barnsley Urban Area had a population of 71,599.

Historically, a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Barnsley is notable as a former industrial town centred on coal mining and glassmaking although in the town a few factories remain notably the glassworks and coking plant. Though these industries demised in the 20th century, Barnsley's local culture remains rooted in this industrial heritage.

It is between junctions 36 and 38 of the M1 motorway and has a railway station served by the Hallam and Penistone Lines. Barnsley F.C. is the local football club.

Barnsley is served by the following Fire stations:  

• Barnsley
• Cudworth
• Royston
• Tankersley
• Penistone

We are also part of the One Barnsley partnership, which works together for the benefit of the town.