A team of fire safety inspectors is embarking on an ambitious project to inspect all high-rise residential buildings across South Yorkshire, over 18 metres or with six or more storeys,…

The fire service’s recovery from flooding which hit South Yorkshire last autumn has been recognised with a major international award. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue was awarded ‘Most Effective Recovery’…

A Sheffield building owner has been fined after obstructing the work of fire safety inspectors. Mr Gunes Ata, trading as Noble Design & Build, was found guilty by Sheffield Magistrates…

There’s just over two weeks left for people to have their say on draft plans published by South Yorkshire’s fire service – including proposals for how quickly it should respond…

A man from Sheffield, who set himself on fire when using petrol on his seemingly unlit garden fire, is urging people not to follow in his footsteps and make the…

Bonfires If you’re planning to have a bonfire at any time, but particularly during this firework period, please follow some simple safety guides to help you, your family, pets and…

South Yorkshire’s emergency services are urging people to be sensible and stay safe over the coming weeks, during what they say will be a ‘very different’ bonfire period for everyone.…

South Yorkshire’s fire service is taking its one-of-a-kind Black History Month exhibition online this October, in a bid to attract more people from BAME backgrounds to consider a fire and…

South Yorkshire’s fire service wants people to have their say on its draft Integrated Risk Management Plan 2021-24. This is a plan which explains how the fire service will keep…

Fire officers in Sheffield are asking local students not to cook whilst drunk this winter and, instead, help keep fire engines free for more serious emergencies. The plea follows the…