Police and fire join forces ahead of bonfire night as part of Operation Dark Nights A joint effort to reduce deliberate fires and anti-social behaviour during the bonfire period is being kicked off today, Monday 22 October, by two of South Yorkshire’s emergency services. South…Read More
Fire service to deliver ‘safe and well’ visits to older people in Barnsley The fire service will be delivering falls, crime and healthy aging advice to older people in part of Barnsley as of today, Monday 10 October, with a trial programme of…Read More
Video shines a light on pride of fire service staff We've created a poem and a video to remind the 1.3 million people we serve of everything we do and how proud we are to do it- from a firefighter…Read More
Fire service scoops major national cyber threats certification A major national cyber security award has been granted to South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue- one of the only fire and rescue services in the country to have achieved the…Read More
Service issues ‘look out for your loved ones’ plea on Older Peoples Day People across South Yorkshire are being urged to find the time to check on a loved one this week – as part of Older Persons Day which takes place today,…Read More
Dream becomes reality for Darnall and Rotherham fire volunteer One of South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue’s (SYFR) numerous fire volunteers saw their hard work pay off recently as they completed their initial firefighter recruits course. Rob Hall – who…Read More
Fire funded sprinklers installed in historic Thorne autism residential home Sprinklers installed in the converted home of a Doncaster brewery magnate now used to support people with autism, have been hailed as proof that the potentially lifesaving equipment can be…Read More
Police and fire community safety teams join forces in major collaboration milestone South Yorkshire safety teams have joined forces, in an ambitious fire and police collaboration project. The joint community safety department brings together staff from South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and…Read More
Service makes plea to local businesses as part of national safety initiative Firefighters from across South Yorkshire have attended more than 1,500 fires in non-domestic properties in the last five years, figures show. The revelation comes as South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue…Read More
Sprinkler system installed to safeguard Rotherham care facility residents Residents of a high dependency care facility in a Rotherham suburb are now safer from fire than ever before thanks to a fire funded sprinkler initiative. The 15 bedded facility…Read More
