We attended three separate incidents over night involving five vehicles on fire.

At 2:47am on Thursday, a crew from Stocksbridge attended an incident on Victoria Road in Stocksbridge. On arrival, three vehicles were on fire, involving two Vauxhall Corsas and one Peugeot. There were no injuries and the cause is under investigation.

At 3:25am on Thursday, a crew from Aston attended an incident on Chestnut Avenue, Kiveton Park in Rotherham. On arrival, the reported car was well alight. This was believed to have been deliberate and, thankfully, there were no injuries.

At 4:38am on Thursday, a crew from Parkway attended an incident on Coleford Road, Sheffield. On arrival they found a Mercedes Sprinter van had been set fire to deliberately. Luckily, there were no injuries.

Crews from Cudworth, Dearne and Barnsley were called to an incident on Michaels Estate, Grimesthorpe in Barnsley at 10:43pm on Tuesday.

On arrival, they found the kitchen of the property was well alight. Once the fire had been extinguished, the cause of the fire was clear – a chip pan had overheated.

There were no casualties.

We remind people not to use chip pans as they can be very dangerous. If you ever do use one – please don’t leave it unattended.

On Friday at 9:13pm,  Rotherham, Parkway and Aston red watch attended an incident on Brinsworth Lane, Brinsworth in Rotherham.

On arrival, they found the grill pan had caught fire after being left under the grill.

Firefighters rescued one male in his 30s from inside, and ventilated the property which was heavily smoke logged. Luckily, the resident had working smoke alarms fitted, which were activated and prompted a response.

Crews were called out to a spate of accidental fires last night, caused by people not disposing of BBQs correctly.

At 4:56pm, crews from Birley Moor attended an incident on Devonshire Street, Sheffield. On arrival they found a BBQ had been put in a bin whilst still smouldering hot. They were able to quickly extinguish this before spreading to cause further damage or injuries/

At 7:56pm, crews from Central attended an incident on Chelsea Road, Sheffield. On arrival they found that two BBQs had been placed in a bin whilst still hot and smouldering. Luckily, firefighters were able to act quickly and extinguish the fire before it spread.

At 8:30pm, crews from Rotherham attended an incident on Barbers Avenue, Parkgate in Rotherham. On arrival, they found that a disposable BBQ had been left on grass to burn out. They were able to quickly extinguish the fire before it grew.

At 10:17pm crews from Central attended an incident on Rustlings Road, Sheffield. On arrival they found that a disposable BBQ had been placed in a plastic bin whilst still hot, causing the bin to melt and set on fire. Once again, they were able to quickly tackle the fire before it spread to any property.

We’ve seen a significant increase in these incidents this week, and it’s no coincidence that the sun has got his hat on! We love the sunshine as much as you do, but please remember to stay safe with the following tips:

• Sit it on a flat surface well away from trees, shrubs and grassland
• Keep a bucket of water or sand close by, just in case
• Never use petrol or paraffin on a barbecue, only recognised lighters and starter fuels
• Make sure the coals have properly cooled before disposal and empty ashes onto bare soil, not into the bin

Over the weekend we attended five separate cooking related incidents.

At 10:17pm on Friday, crews from Rotherham attended an incident on Clifton Lane, Clifton. On arrival, they found a pan on the hob had caused smoke logging throughout. Luckily the resident had working smoke alarms fitted, which had sounded and allowed them to get out of the property safely.

At 12:09am on Saturday, crews from Lowedges, Central and Birley Moor attended an incident on Lowedges Crescent, Sheffield. On arrival they found a tea towel had smouldered on the hob, which was quickly extinguished. There were no casualties.

At 1:43am on Saturday, crews from Central and Rivelin attended an incident on Creswick Street, Sheffield. On arrival, they found some food had been burnt on the hob, activating the smoke alarms. There were no casualties.

At 1:18pm on Sunday, crews from Parkway attended an incident on Fitzhubert Road, Sheffield. On arrival, they found some burnt food on the hob had caused smoke logging to the property. Thankfully the smoke alarms had activated and the resident was able to get out of the property safely, suffering minor smoke inhalation.

At 3:13am on Monday, crews from Doncaster attended an incident on Troutbeck Way, New Rossington. On arrival, they found some food had burnt in the oven resulting in heavy smoke logging throughout the property. There were no casualties.

More safety advice can be found here – stay safe, even when you’re hungry!

Crews from Maltby fire station were called out to an incident on Saturday at 2:26pm on Bridgewater Way, Rotherham. On arrival, they found that a disposable BBQ had been placed in a wheelie bin whilst it was still hot.

Using a hose reel, firefighters extinguished the fire which had spread to the fascia of the house. As the warm weather sets in, and people start to enjoy Summer BBQs, remember to stay safe with the following tips:

• Sit it on a flat surface well away from trees, shrubs and grassland
• Keep a bucket of water or sand close by, just in case
• Never use petrol or paraffin on a barbecue, only recognised lighters and starter fuels
• Make sure the coals have properly cooled before disposal and empty ashes onto bare soil, not into the bin

Crews from Central fire station were called out to an incident on Thursday at 21:48 on St Philips Road, Sheffield. On arrival, they found that a disposable BBQ had been placed in a bin whilst it was still smouldering.

Using a hose reel, firefighters extinguished the fire before it was able to spread. People are reminded to stay safe whilst enjoying the sunshine in the Summer months.

Here’s some handy safety tips to ensure your tasty plans don’t go up in smoke:

• Sit it on a flat surface well away from trees, shrubs and grassland
• Keep a bucket of water or sand close by, just in case
• Never use petrol or paraffin on a barbecue, only recognised lighters and starter fuels
• Make sure the coals have properly cooled before disposal and empty ashes onto bare soil, not into the bin

Three fire engines (Lowedges & Central stations) were called to a fire at a flat on Batemoor Drive, Sheffield on Monday morning at 4:15am.

No one was inside the property when crews arrived.  Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels to quickly put the fire out.

Fire crews left the scene at 5:45pm.

The fire is believed to have been started deliberately.

Crews from Rivelin, Lowedges, Birley Moor, Parkway and Penistone were called to an incident in Dronfield, Woodhouse at 5:10pm this evening. On arrival they found the barn well alight, with the fire quickly spreading.

Firefighters were able to use water jets to bring the blaze under control. By working tirelessly for almost four hours, they were able to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings. At time of writing, the incident is ongoing and has been passed over to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue to work through the night. There are no known casualties and the cause is currently under investigation.

Four fire engines tackled a blaze at a farm in Treeton.

Crews from Rotherham, Maltby, Aston Park and Birley Moor fire stations attended the blaze on Long Lane at around 12.40pm on Tuesday.

A boat, trailer and motor home were all involved in the fire and a man in his 70s was treated by paramedics after suffering slight burns to his hand.

The fire took several hours to bring under control and an investigation into the cause is underway.