Safety advice for businesses over the festive period
We know this is a very difficult time for everyone, including businesses, but it is vital that your business, and the people working for you, remain safe from fire. With…
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Fire safety team to inspect all high-rise residential buildings across South Yorkshire
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,…
Fire service wins global award for South Yorkshire flooding recovery
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’…
Sheffield building owner fined after failing to provide cladding info to fire inspectors
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…
Two weeks left to have say on fire service plans
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…
Stark warning from man left with severe burns after garden fire disaster
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…
Bonfire and firework advice
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…
Emergency services issue guidance ahead of ‘different’ bonfire period
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.…
Fire service exhibition goes digital to mark Black History Month
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…
Have your say on draft risk management plan
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…