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…
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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…
Fire service issues ‘don’t cook drunk’ plea to students this winter
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…
Draft risk management plan published
South Yorkshire’s fire service presented its latest plans for keeping local people safe next week – including proposals for how quickly it should respond to different types of emergency. You…
Calais to London mileage mission for Sheffield man’s Red Cross refugee cause
A Sheffield man is attempting to ‘run’ between Calais and London in a bid to raise cash and awareness for refugees. Steve Kay, aged 36, has already clocked up 50…
Firefighters graduate with live-streamed passing parade
The 65th firefighter recruits graduated with a passing out parade at the service's training centre on Friday (7 September). With large gatherings still not permitted, the ceremony was live streamed…
Fire service publishes new 999 response time proposals in latest risk plan
South Yorkshire’s fire service will present its latest plans for keeping local people safe next week – including proposals for how quickly it should respond to different types of emergency.…
Recruitment opens for on-call firefighters across South Yorkshire
Six fire stations across South Yorkshire are recruiting now for on-call firefighters, with anyone interested urged to act quickly before the current recruitment window closes. New recruits are needed at…