The way Fire Authority meetings are hosted has changed
The way South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority meetings are held has changed. The Authority’s meetings are now being hosted by South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, having been hosted by…
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Family issue emollient cream safety plea after much loved grandad dies in house fire
A Mexborough grandad died in a house fire after the clothing he was wearing ignited from a gas heater, a fire service investigation has found. It is believed that Jim…
Hundreds of care home residents protected thanks to new sprinklers
Almost 200 care home residents are safer from fire thanks to a partnership between South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and Sheffcare. Sprinkler systems have been installed at three residential care…
Open Days, Car Washes and Events 2025
We have a number of station open days, events and car washes planned this year. Below is a list of all the current stations holding an event. Station Open Days…
New training set to improve biker road safety
Giving motorcyclists the skills to ride safely is the aim of a relaunched training course delivered by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR). Almost 200 powered-two-wheeler riders were injured in…
Plans submitted for Elm Lane fire station refurbishment
Plans have been submitted for a major refurbishment of a long-standing Sheffield fire station. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue wants to take Elm Lane fire station ‘back to brick’ to…
Fire service plans for next three years approved by councillors
The fire service’s plans for the next three years have been approved by councillors, after hundreds of people responded to a public consultation. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue had asked…
Last chance to have say on draft fire service plans
South Yorkshire residents have less than a week to feedback on their fire service’s objectives for the next three years. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue says it wants to remove…
New bin collaboration anything but rubbish for Rotherham residents
Thousands of people in Rotherham will be safer from fire thanks to a new arrangement between the council and fire service. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and Rotherham Council have…
999 operator backs number one bid after ‘life saving’ charity support
**Content Warning - this post discusses topics around suicide** A South Yorkshire 999 operator has backed a charity campaign to raise money for mental health support which saved his life.…