An inspection report which rated South Yorkshire’s fire and rescue service as ‘good’ across all three judgement criteria has been welcomed by fire chiefs. Inspectors found that South Yorkshire Fire…

A joint fire and police safety team has won a major national award. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and South Yorkshire Police’s joint community safety department won the award for…

The fire service will free up time for firefighters by no longer attending automatic fire alarms in commercial buildings like offices and warehouses unless it’s a confirmed blaze. Currently South…

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We've just launched a brand new cooking fire safety campaign. Why? Because we've had 4,000 cooking related incidents over the last four years, and we want to reduce that. We're…

People across South Yorkshire are being urged to stand by their pans as part of a new safety campaign that aims to drive down cooking fires. This comes as South…

Station Manager Nick Abbott has been recognised for life saving cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) he delivered to a heart attack victim in Sheffield. Nick was off-duty and training at a gym…

Fire officers are calling on Sheffield students to familiarise themselves with evacuation procedures, after a blaze involving student accommodation in Bolton. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue has already written to…

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority (SYFRA) has appointed a new Chief Fire Officer. Alex Johnson was appointed following a selection process which included a written application and panel interview…