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Family history reveals century old police and fire collaboration footprint

A South Yorkshire fire officer says his ancestor’s story shows how joint working between the emergency services is more than a century old. The great grandfather of Sheffield Central Station…

Youth programme praised for impact on South Yorkshire beauty spot

Bosses at a South Yorkshire beauty spot have praised a police and fire service led youth programme for its impact on transforming one of the county’s best loved green spaces.…

Fire bosses call on students to ditch door wedges as part of national safety week

Fire safety bosses are calling on Sheffield’s students to ditch door wedges and use a packet of biscuits instead to make friends. The safety plea comes during Student Fire Safety…

Fire crews carry out rescue from height training exercise

South Yorkshire’s fire crews have taken part in a realistic, rope rescue exercise to test their response in the event of a major height rescue incident. The exercise was simulated…

Operation Dark Nights safety talks

Be bright, be seen, be safe – that’s the message being delivered to primary school children in the run up to Bonfire Night. Police Community Support Officers have been visiting…

Fire service safety advice ahead of Diwali

The fire service is calling on people in South Yorkshire to take extra care ahead of one of the most important periods in the religious calendar. Firefighters are reminding people…

Sheffield firefighters win top national challenge for third year in a row

A fire crew from Sheffield is celebrating after coming out on top in a national competition to test firefighters’ search and rescue skills in heat and smoke. Central station were…

HOPE Charity launches next chapter at major Sheffield event

A South Yorkshire charity which has been helping people touched by trauma for more than a decade has officially launched. HOPE has acted as a peer support network for people…

VIDEO: What does it take to become a South Yorkshire firefighter?

Whilst responding to emergencies and putting out fires will always be a big part of what we do, much more of our time is spent preventing emergencies in the first…

New fire and police station in Maltby goes live

South Yorkshire’s only joint fire and police station has gone operational for the first time. Firefighters have started attending 999 calls from the station in Maltby, Rotherham after work to…

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