Fire service backs Sheffield Pride
This year's Sheffield Pride event was well attended by staff from across the fire service. We held a safety stall and handed out careers information at the main event in…
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Deputy Chief Fire Officer appointed
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority (SYFRA) has appointed a new Deputy Chief Fire Officer following an extensive recruitment process. Martin Blunden beat off competition from a strong field of…
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue scoop double award win
Staff members of South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue are celebrating after picking up two awards at the Cutlers’ Company Police and Fire Service annual awards. The fire service received both…
Team programme success as young people turn their lives around
A number of young people including a dad struggling to find direction in his life and a shy teenager who’s just got a job at a Rotherham care home have…
Fire service calls on partners to do more to prevent needless house blaze deaths
The fire service is calling on public bodies and health partners to do more to help prevent needless deaths, after revealing more than 50 people have died in house fires…
Firefighters test rope saving skills with realistic live training exercise
Firefighters have taken part in a major training exercise in Sheffield to test their rope rescue skills. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue worked with Sheffield City Council and BAM Construction…
South Yorkshire community groups to benefit from latest round of fire funding
Charities and community groups are being invited to bid for the latest round of funding made available by the county’s Fire Authority. The application process will open on 1 September…
Sheffield parkrun given life saving equipment
A Sheffield parkrun will now be a much safer place to exercise thanks to the recent donation of an Automated External Defibrillator. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue provided the event…
Fire service says flood response improved ten years on from major incident
The fire service says it is better placed to respond to flooding in South Yorkshire, as the tenth anniversary of floods which devastated the county in 2007 is marked. South…
Water safety warning following temperature rise
Following the recent hot snap, firefighters are urging the public not to swim in lakes and reservoirs. River flows can be unpredictable and water is often deeper, colder and faster…