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Young carers join fire service for a fun-filled experience day

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue(SYFR) partnered up with the Sheffield Young Carers charity to offer young carers from Sheffield the opportunity to take part in a firefighter experience day. The…

Thousand flock to Penistone open day

More than 1,000 people attended an open day in Penistone, after firefighters threw open the doors of the fire station to local people. Activities included a bouncy castle, face painting,…

Prince’s Trust Team graduates with fire service honours

Eleven young adults have successfully graduated from the second South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Prince’s Trust Team Programme after having completed 12 weeks of challenges that have tested them to…

Young winner named in fire service writing challenge

A story writing whizz kid from Chapeltown has been awarded top prize in a fire service writing competition. Dylan Briggs, aged eight, was presented with a LEGO City fire station…

Fire service attends hundreds of medical ‘break ins’ in unique 999 collaboration

Firefighters are attending hundreds more incidents each year in a unique arrangement with the county’s police force. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue says it has attended more than 1,800 ‘medical…

COMAH plan consultation

Currently SYFR are reviewing the external emergency COMAH plan for the site named below; DHL Supply Chain, High Common Lane, Tickhill, Doncaster, DN11 9HE A public consultation will now take…

Water safety plea ahead of school summer holidays

Firefighters are urging children not to swim in lakes and reservoirs ahead of the school summer holidays. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue says it has attended 282 water related incidents…

Open day at Penistone fire station

Firefighters from Penistone station will be welcoming local people into their station on Saturday 23 July 2016 for a fun-packed open day. There will be a range of activities and…

Five ambulance stand-by points created at fire stations in South Yorkshire

A landmark agreement between emergency services in South Yorkshire will see up to five ambulance stand-by points created at fire stations across the county. The existing fire stations at Aston…

Fire service funded stop motion film helping to make high risk adults safer

A Doncaster community scheme has used fire service funding to create a stop-motion animation video to make the lives of vulnerable adults safer. ‘Breaking Beats’ partnered with South Yorkshire Fire…