Dozens attend care homes seminar
Dozens of care home managers have attended a fire service safety seminar, at South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue’s Sheffield training centre. The seminar gave care providers tips on the steps…
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Sizzle safely say firefighters ahead of BBQ weekend
South Yorkshire residents planning to celebrate the warm weather with a barbecue this weekend are being reminded to take some basic steps to ensure their party plans don’t go up…
South Yorkshire events to mark UK road safety week
The fire service is calling on South Yorkshire’s drivers to mark a major national awareness week by making the county’s highways injury free. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue and its…
First turntable ladder arrives in South Yorkshire
The first of two new aerial appliances has arrived in South Yorkshire. It is now being kitted out before firefighters undergo familiarisation training with the new vehicle. The Turntable Ladder…
Fire service volunteers join Rotherham march
A dozen fire service volunteers joined a march through Rotherham town centre this week, in celebration of their service to local people. The walk, organised by Voluntary Action Rotherham, attracted…
Yellow wind warning prompts safety tips
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind across South Yorkshire, and many other parts of the country, later on Monday and overnight into Tuesday. We're asking the…
Fire service backs blood donor drive
Our staff took time out from their day jobs to sign up as blood donors to support NHS Blood and Transplant’s ‘Blood Doesn’t Grow on Trees’ campaign. NHS Blood and…
Youth project helps curb Sheffield arson
A partnership youth project has helped turn around anti-social behaviour on one of Sheffield’s toughest estates. South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue has worked with partners including Salvation Army and South…
Fire service backs national dementia campaign
The fire service is calling on residents in South Yorkshire to check on older friends, relatives and neighbours who may suffer from memory loss, in a bid to cut house…
UK first fire funding scheme making thousands in South Yorkshire safer
A UK first fire service funding stream has made the lives of tens of thousands of South Yorkshire residents safer, a year after the first cash was handed out. Around…