South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service News

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 with members of the Fire Authority. Alex joined South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue as Assistant Chief Fire Officer in 2017, before being promoted to Deputy Chief Fire Officer. She’d previously served with Derbyshire Fire & Rescue for more than 25 years, having joined as a firefi...

The fire service is changing the way it responds to automatic fire alarms in some types of commercial premises. What do businesses need to know? South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue will no longer automatically mobilize fire engines to automatic fire alarms in some types of commercial premises from 6 January 2020. Currently, SYFRS automatically sends fire engines to the premises the moment a fire alarm goes off and the signal is passed, by a receiving centre, onto 999 control operators. Ins...

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service publishes post-flood safety guidelines for residents, including essential tips and precautions to take: Make sure the property is safe before the user enters and starts to clear up. Arrange for services, such as gas and electricity, to be turned off. The electricity and gas supplies should remain off until users are sure it is safe to turn them back on. Remember, items that have been in contact with floodwater may be contaminated and contain se...

Doncaster Council has released further information for Doncaster residents. Please see their update below: “Six severe flood warnings are remaining in place for Fishlake, Barnby Dun, Kirk Sandall, Kirk Bramwith, South Bramwith & Bentley Rise. This means there is a risk to life in these areas. The Environment Agency expects these warnings to stay in place for at least 24 hours." advice, guidance, and support "For those of you who live in Fishlake, we have set up a dedicated rest cent...

Fire chiefs have condemned an attack on firefighters in Sheffield, United Kingdom (UK). Firefighters from Central Fire Station were responding to reports of a fire on Wensley Street in Sheffield when their fire engine came under attack. Objects including eggs and fireworks were thrown at the fire engine and crew. No firefighters were injured in the incident, which happened at around 8.30 pm on 5 November. Firefighters withdrew until police arrived, before proceeding to tackle the blaze - which...

Firefighters from Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service tackled the fire throughout the night at Afan Lido The blaze was tackled by the use of ground monitors and main jets together with high volume pump and aerial appliances.Fourteen appliances and more than 100 personnel from Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service attended a major fire at the Afan Lido Aquadome at Sandfields, Port Talbot with the additional support of three appliances from South Wales F...