South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is the statutory fire and rescue service for the area of South Yorkshire, England. The service covers the areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.[2] In 2020, Chris Kirby was appointed its Chief Fire Officer.[1]

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
Operational area
CountryEngland
CountySouth Yorkshire
Agency overview
Chief Fire OfficerChris Kirby[1]
Facilities and equipment
Stations21
Website
www.syfire.gov.uk

Performance

In 2018/2019, every fire and rescue service in England and Wales was subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HIMCFRS). The inspection investigated how well the service performs in each of three areas. On a scale of outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was rated as follows:[3]

HMICFRS Inspection South Yorkshire 2018/19
AreaRatingDescription
EffectivenessGoodHow effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
EfficiencyGoodHow efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
PeopleGoodHow well does the fire and rescue service look after its people?

Fire stations
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue officer fighting a fire at a reclamation yard in July 2013
An aerial appliance at a fire

Currently the service operates 21 fire stations across the county, which are staffed on a wholetime basis, wholetime and day-crewed, wholetime and retained, or retained-only. with the remaining four staffed by on-call retained firefighters.[2] The stations are grouped into four districts: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Chris Kirby". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. "Integrated Risk Management Plan 2021 to 2024". South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. "South Yorkshire 2018/19". Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HIMCFRS). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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