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

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]

Performance

Every fire and rescue service in England and Wales is periodically subjected to a statutory inspection by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). The inspections investigate 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:

HMICFRS Inspection South Yorkshire
AreaRating 2018/19[3]Rating 2021/22[4]Description
EffectivenessGoodRequires improvementHow effective is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
EfficiencyGoodRequires improvementHow efficient is the fire and rescue service at keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks?
PeopleGoodGoodHow 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
A South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue appliance at Rotherham fire station

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. 1 2 "Chris Kirby". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "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 (HMICFRS). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "South Yorkshire 2021/22". His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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