Pen*stone Fire Station

01/04/2026

🚒 Pen*stone Fire Station Incident Round Up - February/March 26 🚨

Pen*stone Crews were mobilised 33 times throughout February & March, here's a roundup of the incidents 👇

🚗 3x Road Traffic Collision
🏠🔥 3x Fire Domestic Building
🏚️🛢️1x Other Building Fire (Involving Gas Cylinders 👀)
🚨 3x Automatic Fire Alarm (AFA)
🚑🚓 3x Special Service
🚆 1x Train Derailment
🚓 1x Assist Police
🌲🔥 1x Fire in Open

📍 And we were moved strategically on 17 occasions to provide dynamic cover to the county due to busy periods

13/03/2026

Congratulations 🎉 to FF Kelleher & FF Georgeson 👨‍🚒👨‍🚒

Last Saturday marked the end of their initial training as they attended their FF Graduation at our Training & Development Centre in Sheffield 🎉

They were presented with certificates by our Deputy Chief Fire Officer and took part in a simulated incident to showcase their new skills to their friends and families.

Special shout-out to FF Kelleher who also brought home the silver axe ⛏️ the award for the top performing recruit on his cohort 💪

Well done both, we look forward to watching your further development serving the communities of Pen*stone and it's surrounding areas.

06/03/2026

👮 Operation Hawthorn 🧑‍🚒

🤝 We were delighted to work alongside Barnsley Council, SYP Motorcycle and Rural Crime Team & South Yorkshire Police again this week visiting rural locations delivering home fire safety advice

👉 follow this link if you’d like info on home fire safety advice https://www.syfire.gov.uk/request-safety-visit

28/02/2026

🔜 Closing soon ⏱️

👨‍🚒Apply now👩‍🚒

26/02/2026

🚒🚒 Only 2 more days until the On Call Firefighter recruitment window closes

🙋‍♂️ Are you interested in a career in the fire service, do you want to give back to your local community? Then we may be for you...

ℹ️ You can find out more about what we do at the website below

👉 http://www.syfire.gov.uk/find-a-job/on-call-firefighters/

✍️ You can register your interest using the link below.

👉http://www.syfire.gov.uk/find-a-job/register-your-interest/

17/02/2026

We're hosting a Have A Go Day at Cudworth Fire Station (Tumbling Lane, Cudworth, S71 5SA) on Saturday 21 February from 9am to 12pm!

Come down and meet the crew and get a sense of what it means to be a firefighter. 🚒

As part of the day you can try on fire kit, wear a BA set and try your hand at hose running.

Hit the link in the comments to find out more about becoming an on-call firefighter and register your interest.

We're hosting a Have A Go Day at Cudworth Fire Station (Tumbling Lane, Cudworth, S71 5SA) on Saturday 21 February from 9am to 12pm!

Come down and meet the crew and get a sense of what it means to be a firefighter. 🚒

As part of the day you can try on fire kit, wear a BA set and try your hand at hose running.

08/02/2026

🚒 We are recruiting!👩‍🚒

👩‍🚒As an on-call firefighter you receive pay
based on your hours of availability, plus an hourly rate when you attend incidents,
weekly training sessions, training courses, community safety activities and carry out
equipment maintenance.

🏠 Most on-call firefighters respond from home or whilst at work, however It’s important that you seek permission from your employer if you are planning on responding to incidents during your working hours.

📧 If you’ve registered your interest in the last couple of weeks we will be in touch shortly so keep an eye on your emails

🔗 Link in the comments if you want to apply

05/02/2026

💙 We’re proud to be taking on Stocksbridge Rugby ! 💙

🏉This Saturday, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue will be facing Stocksbridge Rugby in a special charity match in memory of Craig Hollingsworth.

🕑 Kick-off is at 2pm at Coal Pit Lane, and it promises to be a fantastic afternoon.

Their Clubhouse will be open from 3pm, so everyone is welcome to come along, show their support, and enjoy the day with us.

Some of Stocksbridge Fire Fighters will be taking the fire engine up 🚒

Come join us as we celebrate Craig’s memory and support a great cause!

03/02/2026

🚒Pen*stone Fire Station Incident Round Up - January 26🚨

Pen*stone Crews we were mobilised 27 times in January, here’s a round up of the incidents:

🏠🔥 1 x Fire Domestic Building
🚨 6 x Automatic Fire Alarm (AFA)
🚑🚓 1 x Special Service
🌲🔥 2 x Fire in Open
🚗 3 x Road Traffic Collision

📍And we were moved strategically on 14 occasions to provide dynamic cover to the county due to busy periods

🤔 If you think this could be for you, your in luck🍀

🖊️Our recruitment window has opened

👉http://www.syfire.gov.uk/find-a-job/register-your-interest/

31/01/2026

✍️ Recruitment Opens Sunday 1st Feb

❓Ever wondered what training is involved, to become an on-call firefighter?

📆 The training dates are mostly based over weekends to allow candidates to continue their main employment

📍 Fancy a new challenge? Register your interest now to become an on-call firefighter http://www.syfire.gov.uk/find-a-job/register-your-interest/ to be invited down over the next month