Our Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Andy Strelczenie, spoke to some of our amazing staff about what it's like being a woman in the fire service. Huge thanks to Kim, Claire, Ellie and Carole for their time!

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Our Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Andy Strelczenie, spoke to some of our amazing staff about what it's like being a woman in the fire service. Huge thanks to Kim, Claire, Ellie and Carole for their time! 

Shout - International Women’s Day 2023 special

Black History Month 2021 | We wanted to carry on the conversation and not limit what is an important discussion to one month of the year. So we've recorded a special Black History Month episode of Shout, the official podcast for South Yorkshire Fire &amp; Rescue. We discussed what life is like for people of diverse backgrounds within the UK fire and rescue service.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Black History Month 2021 | We wanted to carry on the conversation and not limit what is an important discussion to one month of the year. So we've recorded a special Black History Month episode of Shout, the official podcast for South Yorkshire Fire &amp;amp; Rescue. We discussed what life is like for people of diverse backgrounds within the UK fire and rescue service. &lt;/p&gt;
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Black History Month 2021 | We wanted to carry on the conversation and not limit what is an important discussion to one month of the year. So we've recorded a special Black History Month episode of Shout, the official podcast for South Yorkshire Fire &amp; Rescue. We discussed what life is like for people of diverse backgrounds within the UK fire and rescue service. 

Shout- Black History Month special

As part of a special International Women's Day episode of Shout, we spoke to four female firefighters from our service. 
Chief Fire Officer, Alex Johnson, Watch Managers Caz Whiteman and Kirsty Wright and Firefighter Helena Rooke talk us through life in what has been a traditionally male dominated organisation.

<description>&lt;p&gt;As part of a special International Women's Day episode of Shout, we spoke to four female firefighters from our service. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chief Fire Officer, Alex Johnson, Watch Managers Caz Whiteman and Kirsty Wright and Firefighter Helena Rooke talk us through life in what has been a traditionally male dominated organisation. &lt;/p&gt;
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As part of a special International Women's Day episode of Shout, we spoke to four female firefighters from our service. 

Chief Fire Officer, Alex Johnson, Watch Managers Caz Whiteman and Kirsty Wright and Firefighter Helena Rooke talk us through life in what has been a traditionally male dominated organisation.

Shout- women of fire

This week we hear from firefighter and training instructor Gary Devonport.
He talks us through a dramatic rescue from water he helped with whilst he was off duty in Wales.
He describes the situation he stumbled upon and how the quick thinking of him and his team helped to save a life.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week we hear from firefighter and training instructor Gary Devonport.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He talks us through a dramatic rescue from water he helped with whilst he was off duty in Wales.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He describes the situation he stumbled upon and how the quick thinking of him and his team helped to save a life.&lt;/p&gt;
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This week we hear from firefighter and training instructor Gary Devonport.
He talks us through a dramatic rescue from water he helped with whilst he was off duty in Wales.
He describes the situation he stumbled upon and how the quick thinking of him and his team helped to save a life.

Gary Devonport- the day I saved a life

This week we speak to Julia Tonks- a member of the service’s 999 control room.
Julia speaks about the crucial role control operators play in delivering life-saving fire survival guidance to people who ring 999.
She also describes a specific incident when she gave advice to a woman trapped in a burning building. She talks about what she said, how she says it and what it feels like to save a life by being at the other end of a phone.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week we speak to Julia Tonks- a member of the service’s 999 control room.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Julia speaks about the crucial role control operators play in delivering life-saving fire survival guidance to people who ring 999.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She also describes a specific incident when she gave advice to a woman trapped in a burning building. She talks about what she said, how she says it and what it feels like to save a life by being at the other end of a phone.&lt;/p&gt;
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This week we speak to Julia Tonks- a member of the service’s 999 control room.
Julia speaks about the crucial role control operators play in delivering life-saving fire survival guidance to people who ring 999.
She also describes a specific incident when she gave advice to a woman trapped in a burning building. She talks about what she said, how she says it and what it feels like to save a life by being at the other end of a phone.

Julia Tonks- the day I saved a life

In South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue’s first podcast series, firefighters and control room staff from across the service talk about lifesaving incidents they’ve dealt with. They also talk about their careers, the teams they are proud to be a part of and what it feels like to have helped to save a life.

To find out more about the work of the fire service, and how to prevent emergencies, visit www.syfire.gov.uk.

Shout- stories of fire service lifesavers

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