This week saw fire brigades across the country mark International Firefighters Day – the day which raises awareness of the work of firefighters around the work and the dangers that fire brings.
To mark this, we have looked back in the archives to find pictures of some serious fires which have hit Sheffield over the years – occasions to which South Yorkshire firefighters rode to the rescue.
The fires go right back to the 1950s. The uniforms and the equipment that they use may have changed – but the courage of the firefighters that wear them remain the same.
5. Matilda Street
Fire engines outside George Butler and Co. Ltd., cutlery and electro plate manufacturers, Matilda Street, in 1985. PIcture: Sheffield Newspapes / Picture Sheffield Photo: Sheffield Newspapes / Picture Sheffield
6. Classic Cinema
Firefighters battle a blaze at the Classic Cinema, Fitzalan Square, February 1984. Picture: Sheffield Newspapers / PIcture Sheffield Photo: Firefighters battle a blaze at the Classic Cinema, Fitzalan Square, February 1984. Picture: Sheffield Newspapers / PIcture Sheffield
7. Greystones Picture Palace
Fire at the Greystones Picture Palace, Ecclesall Road South, Greystones, in 1982. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield Photo: Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield
8. Brightside Lane
Fire at the National Carriers and Pickford's warehouse, Brightside Lane, Brightside, December 1984. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield Photo: Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield