Town firemen clean up!

Ryan Webster and Adam Dilks, both firefighters on Rotherham white watch, are using the two minute clip of them cleaning the oven at their Fitzwilliam Road fire station in a bid to drive down the number of kitchen blazes the fire service attends.

Rotherham’s firefighters went to 150 accidental house fires last year, about half of which started in the kitchen.

Of those, many were caused by a build up of fat and grease on grill pans, dirty ovens or unattended cooking.

A South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue survey found 40 per cent of people admit to not cleaning out their oven or grill pan in the last six months.

Posters were put up across Rotherham this week asking people to clean out their ovens and grill pans.

Watch Manager Gary Bruce, said: “You’d be amazed how many homes we go to where minimum standards of hygiene and cleanliness aren’t maintained, putting residents at a real risk of having a fire that could severely damage their property.

“That’s why Ryan and Adam have made this video, to hopefully motivate people not to put off this particular household chore any longer.

“Even a small amount of thick, black smoke can ruin walls and furnishings and put lives at risk, so although the video is an unusual step, the message behind it is a serious one.”

The video forms part of the fire service’s Kitchen Nightmares campaign, which aims to reduce cooking blazes across South Yorkshire.

Residents are advised to clean out ovens and grills regularly to avoid a build up of fat and grease, never leave cooking unattended and switch off equipment after use