Country England Established 1974 (1974) Stations 48 | County West Yorkshire Employees 1,915 | |
The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide, statutory emergency fire and rescue service for the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England. It is administered by a joint authority of 22 people who are appointed annually from the five metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire, known as the Fire and Rescue Authority.
Contents
- History
- Fire stations
- Leeds
- Bradford
- Calderdale
- Kirklees
- Wakefield
- Day crewed
- Retained
- Station closures
- References
West Yorkshire covers an area of approximately 800 square miles (2,100 km2) which includes remote moorland, rural villages, large towns and cities as well as Leeds Bradford International Airport. The fire and rescue service's headquarters are located at Oakroyd Hall, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, Bradford. There is also a large training centre at Birkenshaw used by other authorities besides West Yorkshire.
History
The brigade was formed in 1974 when the unitary county of West Yorkshire was created and was an amalgamation of smaller forces across the county.
Fire stations
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service operates 48 fire stations, of which 32 are crewed day and night (wholetime), two are day crewed (Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00) and the remainder are crewed by retained firefighters who live near to their fire station and can arrive there within five minutes of a call being received.
Leeds
Bradford
Calderdale
Kirklees
Wakefield
Day crewed
Retained
Station closures
In recent years the service has sought to rationalise its stations. In 2013, Marsden fire station was closed, while in 2015 Gipton and Stanks fire stations in East Leeds were replaced with a single fire station between the two sites at Killingbeck.