West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk Latest news stories from West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service en-gb Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT Fri, 29 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT <strong>Value and effectiveness</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2007/newsItem4.htm

The number of accidental fire deaths in West Yorkshire has fallen to 10 this year.

Local fire chiefs have been driving down preventable fire deaths for the past decade but believed 15 to be a realistic aim for 2006/7

 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods Bradford/Leeds/Halifax/Wakefield/Huddersfield <strong>Fire gateway opens door to fire and rescue service</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2007/newsItem3.htm

Fire safety help and advice is now just a click away thanks to a national website launched today

 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods Bradford/Leeds/Halifax/Wakefield/Huddersfield <strong>West Yorkshire Gives Star Performance</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2007/newsItem2.htm

Experts have given West Yorkshire the maximum star rating for the way it plans, organises and delivers its fire and rescue services.

A national team of assessors visited West Yorkshire last November and the findings were published today.

 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods Bradford <strong>Fire Authority Chiefs Agree 4p Precept Rise</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2007/newsItem1.htm

Fire Authority leaders today agreed a precept rise of 4.74 per cent for next year.

This will mean an increase of under 4p a week on the average bill, bringing the annual charge to £48.02 for the Band D Council Tax-payer.

 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods Bradford/Leeds/Wakefield/Huddersfield/Halifax <strong>Bradford's £4m. new station open for business</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2006/newsItem41.htm

Bradford firefighters move into their state-of-the-art new community fire station on 15 January.

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods/Education Bradford/Leeds/Wakefield/Huddersfield/Halifax <strong>Authority backs fifth engine for Five Towns</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2006/newsItem40.htm

Councillors today agreed to keep a fifth fire engine in the Five Towns, on a trial basis.

Thu, 27 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods/Education & Young People/Health & Well-being Knottingley/Pontefract/Castleford/Normanton/Wakefield <strong>Premiere of safety spectacular</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2006/newsItem39.htm

Forget Casino Royale, this is real-life drama complete with deadly spectacle.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will be staging the premiere if its latest straight-to-DVD shocker next Monday, 4 December.

 Thu, 27 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods/Education & Young People/Health & Well-being Bradford/Calderdale/Halifax/Huddersfield/Kirklees/Leeds/Wakefield <strong>Voice of five towns will be heard</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2006/newsItem38.htm A West Yorkshire fire chief has promised that the voice of the Five Towns will be heard over plans for future fire cover. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Simon Pilling said that concerns raised at five public meetings held across the district would be fed back to the county’s Fire Authority so it could take a final decision on 15 December. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods Knottingley/Pontefract/Castleford/Normanton/Wakefield <strong>Fire Safety takes to the road</strong> http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/rss/fireFeed.jpg http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/new/newsItems/2006/newsItem37.htm

Firefighters will be taking to the road from next Monday for the launch of National Fire Safety Week.

A spectacular roadshow will be visiting venues across West Yorkshire to drive home the fire safety message.

 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT Environment & Neighbourhoods/Education & Young People Leeds/Bradford/Huddersfield/Halifax/Wakefield/Castleford