News

  • 07 Jun 2013

    Sale of Marsden Fire Station

    West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have negotiated the sale of Marsden Fire Station to Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Team. Marsden Fire Station ceased to be an operational fire station on the...

  • 31 May 2013

    Putting their oar in for a great cause

    Firefighters from Castleford are in training for an Olympic size rowing challenge which will take them on a cross country journey in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The rowers are joining in...

  • 31 May 2013

    Who pays the price for false alarms

    West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is asking the business community of the county who should pay for false calls to automatic alarms at business premises. A consultation will be launched this week to...

  • 31 May 2013

    Haworth Community Fire Station

    In December 2012 West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority considered wide ranging changes to emergency cover in response to significant reductions in Government funding and one proposal was to...

  • 01 May 2013

    Emergency Services Weekend

    West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service are holding an Emergency Services Weekend at the Trininty Walk, Wakefield City Centre on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May from 11am to 3pm on both days....

  • 12 Apr 2013

    Your community needs you!

    As far as jobs go, they don’t come much more important than one which involves serving your community and saving lives. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is appealing for people in the rural...

  • 02 Apr 2013

    Fire and police join forces in Castleford

    MEDIA INVITE What: West Yorkshire Chief Fire Officer Simon Pilling, Vice Chair of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority Councillor Judith Hughes and West Yorkshire Police and Crime...

  • 13 Mar 2013

    Firefighters to teach life-saving skills in Africa

    Two West Yorkshire firefighters are hoping to travel to Uganda to teach life-saving fire safety skills. Ronan Bruce and Steve Hanson, from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s breathing...

  • 08 Mar 2013

    Tragedy prompts safety warning

    Firefighters are issuing a stark safety warning about the use of electrical extension adaptors following the tragic death of a woman in a house fire. It is believed that a damaged four-way...

  • 21 Feb 2013

    Precept rise agreed to ease pressure of drastic cuts

    The average household in West Yorkshire will have to find less than 10p extra per week to pay for their fire and rescue service next year. The rise of £4.99 per year for band D households –...