Our Priorities

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Delivering an efficient and effective service to the community is paramount to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and in order to do this we set challenging priorities to achieve our ambition of 'Making West Yorkshire Safer'.

Community Risk Management Strategy (2835.42kb) (PDF Document - Opens in a new window)

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Our Service Plan

The  Service Plan presents our intentions over the forthcoming four years to meet the challenging needs and risks within our community. In the current economic circumstances public services are fa...

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Strategic Priorities

We have set four strategic priorities for 2011-2015 to deliver our ambition. These priorities assist us to set objectives to manage performance and direct resources where they are most need...

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Performance

Performance Report 2011/12 The Performance outturns link below provides information regarding the performance of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. This shows how we have performed against ou...

Diversity

Message from Chief Fire Officer Simon Pilling: "We have made significant improvements over the last 15 years in equality and diversity progress, which has resulted in the achievement of the Excell...

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Risk Management

Integrated Risk Management Planning was introduced by the Government in 2003 to provide a modern, flexible and risk-based approach to the provision of fire and rescue services together with the del...

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Service Provision

Service Provision and Operational Assessment Following the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) 2009, the Audit Commission rated West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority as "Performing Well". The ...