How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- live video streams do not have captions
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us by completing the feedback form, or email us at complaints.compliments@westyorksfire.gov.uk.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please complete the feedback form, or email us at complaints.compliments@westyorksfire.gov.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you.
If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, contact us by completing the feedback form, or email us at complaints.compliments@westyorksfire.gov.uk, and we will provide directions.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the exemptions listed below.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Live video
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
All users with access to the CMS of this site will be appropriately trained to accessibility standards and requirements, reducing the risk of accessibility issues and errors. We will continue to work closely with our hosts to monitor and review the accessibility of our site, identify any problems and resolve them quickly.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 3rd February 2026. It was last reviewed on 23rd February 2026
This website was last tested on 23rd February 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
The test was carried out by Corporate Communications. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
You can read the full accessibility test report here.