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The people of Wakefield can be assured that during the response phase of the Covid -19 emergency we continued to provide services to our communities in terms of incident response with the virus having very little impact to our operational resources. We have changed our ways of working to ensure we keep our staff and those that they have contact with in the community safe, but we are still delivering prevention and fire safety services; albeit in a different manner. We worked collaboratively with a number of partner agencies during the crisis to provide other services that we don’t normally carry out, such as food and medicine deliveries, driving NHS staff and other work to help the most vulnerable in our society. During the recovery phase we will continue to work with others to strive to make the district a safer place to live and work.
We have set out plans to prioritise our services in the community over the coming year and we would encourage you to take a look at these plans in detail; The overarching service priorities in summary are:
Your Fire and Rescue Service 2020-2023
Wakefield District Action Plan 2021/22
What’s happening in Wakefield district…
To give you an insight to how we work within your area:
A District Command team led by the District Commander are responsible for the delivery of an efficient and effective service for the Wakefield community.
We are on target to reduce the number of fire related incidents both accidental and arson/anti-social behaviour fires. Collaborative working with a number of partners, schools and colleges is being carried out to deliver road safety advice to try and reduce the number of road traffic collisions we see within the district.
Our teams will deliver a number of national and local campaigns to ensure that our strategic aim; to make Wakefield safer is delivered in an effective and efficient manner in collaboration. Wakefield District staff are working hard to keep you safe by working in and with our communities to reduce risk and vulnerability and continue to provide our flagship Prevention campaign Safe and Well. For more information and to book a visit contact your local fire station, or click the following link (Opens in a new window).
Your district team have a priorities plan for this fiscal year which details the ambitious objectives we aim to deliver in the coming months. We will be working closely with key partners and teams within the district.
The district covers some 219 square miles and is home to 315,000 people in a diverse range of city, urban and rural communities.
Since the demise of the coal mining industry, the district has become the base for a number of distribution and manufacturing companies.
The fire and rescue service is a key partner on a number of groups in the district, with focus on arson reduction, youth inclusion (such as the Young Firefighters scheme, which started in Wakefield) fire safety enforcement, and road traffic collision reduction.
Population 315,000+
Size of Area 219 miles2
Castleford Fire Station, built in 1972, is located centrally in the community which it serves. The population of the area is 36,570 incorporating a total of 15,742 dwellings. Castleford and…
The small town of Featherstone is situated to the east of Wakefield and is in a predominantly rural area with a population of 16,198 incorporating 6,815 dwellings. Featherstone Fire Station,…
Normanton Fire Station, has recently been upgraded from a retained duty system to wholetime and is the first station in West Yorkshire to operate a new close call duty system….
Ossett station is the new home of the Wakefield District Support Team who were previously based at Wakefield. The Team incorporates Ops training, Prevention and HR personnel. The Ops team…
The station, covers the eastern section of the Wakefield district and includes the villages of Wentbridge, Ackworth, Darrington and East Hardwick and also the residential areas of Carleton, Chequerfield,…
South Kirkby Fire Station opened on 16 January 2015. The station covers a population of around 11,000 and is close to the southern border of West Yorkshire. The siting of…
Wakefield Fire Station area covers 35 square miles incorporating a diverse community of over 91,951 people. The area consists of a variety of industrial, commercial, residential and rural locations together…
On Saturday 13th July West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) will be welcoming back the Emergency Services Show at our headquarters in Birkenshaw, from 11.30am – 4.30pm. The fantastic…
Operational firefighters and fire and rescue service staff have been honoured for their dedication to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) at our Long Service Awards. A ceremony took…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is pleased to announce that construction has begun on the new Wakefield Fire Station, located on Brunswick Street. The £2.9 million project will…
The latest group of new recruits have celebrated passing their training with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) with a special graduation ceremony today. The event at West Yorkshire…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) are working together with Radio Aire’s Cash for Kids for the third year running to support the largest annual Christmas toy appeal in…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (WYFRA) has invested over £500,000 in new power boats, flood response vehicles and protective kit to enhance West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s…
A former Royal Navy officer died after dropping a cigarette at his Wakefield home which ignited his clothes and left him with severe burns. Neighbours battled to save 86-year-old Eric…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has joined forces with partners to promote fire safety and good health in the over 60s. We are hosting a ‘Sloppy Slippers’ Open…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is now accepting applications for on-call firefighters to serve rural areas of the county. Firefighters are needed to work on a standby basis to…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is backing Radio Aire’s Cash for Kids ‘Mission Christmas’ campaign, which aims to ensure no child goes without a gift this Christmas. In West…
A sod-cutting ceremony took place today to mark the beginning of construction work on a new fire station in Ossett. Councillor Tracey Austin, Vice Chair of the Fire Authority, sank…
Fire stations in Wakefield district have signed up to the Safer Places Scheme. The voluntary scheme, managed by Wakefield District Council, supports vulnerable people with dementia, autism and learning disabilities….
The Wakefield district is supporting the national Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Week which starts on Monday (April 13). West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) hope to raise awareness…
Dignitaries and community members were thoroughly impressed with the new South Kirkby Fire Station after a ‘first glimpse’ during its official opening today. Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, David Dinmore…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has issued a safety warning after a discarded cigarette started a fire at a house in Castleford Road, Normanton, on Friday evening (Jan…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has teamed up with award winning theatre company, Performance in Education, to deliver a hard-hitting fire safety production. “Flashpoint” addresses issues surrounding youth…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is issuing safety advice to prevent fires on vessels after a couple had a lucky escape from a boat fire on Sunday afternoon (July…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has issued some fire safety advice following an increase in house fires in the Pontefract and Knottingley areas during March and April this…
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