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The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority is a statutory Local Authority with corporate status and was originally established as the West Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority on 1 April 1986 under the Local Government Act 1985. Its statutory name was changed on 1 April 2005 and reflects changed and wider responsibilities imposed under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

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