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The priority of all West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service staff working here in Bradford District is to make the District a safer place to live and work. We do this primarily through prevention activities such as ‘Safe and Well’ checks in people’s homes and through Fire Safety visits to workplaces. In addition, we train hard to ensure that when required, our response to fires and other emergencies is highly professional and effective.
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.
Bradford District Action Plan 2019/20
Your Fire and Rescue Service 2020-2023
We will ensure our resources are targeted to the areas and people of highest risk to ensure the greatest effectiveness in reducing the numbers of fires and other incidents. One of our highest priorities continues to be to work with our key partners, including: Bradford Metropolitan District Council, West Yorkshire Police, Incommunities Housing Association and partners in Health, to lower risks from fire and other dangers to vulnerable members of our community.
Our priorities are to:
Bradford district is in the north west of the county. It covers an area of approximately 140 square miles and has a population of more than 500,000.
It is ethnically, culturally and geographically diverse. Bradford district is also an economically challenged area, containing a large range of social-economic groups from the wealthy to the very deprived.
These factors create a wide variety of risk profiles which we must monitor carefully through operational staff in conjunction with a dedicated community safety team and fire safety department. Much of the effectiveness of the district’s community safety strategy lies in the links with our partners, including Bradford District Council, West Yorkshire Police, housing associations and the voluntary sector.
Population 500,000+
Size of Area 140 miles2
Bingley Fire Station was built in 1972 and is situated to the north of Bradford. The team is made up of a Station Commander, who also manages Ilkley, 24 firefighters…
Bradford Fire Station is situated on Leeds Road and was opened by Mr Gerry Sutcliffe MP on 8th June 2007, replacing the fire station on Nelson Street, Bradford city centre….
Fairweather Green Fire Station was built in 1963 and is situated at Thornton Road, Fairweather Green. The station commander is responsible for both Fairweather Green and Odsal fire stations. There…
Ilkley Fire Station, built in 1975, lies at the northern end of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority boundary. It borders North Yorkshire adjacent to Skipton and Harrogate. Ilkley…
Keighley Fire Station was built in 1964 and borders with both Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The team is made up of a…
Odsal Fire Station, built in 1965, is situated to the south of Bradford and serves an area with a wide diversity of people and risks. There is a population of…
Shipley fire station, situated on Valley Road was built in 2017 and comprises of offices, training and community facilities and an appliance bay that houses one water ladder fire appliance….
Silsden Fire Station was built in 1973 and has one firefighting appliance. It is managed by a station commander, who is also responsible for Keighley Fire Station, a watch commander, who mans…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has today launched a hard-hitting campaign to prevent moorland fires this summer – after a series of blazes in the first half of…
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…
Firefighters are urging the public to remember to ask for the fire service alongside paramedics if they see someone in trouble in water. Crews are reporting that precious minutes are…
Bradford Council is looking to bring in a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which bans barbeques, fires, Chinese lanterns, fireworks and other dangerous items from moorland in the district. The…
Firefighters are reminding the public to be careful around water in West Yorkshire as part of Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Week (April 29th – May 5th). The initiative is…
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…
Female firefighters at West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) are inspiring the next generation to learn that the fire service is a career for everyone, not just boys –…
The fire in Rebecca Street, Bradford, started in the basement of the mill which was being used to store tyres. The Control Room received a call at 03.38 hrs today…
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…
Firefighters from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) endured an evening of being attacked by fireworks and stones this Halloween. Throughout the evening crews came under attack on six…
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 new book entitled The History of Bradford City Fire Brigade is being released…
The Fire Service has joined forces with blue light partners to issue a strong wake-up call to arsonists targeting the former Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College building in Tong, Bradford, warning…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s district commander has pledged to make Bradford a safer place to live and work. Group Manager Martin Speed has set out his goals for…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service recently held an event to engage with a group of Mosques in Bradford as part of the Government’s Better Business for All Agenda (BBfA)….
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…
Bradford firefighters are hoping to leave a lasting impression on young drivers as part of Road Safety Week (23-29 November 2015). A hard-hitting event will take place at Dixon’s City…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is pleased that the bonfire period in Keighley passed without disorder. Our Bradford District Prevention Team worked alongside Police and Bradford Council with a…
Firefighters from Bingley Red Watch assisted the RSPCA on Friday after nine ducklings got trapped down a drain. The fire service was called at 1447 hrs to attend Storiths Court,…
Firefighters have been working alongside learning disabilities charity, Hft Bradford, to help spread safety messages to potentially vulnerable people in the community. Bradford firefighter Matthew Swales was recently interviewed by…
West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (WYFRS) is highlighting its partnership with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT) during Mental Health Awareness Week. The aim of the joint working…
Members of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and its Authority have a heavy heart today as the thirtieth anniversary of the Bradford City fire tragedy is marked across the…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is winning the battle against arson alongside emergency service partners and other agencies. But despite the reduction in arson attacks, this reckless crime…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) received an emergency call to a car that had come to rest on its roof on the railway line between Saltaire and Shipley,…
At 16:37pm yesterday, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) were called to a report of an explosion at a warehouse in Parry Lane, Bradford. On attendance, it was found…
Eleven-year-old Isabelle Suddick from All Saints’ CE Primary School, in Bradford, has taken a stand against parents parking irresponsibly around the school and putting children’s lives at risk. Isabelle…
West Yorkshire Police (WYP) and West Yorkshire Fire Service (WYFRS) met with local councilors today at Keighley Fire Station following a string of reckless attacks on firefighters last night. The…
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service chiefs have slammed the actions of individuals who subjected crews in the Keighley area to attacks on Bonfire Night. Due to a string of…
Fire chiefs have condemned the “reckless” actions of youths who directed fireworks at firefighters in Keighley last night. The incident happened whilst firefighters were attending a bonfire shortly after 1900…
A group of Bradford College students will be helping to reduce crime and fire in the city as part of their studies. The 10-week Student Guardianship scheme will see Public…
A new working partnership between Keighley Campus, Leeds City College, and West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will provide work-related, practical training for recruits to a new college course. The…
Fire crews were called to an area close to Tinker Bridge, North Dean Road, Keighley yesterday (Sunday, July 27) at 11.52 hrs following reports of a boy in difficulty in…
Fire crews have emphasised the importance of having working smoke alarms following a house fire in Manningham on Tuesday (27.05.14). In total 10 people self-rescued (before the arrival of firefighters)…
Firefighters will play a part in poignant commemorative events to recognise the 29th anniversary of the Bradford City fire disaster in which 56 people lost their lives and hundreds were…
It has been 27 years since youngster Terry Robson was carried in the arms of a Firefighter to an awaiting ambulance following a tragic Bradford flat fire which claimed the…
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