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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…
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…
Fire crews were called to Old Bank Fold, Moldgreen, Huddersfield at 03.11 hrs on September 4. This was a ground floor fire in a terraced house. Smoke alarms were fitted…
The new Rastrick Fire Station officially opened today when dignitaries gathered to celebrate its launch. Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire Virginia Lloyd was guest of honour for the formalities and…
Since 2010 there have been around 20 deaths and 346 emergency rescues in the region’s waters A film that exposes the life threatening risks of swimming in reservoirs has been…
The station is entering its final phase and there is a vast amount of activity on site. Works have progressed and finishing trades, such as decoration and floor finishes have…
The building is now looking like a fire station! The new training tower can be seen in the background and the engine bay doors are now fitted to the front…
There is now a great deal of activity on the site, following the Christmas break. Internally the plastering and painting has begun, floor coverings are been applied to some areas…
The roofing work is now complete, meaning most of the scaffold surrounding the building has been removed and external doors and windows have now been fitted. After the Christmas break,…
Rastrick fire station opened on 17 June 2015 and is situated to the south east of Halifax, approximately two miles from Brighouse and Elland. The location provides a quick response into Brighouse, Elland and the higher risk area of north Huddersfield; it is also ideally situated to provide quick access to the M62. The station area is semi-rural; it has a population of approximately 57,000 and incorporates around 24,000 dwellings.
The team at Rastrick is made up of a station commander (who also commands Mytholmroyd and Todmorden Fire Stations), 24 firefighters and a station clerk. The crewing system at Rastrick provides fire cover 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Also, the station is one of only two stations in West Yorkshire that houses a powerboat and provides module four swift water rescue response.
The team work closely with local agencies and community safety partnerships who offer assistance by identifying those members of the community most at risk and providing referrals, they also help by providing assistance to vulnerable members of society, who reside in the area. Their aim is to continue working with partner agencies to make Rastrick and its surrounding areas a safer place for all residents and visitors
School talks and attendance at galas also raise the profile of the station and provide additional ways of ensuring that the fire safety message is delivered helping to make Rastrick and West Yorkshire a safer place.
Continuing alongside our community activities, we ensure our preparedness for operational incidents by extensive local and inter-agency training and improve our intelligence on the key risks and hazards we may face at an incident by a programme of visits to local business and industry.
The station boasts a fully accessible multi-purpose room, which is available for community use and may be shared with our service partners such as Neighbourhood Policing Teams.
There was an official station opening on 28 July 2015, followed by a community open day in August.
The consolidation of Brighouse and Elland resources at a new fire station will deliver significant efficiency savings whilst maintaining a high level of service delivery and providing employees with vastly improved accommodation facilities.
The new location provides first fire appliance coverage which is more proportionate to risk than the current arrangements.
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