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Wakefield 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.

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Our strategic priorities outlined in this plan are aligned to the service Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP).

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Wakefield District Plan 2025/26 (Accessible PDF)

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Paul Daly

Wakefield District Commander

Paul Daly

To give you an insight into how we work within your area. A District Command team led by the District Commander is responsible for the delivery of an efficient and effective service for the Wakefield community.

We are pleased with the significant reductions in all incident types over the past year and our performance indicators are very positive; we met our three-year targets in all areas. We are proud of our achievements, but will not be complacent, we will continue to reduce the most serious and impactful issues for our community. 
Our ambition is to “Make Wakefield District Safer” and the team will work in collaboration to understand the challenges and changing risks that face our communities and those most vulnerable within our society.

Through our Operational Risk Visit and Building Risk Review programmes we will promote and enforce the fire safety measures required by law to ensure that buildings and occupants are protected. These programmes will also generate risk information to help keep our firefighters safe.

We will ensure that our firefighters are highly trained, and are ready to respond to fires and other emergencies in an effective and professional manner. Health and Wellbeing of all our staff will be integral to our priorities. In addition, we will ensure that we are resilient when responding to major incidents within the district by sharing operational risk information and response plans with neighbouring districts and other fire and rescue services.

Wakefield District Fire Stations

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To contact your local fire station email: SDAH@westyorksfire.gov.uk, or call 0800 587 4536.

In an emergency call 999. 


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