About Us
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) covers over 8,280 square kilometers, the second largest area of all the English Fire Services, encompassing the seven districts in the County of North Yorkshire plus the City of York.
The service is made up of almost 800 staff based at:
- 39 fire stations throughout the area
- A fire control centre, supplies and transport workshops and administrative headquarters at Northallerton, and
- A training and workforce development centre in Easingwold
As well as the general cover of standard fire appliances, we provide a range of special units stationed across the area. These include 30 metre aerial appliances, water rescue units and heavy rescue units. We also crew an Incident Support Unit (decontamination showers) and two High Volume Pumping Units as part of the national response to major emergencies.
Our services to the community are split into 3 distinct areas these are:
Prevention - Advice, Education and Community Safety initiatives to reduce the incidence of fires, road traffic accidents and other life threatening hazards.
Fire Protection - Enforcement of fire safety legislation, statutory and non-statutory consultation concerning buildings and workplaces.
Intervention - Emergency response to fire and other emergencies such as road traffic collisions, chemical spillages and flooding.
For more information about us click on the links below
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Corporate Organisational Chart
The organisation chart below shows how the Authority and Service are run through three Directorates with seven Function Heads.
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 Our Vision- 125 ALIVE
In 2004 North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority developed a new focused Vision to reflect our broader function within the modernisation agenda.
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Senior Management
Find out more about the Senior Management of the North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
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 RoSPA Gold Award
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have won one of the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards for 2008.
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Map of Area
Here you will find a map of the area we cover, with all our Fire Stations clearly marked.
Contact details for each of our stations can be found under the "Contact Us" section of the website
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The Control Room
Our centralised system handles all Fire Service 999 calls made in North Yorkshire and York.
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