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Who we are and what we do
The Structure of the Authority This gives you information on the members of the Combined Fire Authority Staff Structure of the Authority This will take you to our organisational chart Here you will find information on how to contact our Fire Stations, our Headquarters and Training Centre. Geographical area of operation Here you will find a map of the area we cover. Relationships with other Authorities Here you will find information on our relationships with other Authorities. General Outline of responsibilities The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 sets out the duties and powers of Fire Authorities. An Authority must provide a Fire and Rescue Service to the standard set out in the Act in the area that they cover. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) covers over 8,280 square kilometres, 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. Our services to the community are split into 3 distinct areas:Prevention - Advice, Education and Community Safety initiatives to reduce the incidence of fires, road traffic accidents and other life threatening hazards. We put a lot of effort into trying to stop incidents happening. This reduces injuries and loss to the individual and community as well as reducing the cost of the emergency intervention aspects of our work. Our work is not confined to fire related prevention and we work with partners on a variety of initiatives that contributes to overall community safety. Fire Protection - Enforcement of fire safety legislation plus statutory and non-statutory consultation concerning fire safety in buildings and workplaces. This work combines with the Prevention work to create a safer environment for all, whether at work, play or in the home.
Intervention - Emergency response to fire and other emergencies such as road traffic collisions, chemical spillages and flooding. Although not a legal duty, NYFRS will respond to any potentially life threatening incident at the time of call.
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In an emergency dial 999
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