Thank you to staff, partners, and members of the public who shared their views on fire and rescue services during recent consultations. Your input helped shape both the priorities
in the Fire and Rescue Plan 2025-2029 and the areas North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will focus on through this new Community Risk Management Plan (CRMP)
to keep people safe.

We know the world is changing, and so are the risks our emergency services face. The major Fylingdales Moor fire earlier this year was a stark reminder of the growing impact of climate change and extreme weather events. The consultation responses understandably reflected this incident and as a result, significant additional assurances were sought to
ensure the Service is able to respond effectively to major incidents of all kinds. Further
assurances were also sought for rural communities around the change to the Service’s
response to automatic fire alarms, to ensure that areas of the region where response
times are understandably longer are not further disadvantaged by the proposed change.

This plan sets out how North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service will rise to these challenges through evidence-based decisions, collaboration, increased partnership working and continuous improvement. I will continue to use my role as Mayor, to convene
partners, maximising the opportunities of devolution in order to champion our vital emergency services to keep people in our region safe.

The CRMP sets out a clear plan to deliver the priorities outlined in my Fire and Rescue Plan 2025- 2029: keeping people safe through targeted prevention, protecting our
built environment, ensuring an effective emergency response, building stronger communities, supporting our staff, and maintaining financial stability.

Over the next four years, alongside Jo Coles, my Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime, I will work with partners across York and North Yorkshire and support the Chief Fire Officer in delivering this CRMP, ensuring progress is assessed consistently and thoroughly.