The Fire and Rescue Plan sets the Mayor’s expectations for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service over the next four years 2025-2029. It includes the following priorities for the Service:

1. Targeted Prevention
Deliver targeted prevention activities to keep people in York and North Yorkshire safe from fires, road traffic collisions, water hazards and other emergencies.
2. Protected Built Environment
Provide targeted support and advice to protect people and properties from fires through safer buildings in York and North Yorkshire.
3. Effective Emergency Response
Provide an effective response to incidents across York and North Yorkshire, as quickly as possible.
4. Stronger Communities
Prepare for major disruptions, working in collaboration with our partners to support communities across York and North Yorkshire to effectively prepare for and recover
from emergencies.
5. Supported, Safe and Skilled Staff
Foster a culture of excellence and belonging in North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Invest in training, safety and welfare to maintain a skilled and resilient workforce.
6. Financial Stability
Ensure the long-term financial sustainability of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and be transparent in our spending.

Our Strategic Framework sets our Purpose which is: To reduce risk and vulnerability as a progressive, people centred Service, embedded at the heart of the community

Core Code of Ethics for Fire and Rescue Services

The national Core Code of Ethics for Fire and Rescue Services are our ethical principles.

The Core Code sets out five ethical principles, based on the Seven Principles of Public Life, which alongside the accompanying guidance provides a basis for promoting good behaviour and challenging inappropriate behaviour.

• Putting our communities first – we put the interest of the public, the community and service users first.
• Integrity – we act with integrity including being open, honest and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity and respect – making decisions objectively based on evidence, without discrimination or bias.
• Leadership – we are all positive role models, always demonstrating flexibility and resilient leadership. We are all accountable for everything we do and challenge all behaviour that falls short of the highest standards.
• Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) – We continually recognise and promote the value of EDI both within the FRSs and the wider communities in which we serve. We stand against all forms of discrimination, create equal opportunities, promote equality, foster good relations, and celebrate difference

View the Core Code of Ethics on the National Fire Chiefs Council website