Each year wildfire destroys thousand of hectares of our countryside, having significant effects on the economy, environment and social fabric of rural areas.

Areas with frozen lakes, ponds, canals, and reservoirs can be beautiful places to visit during the winter months but all too often many people risk their lives by venturing onto frozen water. 

Firefighters and colleagues across the county have been dedicated to protecting people living, working, and socialising in West Yorkshire for more than 50 years.

WYFRS is one of 44 Fire & Rescue Services in England and Wales and the fourth biggest Metropolitan Service in England.

This Efficiency and Productivity Plan details how the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority aim to deliver efficiencies and increase productivity against national targets set for the 2021/22 - 2024/25 spending review period.

From January 2023, responsible persons of high-rise residential buildings must provide information to fire and rescue services, assisting them in planning for and responding to a fire in their building.