North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 England |
| County |
 North Yorkshire |
| Agency overview | |
| Chief Fire Officer | Nigel Hutchinson |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Divisions | 8 |
| Stations | 38 |
| Engines | 58 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Rescues | 3 |
| HAZMAT | 1 |
| Rescue boats | 3 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the seven districts of administrative county of North Yorkshire: Craven, Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby; as well as the unitary authority of City of York. The service is divided into eight groups related to the above districts.[1]
Stations
The FRS has a total of 38 fire stations, The majority of these are crewed by staff on the retained duty system (RDS), with the minority being wholetime. Unlike other fire and rescue services in the United Kingdom, this FRS has two volunteer fire stations which are crewed fully by volunteers. Currently there are:
- 5 Wholetime Shift fire stations
- 7 wholetime Day-crewed stations
- 25 RDS stations
- 2 Volunteer-crewed stations
- 1 Headquarters and training centre[2]
| Location | District | Type | Appliances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acomb | York | Wholetime | 2 RP, 1 IRU |
| Huntington | York | Wholetime | 2 RP, 1 ALP |
| Harrogate | Harrogate | Wholetime | 2 RP, 1 ALP, 2 X PMs HVPU/HL, 1 SECU |
| Scarborough | Scarborough | Wholetime | 2 RP, 1 ALP, 1 GOTCHA |
| York | York | Wholetime | 1 RP, 1 WRU |
| Malton | Ryedale | Day Crewed | 2 RP, 1 HRU/ISU, 1 WRU |
| Northallerton | Hambleton | Day Crewed | 2 RP, 1 ICU |
| Richmond | Richmondshire | Day Crewed | 1 RP, 2 X PM HVPU/HL, 1 WRU |
| Ripon | Harrogate | Day Crewed | 2 RP, 1 HRU/ISU, 1 WRU, 1 GOTCHA |
| Selby | Selby | Day Crewed | 2 RP, 1 WRU |
| Tadcaster | Selby | Day Crewed | 2 RP, 1 HRU/ISU, 1 WB, 1 GOTCHA |
| Whitby | Scarborough | Day Crewed | 1 RP, 1 WRU |
| Bedale | Hambleton | Retained | 1 RP |
| Bentham | Craven | Retained | 1 RP |
| Boroughbridge | Harrogate | Retained | 1 RP, 1 WB |
| Colburn | Richmondshire | Retained | 1 RP |
| Danby | Scarborough | Retained | 1 RP |
| Easingwold | Hambleton | Retained | 1 RP, |
| Filey | Scarborough | Retained | 1 RP |
| Grassington | Craven | Retained | 1 RP |
| Hawes | Richmondshire | Retained | 1 RP |
| Helmsley | Ryedale | Retained | 1 RP |
| Kirkbymoorside | Ryedale | Retained | 1 RP, 1 SCO |
| Knaresborough | Harrogate | Retained | 1 RP |
| Leyburn | Richmondshire | Retained | 1 RP |
| Lythe | Scarborough | Retained | 1 RP |
| Masham | Harrogate | Retained | 1 RP |
| Pickering | Ryedale | Retained | 1 RP |
| Reeth | Richmondshire | Retained | 1 RP |
| Robin Hoods Bay | Scarborough | Retained | 1 RP |
| Settle | Craven | Retained | 1 RP |
| Sherburn | Ryedale | Retained | 1 RP |
| Skipton | Craven | Retained | 2 RP, 1 SCO |
| Stokesley | Hambleton | Retained | 1 RP |
| Summerbridge | Harrogate | Retained | 1 RP |
| Thirsk | Hambleton | Retained | 1 RP |
| Goathland | Scarborough | Volunteer | 1 VU |
| Lofthouse | Harrogate | Volunteer | 1 VU |
| Reserve/Training(Easingwold) | Hambleton | - | 3 WRL, 4 RP |
Appliances
- RP = Rescue Pump
- ALP = Aerial Ladder Platform
- HRU/ISU = Heavy Rescue Unit/Incident Support Unit
- ICU = Incident Command Unit
- WB = Water Bowser
- IRU = Incident Response Unit
- WRL = Water Rescue Ladder
- SCO = Agrocat (Moorland Fighting Kit)
- WRU = Water Rescue Unit
- GOTCHA = Specialist Rope Rescue
- VU = Volunteer Unit (4x4)
- HVPU/HL = High Volume Pumping Unit/Hose Layer
- SECU = Salvage and Environmental Control Unit
Incidents and statistics
The FRS receives a total number of 19,000 emergency calls each year, as well as this the service also deals with 9,000 incidents a year.[3]