North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
The North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service serves the largest county in England. It includes York, Scarborough, Harrogate and Skipton. The majority of the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors are within the county’s boundaries and around 40 percent of the county is covered by National Parks.
The service has 38 stations. Its work includes providing emergency responses and prevention of fire incidents, accidents and other life-threatening hazards. They also deliver safety advice, business fire safety advice, work in partnership with others and deliver initiatives such as youth courses and schools talks.
HMICFRS region and HMI
- His Majesty’s Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services (HMI): Michelle Skeer is HMI for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
- HMICFRS region: The service is in HMICFRS’s Northern fire region
HMICFRS’s role in inspecting this service
For over 160 years, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has independently assessed and reported on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces and policing, in the public interest.
In summer 2017, HMIC (now HMICFRS) took on inspections of England’s fire & rescue services, assessing and reporting on their efficiency, effectiveness and leadership.
Recent news
- Fire and Rescue Services make progress to improve culture, but more must be done to tackle unacceptable behaviour
- North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: Causes of concern – progress letter
- Terms of reference: Home Secretary’s commission for a thematic inspection of the handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services
- North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: Causes of concern revisit letter
- Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2021/22 – tranche 3
Recent publications
- Standards of behaviour: The handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services
- North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: Causes of concern – progress letter
- Terms of reference: Home Secretary’s commission for a thematic inspection of the handling of misconduct in fire and rescue services
- North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: Causes of concern revisit letter
- Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2021/22 – tranche 3