# West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: spending, staff and incidents

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updated: 29 September 2026
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# West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: spending, staff and incidents



Last updated 29 September 2026.
Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/).





**£110m** for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2025-26, **£45.15** per resident, +2.4% on a year earlier after inflation. It attended 26,132 incidents in 2025-26.



Figure as of 28 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv).





## Key figures



- £110m2025-26, cash

+6.0% on a year earlier
As of 28 September 2026
- £45.15Per resident, 2025-26


As of 28 September 2026
- 10.8 per 1,000 residentsIncidents per 1,000 residents, 2025-26

England: 10.9 per 1,000 residents
As of 22 July 2026
- 4.48 per 1,000 residentsFires per 1,000 residents, 2025-26

England: 2.90 per 1,000 residents
As of 22 July 2026
- 9.91 minutesAverage response time to primary fires, 2025-26

England: 9.42 minutes
As of 22 July 2026




Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv).






## Over time: cash, real terms and per resident




**West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million**








Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2013-14: Scotland’s eight fire and rescue services merged into the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 1 April 2013. 2016-17: Dorset and Wiltshire fire and rescue services combined on 1 April 2016; statistics before then are added together for the combined area. 2017-18: Greater Manchester’s fire and rescue authority passed to the Greater Manchester mayor (May 2017), and London’s (the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority) to the Mayor of London (April 2018); both report their spending inside GMCA and the GLA. 2019-20: Northamptonshire’s fire and rescue service moved from the county council to the police, fire and crime commissioner (January 2019). 2021-22: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight fire services combined on 1 April 2021; earlier spending adds Hampshire’s fire authority and the Isle of Wight Council’s fire spending. 2023-24: Cumbria’s fire and rescue service moved from Cumbria County Council to the police, fire and crime commissioner on 1 April 2023, when the county was abolished. 2024-25: North Yorkshire’s fire and rescue service passed to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s mayor in May 2024 and reports its spending there. 2025-26: Responsibility for fire statistics in England moved from the Home Office to MHCLG on 1 April 2025; the tables continue unchanged.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-18Details | £100.5m | £74.8m |
| Cash£74.8m | | |
| 2018-19Details | £96.6m | £73.6m |
| Cash£73.6m | | |
| 2019-20Details | £102.3m | £80.0m |
| Cash£80.0m | | |
| 2020-21Details | £95.3m | £78.4m |
| Cash£78.4m | | |
| 2021-22Details | £96.7m | £79.7m |
| Cash£79.7m | | |
| 2022-23Details | £103.7m | £91.5m |
| Cash£91.5m | | |
| 2023-24Details | £101.4m | £94.2m |
| Cash£94.2m | | |
| 2024-25Details | £106.9m | £103.3m |
| Cash£103.3m | | |
| 2025-26Details | £109.5m | £109.5m |
| Cash£109.5m | | |






Figure as of 28 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv).





**West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices**








Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | Per resident, 2025-26 prices | Per resident, cash |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2017-18Details | £43 | £32 |
| Per resident, cash£32 | | |
| 2018-19Details | £42 | £32 |
| Per resident, cash£32 | | |
| 2019-20Details | £44 | £34 |
| Per resident, cash£34 | | |
| 2020-21Details | £41 | £33 |
| Per resident, cash£33 | | |
| 2021-22Details | £41 | £34 |
| Per resident, cash£34 | | |
| 2022-23Details | £44 | £39 |
| Per resident, cash£39 | | |
| 2023-24Details | £42 | £39 |
| Per resident, cash£39 | | |
| 2024-25Details | £44 | £43 |
| Per resident, cash£43 | | |
| 2025-26Details | £45 | £45 |
| Per resident, cash£45 | | |






Figure as of 28 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv).




Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set (RO6 fire and rescue lines)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026.





## Where it sits, and what is below it



- UK total
- Nation
- Department or service body not published
- Local body
- Spending category
- Line or transaction





- Fire and rescue, United Kingdom
- Fire and rescue, England
- West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service





### West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service



Net current (day-to-day) expenditure on fire and rescue, from the MHCLG revenue outturn (RO6), excluding capital and pension fund accounts.



**£110m** in 2025-26 (cash); £110m in 2025-26 prices; £45.15 per resident; +6.0% on a year earlier in cash, +2.4% in real terms.





| Spending category | Cash, 2025-26 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Firefighting and rescue operations](#sd-E31000045-operations)Details | £104m | £104m | £42.70 | +2.0% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£104mPer resident£42.70Real change on a year earlier+2.0%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |
| [Community fire safety](#sd-E31000045-community-safety)Details | £6m | £6m | £2.45 | +12.1% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Broken down below |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£6mPer resident£2.45Real change on a year earlier+12.1%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv)Below thisBroken down below | | | | | | |








- Fire and rescue, United Kingdom
- Fire and rescue, England
- [West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service](/fire-and-rescue/west-yorkshire/)
- Firefighting and rescue operations





### Firefighting and rescue operations




**£104m** in 2025-26 (cash); £104m in 2025-26 prices; £42.70 per resident; +5.4% on a year earlier in cash, +2.0% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2025-26 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EmployeesDetails | £82m | £82m | £33.93 | +0.2% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£82mPer resident£33.93Real change on a year earlier+0.2%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |
| Running expensesDetails | £24m | £24m | £9.79 | +4.5% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£24mPer resident£9.79Real change on a year earlier+4.5%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |
| Less: sales, fees and chargesDetails | −£1m | −£1m | −£0.39 | +37.1% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)−£1mPer resident−£0.39Real change on a year earlier+37.1%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |
| Less: other incomeDetails | −£2m | −£2m | −£0.63 | +10.4% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)−£2mPer resident−£0.63Real change on a year earlier+10.4%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |








- Fire and rescue, United Kingdom
- Fire and rescue, England
- [West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service](/fire-and-rescue/west-yorkshire/)
- Community fire safety





### Community fire safety




**£6m** in 2025-26 (cash); £6m in 2025-26 prices; £2.45 per resident; +14.2% on a year earlier in cash, +12.1% in real terms.





| Line or transaction | Cash, 2025-26 | Real terms (2025-26 prices) | Per resident | Real change on a year earlier | Source | Below this |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EmployeesDetails | £6m | £6m | £2.59 | +3.1% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£6mPer resident£2.59Real change on a year earlier+3.1%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |
| Running expensesDetails | £1m | £1m | £0.52 | +150.6% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)£1mPer resident£0.52Real change on a year earlier+150.6%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |
| Less: sales, fees and chargesDetails | −£1m | −£1m | −£0.31 | −7.7% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)−£1mPer resident−£0.31Real change on a year earlier−7.7%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |
| Less: other incomeDetails | −£1m | −£1m | −£0.35 | −40.8% | [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | |
| Real terms (2025-26 prices)−£1mPer resident−£0.35Real change on a year earlier−40.8%Source[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | | | | | | |






Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by
ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.






## What is recorded alongside the money



These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and
many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.





| Measure | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England | Great Britain | Period |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Incidents per 1,000 residentsDetails | 10.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.9 per 1,000 residents | not published | 2025-26 |
| England10.9 per 1,000 residentsGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2025-26 | | | | |
| Fires per 1,000 residentsDetails | 4.48 per 1,000 residents | 2.90 per 1,000 residents | not published | 2025-26 |
| England2.90 per 1,000 residentsGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2025-26 | | | | |
| Average response time to primary firesDetails | 9.91 minutes | 9.42 minutes | not published | 2025-26 |
| England9.42 minutesGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2025-26 | | | | |
| Average response time to fires in homesDetails | 8.73 minutes | 8.24 minutes | not published | 2025-26 |
| England8.24 minutesGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2025-26 | | | | |
| Staff, full-time equivalentDetails | 1,354 FTE | 40,082 FTE | not published | 2024-25 |
| England40,082 FTEGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| Wholetime firefightersDetails | 934 FTE | 22,740 FTE | not published | 2024-25 |
| England22,740 FTEGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| On-call firefightersDetails | 71 FTE | 7,860 FTE | not published | 2024-25 |
| England7,860 FTEGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| Fire stationsDetails | 40 stations | 1,386 stations | not published | 2024-25 |
| England1,386 stationsGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2024-25 | | | | |
| Pumping appliances (fire engines)Details | 46 appliances | 1,894 appliances | not published | 2020-21 |
| England1,894 appliancesGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2020-21 | | | | |
| Fire-related deathsDetails | 17 deaths | 254 deaths | not published | 2025-26 |
| England254 deathsGreat Britainnot publishedPeriod2025-26 | | | | |






**Incidents per 1,000 residents: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Incidents attended divided by the mid-year population of the area the service covers (the sum of its local authorities), times 1,000. Worked out for England, Wales and Scotland, whose counts are made the same way; not for Northern Ireland, whose count is on its annual report’s own basis.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England | Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010-11Details | 14.4 | 12.3 | 13.1 |
| England12.3Great Britain13.1 | | | |
| 2011-12Details | 13.5 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
| England11.4Great Britain12.0 | | | |
| 2012-13Details | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| England9.7Great Britain10.4 | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| England9.8Great Britain10.4 | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| England9.1Great Britain9.8 | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
| England9.7Great Britain10.4 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| England10.1Great Britain10.8 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.8 |
| England10.2Great Britain10.8 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 11.0 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| England10.3Great Britain11.0 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
| England9.9Great Britain10.6 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| England9.2Great Britain9.8 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
| England10.2Great Britain10.9 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| England10.9Great Britain11.6 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.8 |
| England10.4Great Britain10.8 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| England10.3Great Britain10.7 | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 10.8 | 10.9 | — |
| England10.9Great Britain— | | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5f63964876beea7ee04a5a/FIRE0102.xlsx).





**Fires per 1,000 residents: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Primary, secondary and chimney fires attended per 1,000 residents of the area served. England, Wales and Scotland, which record fires the same way on the Incident Recording System; Northern Ireland is fires-per-1000-ni.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010-11Details | 5.85 | 4.34 |
| England4.34 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 5.60 | 4.22 |
| England4.22 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 3.48 | 2.89 |
| England2.89 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 3.99 | 3.18 |
| England3.18 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 3.77 | 2.85 |
| England2.85 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 3.97 | 2.96 |
| England2.96 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 4.12 | 2.93 |
| England2.93 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 4.37 | 3.01 |
| England3.01 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 5.38 | 3.27 |
| England3.27 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 3.81 | 2.74 |
| England2.74 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 3.91 | 2.68 |
| England2.68 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 3.87 | 2.70 |
| England2.70 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 4.60 | 3.13 |
| England3.13 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 3.64 | 2.40 |
| England2.40 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 3.71 | 2.44 |
| England2.44 | | |
| 2025-26Details | 4.48 | 2.90 |
| England2.90 | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5f63964876beea7ee04a5a/FIRE0102.xlsx).





**Average response time to primary fires: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Mean time from the call being received to the first vehicle arriving, for primary fires (fires in buildings, vehicles and outdoor structures, or with a casualty or rescue, or attended by five or more appliances). England only (MHCLG FIRE1001, from the Incident Recording System). Wales publishes the share reached within 10 minutes of mobilisation (response-primary-wa) and Northern Ireland the share of all incidents reached within its standard (response-primary-ni); Scotland publishes no response times.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010-11Details | 7.31 | 8.11 |
| England8.11 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 7.35 | 8.05 |
| England8.05 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 7.40 | 8.06 |
| England8.06 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 7.80 | 8.27 |
| England8.27 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 8.28 | 8.61 |
| England8.61 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 8.78 | 8.67 |
| England8.67 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 8.54 | 8.63 |
| England8.63 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 8.37 | 8.63 |
| England8.63 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 8.39 | 8.82 |
| England8.82 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 8.47 | 8.71 |
| England8.71 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 8.35 | 8.59 |
| England8.59 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 8.50 | 8.83 |
| England8.83 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 8.83 | 9.22 |
| England9.22 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 8.57 | 9.06 |
| England9.06 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 9.07 | 9.11 |
| England9.11 | | |
| 2025-26Details | 9.91 | 9.42 |
| England9.42 | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5093eac3d64d94cacab72b/FIRE1001.xlsx).





**Average response time to fires in homes: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Mean time from the call to the first vehicle arriving, for primary fires in dwellings. England only (MHCLG FIRE1001); Wales is response-dwellings-wa.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010-11Details | 6.73 | 7.39 |
| England7.39 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 6.64 | 7.26 |
| England7.26 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 6.69 | 7.41 |
| England7.41 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 7.01 | 7.48 |
| England7.48 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 7.60 | 7.81 |
| England7.81 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 8.07 | 7.79 |
| England7.79 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 7.82 | 7.77 |
| England7.77 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 7.85 | 7.80 |
| England7.80 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 7.51 | 7.78 |
| England7.78 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 7.60 | 7.76 |
| England7.76 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 7.56 | 7.61 |
| England7.61 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 7.65 | 7.86 |
| England7.86 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 7.68 | 8.01 |
| England8.01 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 7.71 | 8.02 |
| England8.02 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 8.18 | 8.10 |
| England8.10 | | |
| 2025-26Details | 8.73 | 8.24 |
| England8.24 | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5093eac3d64d94cacab72b/FIRE1001.xlsx).





**Staff, full-time equivalent: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








All staff in post at 31 March (wholetime and on-call firefighters, fire control and support staff), full-time equivalent. England: FIRE1101; Wales: StatsWales; Scotland: SFRS, excluding volunteers. Northern Ireland: the average number employed in the year, from the annual accounts. On-call firefighters’ FTE is counted differently between the nations.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001-02Details | 2,077 | 49,422 |
| England49,422 | | |
| 2002-03Details | 2,091 | 49,609 |
| England49,609 | | |
| 2003-04Details | 2,081 | 50,334 |
| England50,334 | | |
| 2004-05Details | 2,046 | 50,362 |
| England50,362 | | |
| 2005-06Details | 1,987 | 50,609 |
| England50,609 | | |
| 2006-07Details | 2,004 | 51,266 |
| England51,266 | | |
| 2007-08Details | 2,021 | 51,703 |
| England51,703 | | |
| 2008-09Details | 2,038 | 51,719 |
| England51,719 | | |
| 2009-10Details | 2,039 | 51,651 |
| England51,651 | | |
| 2010-11Details | 1,935 | 50,908 |
| England50,908 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 1,833 | 48,620 |
| England48,620 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 1,684 | 47,011 |
| England47,011 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 1,583 | 45,349 |
| England45,349 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 1,512 | 43,876 |
| England43,876 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 1,409 | 42,012 |
| England42,012 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 1,355 | 40,419 |
| England40,419 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 1,344 | 40,077 |
| England40,077 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 1,334 | 40,186 |
| England40,186 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 1,307 | 40,135 |
| England40,135 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 1,309 | 39,924 |
| England39,924 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 1,309 | 39,512 |
| England39,512 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 1,317 | 39,500 |
| England39,500 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 1,293 | 39,851 |
| England39,851 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 1,354 | 40,082 |
| England40,082 | | |






Figure as of 4 December 2025. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692ec7b82a37784b16ecf84a/FIRE1101.xlsx).





**Wholetime firefighters: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Full-time firefighters, full-time equivalent, at 31 March.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001-02Details | 1,660 | 31,761 |
| England31,761 | | |
| 2002-03Details | 1,678 | 31,699 |
| England31,699 | | |
| 2003-04Details | 1,658 | 31,826 |
| England31,826 | | |
| 2004-05Details | 1,602 | 31,097 |
| England31,097 | | |
| 2005-06Details | 1,550 | 30,596 |
| England30,596 | | |
| 2006-07Details | 1,512 | 30,558 |
| England30,558 | | |
| 2007-08Details | 1,501 | 30,580 |
| England30,580 | | |
| 2008-09Details | 1,489 | 30,088 |
| England30,088 | | |
| 2009-10Details | 1,476 | 29,735 |
| England29,735 | | |
| 2010-11Details | 1,411 | 29,018 |
| England29,018 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 1,356 | 28,166 |
| England28,166 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 1,273 | 27,185 |
| England27,185 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 1,201 | 26,178 |
| England26,178 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 1,144 | 25,098 |
| England25,098 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 1,052 | 23,887 |
| England23,887 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 977 | 22,867 |
| England22,867 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 952 | 22,580 |
| England22,580 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 950 | 22,670 |
| England22,670 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 906 | 22,638 |
| England22,638 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 885 | 22,632 |
| England22,632 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 897 | 22,645 |
| England22,645 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 920 | 22,626 |
| England22,626 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 896 | 22,802 |
| England22,802 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 934 | 22,740 |
| England22,740 | | |






Figure as of 4 December 2025. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692ec7b82a37784b16ecf84a/FIRE1101.xlsx).





**On-call firefighters: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








On-call (retained duty system) firefighters, full-time equivalent, at 31 March. Scotland includes its small group of full-time RDS staff.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001-02Details | 160 | 10,613 |
| England10,613 | | |
| 2002-03Details | 156 | 10,716 |
| England10,716 | | |
| 2003-04Details | 166 | 10,853 |
| England10,853 | | |
| 2004-05Details | 159 | 11,056 |
| England11,056 | | |
| 2005-06Details | 152 | 11,312 |
| England11,312 | | |
| 2006-07Details | 160 | 11,827 |
| England11,827 | | |
| 2007-08Details | 149 | 11,642 |
| England11,642 | | |
| 2008-09Details | 140 | 11,865 |
| England11,865 | | |
| 2009-10Details | 134 | 11,898 |
| England11,898 | | |
| 2010-11Details | 122 | 12,054 |
| England12,054 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 118 | 11,379 |
| England11,379 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 112 | 11,088 |
| England11,088 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 108 | 10,768 |
| England10,768 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 89 | 10,602 |
| England10,602 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 79 | 10,241 |
| England10,241 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 80 | 9,657 |
| England9,657 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 76 | 9,422 |
| England9,422 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 77 | 9,325 |
| England9,325 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 93 | 9,275 |
| England9,275 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 98 | 8,875 |
| England8,875 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 92 | 8,389 |
| England8,389 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 80 | 8,097 |
| England8,097 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 82 | 7,967 |
| England7,967 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 71 | 7,860 |
| England7,860 | | |






Figure as of 4 December 2025. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692ec7b82a37784b16ecf84a/FIRE1101.xlsx).





**Fire stations: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Fire stations at 31 March (England FIRE1404; Wales StatsWales; Scotland SFRS; Northern Ireland annual report). Specialist urban search and rescue bases are not counted.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-10Details | 48 | 1,439 |
| England1,439 | | |
| 2010-11Details | 48 | 1,436 |
| England1,436 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 47 | 1,424 |
| England1,424 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 47 | 1,417 |
| England1,417 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 47 | 1,408 |
| England1,408 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 45 | 1,412 |
| England1,412 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 41 | 1,405 |
| England1,405 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 44 | 1,404 |
| England1,404 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 40 | 1,398 |
| England1,398 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 38 | 1,397 |
| England1,397 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 40 | 1,394 |
| England1,394 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 40 | 1,391 |
| England1,391 | | |
| 2021-22Details | 40 | 1,389 |
| England1,389 | | |
| 2022-23Details | 40 | 1,388 |
| England1,388 | | |
| 2023-24Details | 40 | 1,387 |
| England1,387 | | |
| 2024-25Details | 40 | 1,386 |
| England1,386 | | |






Figure as of 2 September 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69738f86276692606c0137a5/FIRE1404.xlsx).





**Pumping appliances (fire engines): West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Pumping appliances at 31 March. England: operational pumps from CIPFA returns (FIRE1403), last published for 31 March 2021; no newer official count by service exists. Scotland: pumping appliances in the SFRS fleet. Not published for Wales or Northern Ireland. Breaks in the series: 2020-21: Last published: FIRE1403 (from CIPFA returns) stopped at 31 March 2021, and there is no later official count by service.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2009-10Details | 63 | 2,098 |
| England2,098 | | |
| 2010-11Details | 76 | 2,087 |
| England2,087 | | |
| 2011-12Details | 63 | 2,026 |
| England2,026 | | |
| 2012-13Details | 62 | 1,972 |
| England1,972 | | |
| 2013-14Details | 62 | 2,018 |
| England2,018 | | |
| 2014-15Details | 64 | 1,993 |
| England1,993 | | |
| 2015-16Details | 63 | 1,969 |
| England1,969 | | |
| 2016-17Details | 58 | 1,899 |
| England1,899 | | |
| 2017-18Details | 56 | 1,916 |
| England1,916 | | |
| 2018-19Details | 43 | 1,905 |
| England1,905 | | |
| 2019-20Details | 44 | 1,891 |
| England1,891 | | |
| 2020-21Details | 46 | 1,894 |
| England1,894 | | |






Figure as of unknown date. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67cad9c1a175f08d198d80cc/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire1403-130325.xlsx).





**Fire-related deaths: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons**








Deaths from fire-related causes at fires attended. England: FIRE0502, by service; Wales: StatsWales, deaths in primary fires; Scotland: FIRE0501 (from SFRS). Small numbers: a single fire can move a year.




**The numbers behind this chart**





| Year | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service | England | Great Britain |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010-11Details | 16 | 334 | 407 |
| England334Great Britain407 | | | |
| 2011-12Details | 8 | 313 | 395 |
| England313Great Britain395 | | | |
| 2012-13Details | 5 | 287 | 350 |
| England287Great Britain350 | | | |
| 2013-14Details | 11 | 276 | 324 |
| England276Great Britain324 | | | |
| 2014-15Details | 11 | 264 | 324 |
| England264Great Britain324 | | | |
| 2015-16Details | 21 | 305 | 369 |
| England305Great Britain369 | | | |
| 2016-17Details | 9 | 265 | 328 |
| England265Great Britain328 | | | |
| 2017-18Details | 17 | 338 | 397 |
| England338Great Britain397 | | | |
| 2018-19Details | 13 | 251 | 315 |
| England251Great Britain315 | | | |
| 2019-20Details | 14 | 243 | 286 |
| England243Great Britain286 | | | |
| 2020-21Details | 11 | 236 | 309 |
| England236Great Britain309 | | | |
| 2021-22Details | 15 | 274 | 335 |
| England274Great Britain335 | | | |
| 2022-23Details | 7 | 268 | 325 |
| England268Great Britain325 | | | |
| 2023-24Details | 15 | 250 | 310 |
| England250Great Britain310 | | | |
| 2024-25Details | 19 | 280 | 332 |
| England280Great Britain332 | | | |
| 2025-26Details | 17 | 254 | — |
| England254Great Britain— | | | |






Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source:
[Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5092021228eb26a4cab735/FIRE0502.xlsx).






## What these figures do and don't show



- **Incidents are not only fires.** Fire and rescue services also attend road accidents, floods, other emergencies and false alarms; the figures say which is which.
- **Response times are published for England only.** Wales and Scotland publish none by service, and Northern Ireland reports against its own attendance standards, so no response time is compared across nations.
- **Nations count differently.** Each nation’s statistics define incidents, staff and deaths in their own way; figures are compared within a nation, and across nations only where the definitions match.
- **Nothing here shows cause and effect.** Money, staff, stations and incidents are shown side by side. A service covering a large rural area needs more stations for the same number of incidents.
- **Appliance counts stopped in 2021** in England; the last published figure is marked as such.




Where this sits: Fire and rescue, United Kingdom → Fire and rescue, England → West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Figures from data/services/fire.json, generated 29 September 2026.



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## Sources for this page





| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Fire statistics data tables: FIRE0102, incidents attended by fire and rescue authority](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5f63964876beea7ee04a5a/FIRE0102.xlsx) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 22 July 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1001, average response times](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5093eac3d64d94cacab72b/FIRE1001.xlsx) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 22 July 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1101, staff in post by role (FTE)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692ec7b82a37784b16ecf84a/FIRE1101.xlsx) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 December 2025 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1404, fire stations by type](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69738f86276692606c0137a5/FIRE1404.xlsx) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1403, fire stations and appliances, 2010 to 2021](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67cad9c1a175f08d198d80cc/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire1403-130325.xlsx) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | — | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |
| [Fire statistics data tables: FIRE0502, fatalities and non-fatal casualties by fire and rescue authority](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a5092021228eb26a4cab735/FIRE0502.xlsx) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 22 July 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) |





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