The service should assure itself that risk priorities and timescales are clear to all staff to make sure it has a consistent approach and risk is mitigated appropriately.
Effectiveness, efficiency and people 2023–2025: North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Published 18 June 2025Fire & Rescue Inspection0 recommendations17 areas for improvement
Coverage
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Areas for improvement
The service should make sure level 3 trained staff are used where possible to carry out audits and fully support the protection department.
The service should assure itself that its risk-based inspection programme prioritises the highest risks and includes proportionate activity to reduce risk.
The service needs to provide opportunities for fire control staff to contribute to learning
The service needs to improve its preparedness for major and multi-agency incidents
The service needs to assure itself staff have the knowledge and understanding of marauding terrorist attacks to be effective in their response.
The service needs to provide operational training in high-rise buildings to assure itself it can command this incident type effectively.
The service should provide practical high-rise training at all levels of command
The service should work with union representatives to finalise future working agreements as soon as possible.
The service should make sure its fleet and estates management programmes are linked to its risk and resource model, and that it understands the impact future changes to those programmes may have on its service to the public.
The service needs to do more to address the area for improvement issued during our last inspection, concerning its fleet and estates management programmes.
The service should monitor dual contracts to make sure staff don’t work excessive hours.
The service should make sure it has effective absence and attendance procedures in place.
The service needs to improve some areas of health and safety
The service needs to improve how it monitors staff with dual contracts
The service should have clear and consistent policies, procedures and processes that allow it to make sure absence is monitored and dealt with in a way that is both effective and efficient.
The service should make sure it has robust processes in place to carry out equality impact assessments and review any actions agreed as a result.