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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

  Garforth Station (23)                           Gipton Station (24)

     
  Hunslet Fire Station (25)                           Moortown Fire Station (26)

   
    Wetherby Station (29)                      Stanningley Station (31)

THIS PHOTO SHOWS BRADFORD CENTRAL FIRE STATION NELSON STREET IN 1973. IT WAS OPENED IN 1971 AT A COST OF £350,000. AROUND THIS TIME FIRE APPLIANCES WOULD COST APPROX. £13.500.

THE APPLIANCES IN THIS LINE UP ARE AS FOLLOWS.(NEAREST FIRST)

KKW 600  BEDFORD S TYPE EMERGENCY SALVAGE TENDER
HAK 662E DENNIS F105 WATER TENDER
RKY 699J DENNIS F108 PUMP ESCAPE

Marsden firefighters New Home Opens

The Retained crew at Marsden Fire station have taken over the premises at Emergency House.It's almost next-door to the old fire station built a century ago on Manchester Road.The move ends fears that the village would be left without a fire station.

Closure of Hebden Bridge Fire Station

Hebden Bridge Fire station on Hanging Royd Lane was constructed in 1965 and closed on the 3rd March 2006. The closure follows the resignation of 6 crew members from the Station. There had been speculation over the past year as to what might happen in the Calder Valley area, and this move now brings these matters to an end. Two of the remaining crew have moved to Mytholmroyd to continue working for West Yorkshire Fire Service. Below is a breakdown of fire calls attended in the last year 2005.

Hebden Bridge	Fires	Special Service Calls	False Alarms	Total Incidents
2005	65	13	52	130

        The Appliance S805 EUB has gone to Driving School at FSHQ and N979 FWU from there is going to auction and disposal.

 Calder Valley FireCover. pdf

The above link relates to WYFR document with some history relating to the closure

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