Fire precept
North Yorkshire’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is responsible for setting the local fire ‘precept’ – the amount people pay through their council tax for fire and rescue services.
On this page
- The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has set the Band D Fire Element of the Council Tax within North Yorkshire for 2024/25 at £83.02
- This is an increase of £2.41, or 2.99%, over the 2023/24 level.
Your contribution through your council tax 2024/25
| 2023/24 | 2024/25 | Increase per year | Increase per week | |
| Property Band | £ | £ | £ | pence |
| A | 53.74 | 55.35 | 1.61 | 3 |
| B | 62.70 | 64.57 | 1.87 | 4 |
| C | 71.65 | 73.80 | 2.14 | 4 |
| D | 80.61 | 83.02 | 2.41 | 5 |
| E | 98.52 | 101.47 | 2.95 | 6 |
| F | 116.44 | 119.92 | 3.48 | 7 |
| G | 134.35 | 138.37 | 4.02 | 8 |
| H | 161.22 | 166.04 | 4.82 | 9 |
Income and expenditure
Funding for the fire service
| Fire Funding | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Funding from Government | £9.5m | £11.7m |
| Council tax precept – your contribution | £25.2m | £26.4m |
| Specific grants | £4.8m | £5.6m |
| Fees, Charges and Partnerships | £0.7m | £1.2m |
| Use of Reserves | £1.2m | £0.3m |
| Total funding | £41.4m | £45.2m |
Fire budget breakdown
| Fire Budget | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
| Firefighter pay | £24.0m | £26.3m |
| Control and support staff | £5.4m | £6.0m |
| Supplies and Services | £3.9m | £4.0m |
| Premises and equipment | £2.4m | £2.6m |
| PFI | £1.7m | £1.9m |
| Transport | £1.0m | £1.1m |
| Capital financial charges | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Other costs | £0.9m | £1.2m |
| Total spending plan | £41.4m | £45.2m |
How your money will be spent
Your precept will contribute towards:
- An increase in the number of prevention focused posts in North Yorkshire Fire
and Rescue Service. - Investment into the on-call firefighter model to improve recruitment, retention
and increase the availability of on-call fire engines. - Continued investment in fire stations to ensure they are fit for purpose.
- Replacing the oldest fire engines with newer models.
- Increasing costs of gas, electricity, fuel, insurance, and other services linked to inflation.
Precept leaflet
Correspondence with the Police Fire and Crime Panel
- Police Fire and Crime Panel’s report to PFCC – Police & Fire precepts 2024/25
- Precept 2024-25 – Letter to PFCP from Commissioner Zoe