Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold some of the information requested.
Please see below the answer to your request.
Initial Request:
Please list the number of people employed by your service (including whole time, part time and retained), broken down by rank or equivalent role*, as at the 6th April 2019, 2009 and 1999**.
Where possible, please provide the information by completing the table below:
|
Role (or rank equivalent) |
06/04/2019 – number of personnel |
Rank (or role equivalent) |
06/04/2009 – number of personnel |
Rank (or role equivalent) |
06/04/1999 – number of personnel |
|
Firefighter |
Firefighter |
Firefighter |
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Crew manager |
Leading firefighter |
Leading firefighter |
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Watch manager |
Sub-officer |
Sub-officer |
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Station manager |
Station officer |
Station officer |
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Group manager, |
Assistant Divisional Officer |
Assistant Divisional Officer |
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Area manager |
Divisional Officer |
Divisional Officer |
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Asst Brigade Manager |
Senior Divisional Officer |
Senior Divisional Officer |
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Deputy Brigade Manager |
Asst Chief Fire Officer |
Asst Chief Fire Officer |
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Brigade Manager |
Deputy Chief Fire Officer |
Deputy Chief Fire Officer |
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|
Chief Fire Officer |
Chief Fire Officer |
*If the ranks or roles have different names, please amend the table accordingly.
**If the figures are only available for a different point in the year, please indicate that accordingly.
Final Response:
Due to our retention schedules, we have no data to draw on for your request to include figures back to 1999. However, please see below comparisons for the end of the 2008-09 and 2018-19 financial years.
|
Role |
March 2009 |
March 2019 |
|
Firefighter |
929 |
751 |
|
Crew Manager |
218 |
171 |
|
Watch Manager |
216 |
145 |
|
Station Manager |
65 |
45 |
|
Group Manager |
21 |
14 |
|
Area Manager |
8 |
3 |
|
Assistant Brigade Manager |
4 |
0 |
|
Brigade Manager |
1 |
1 |
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on the Essex County Fire & Rescue Service website. The website address is http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/. All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.