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FOI / 4035 / 2019 - Length of service for firefighters

 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Initial Request:

I would like to make a request for the following information:

The median and/or length of service for Firefighters, Crew Managers,

Watch Manager A and Watch Manager B.

And the median/average length of service on promotion between the ranks.

Final Response:

We are not in a position to provide temporary promotion duration information due to a transition between HR software we use.

However, below figures are based upon data at 30 Sep 2019. Length of Service = based upon continuous service date.

 

ROLE

WHOLETIME

ON CALL

Firefighter

15.4 years

4.7

Crew Manager

17.9 years

13.9

Watch Manager A

n/a

n/a

Watch Manager B

19.8 years

22.3

 

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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.