We are collecting information about the number of staff employed by fire and rescue services. Below is the information we would like to obtain from you under the Freedom of Information Act.
Specifically we would like to know how many (a) wholetime firefighter, (b) retained firefighter, (c) fire control room, (d) support staff and (e) total staff there were employed in your Fire and Rescue Service, measured by headcount, on 31 March 2017 and 31 March 2018.
We would appreciate a table for the respective years detailing the data in the following format:
1) How many people were employed by the fire and rescue service (headcount) in the following roles on 31 March 2017:
Headcount
Wholetime
Retained
Control
Support
Total
2) How many people were employed by the fire and rescue service (headcount) in the following roles on 31 March 2018:
Headcount
Wholetime
Retained
Control
Support
Total
Final Response:
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please find our response to your request below.
We are collecting information about the number of staff employed by fire and rescue services. Below is the information we would like to obtain from you under the Freedom of Information Act.
Specifically we would like to know how many (a) wholetime firefighter, (b) retained firefighter, (c) fire control room, (d) support staff and (e) total staff there were employed in your Fire and Rescue Service, measured by headcount, on 31 March 2017 and 31 March 2018.
We would appreciate a table for the respective years detailing the data in the following format:
1) How many people were employed by the fire and rescue service (headcount) in the following roles on 31 March 2017:
Headcount
Wholetime - 621
Retained - 482
Control - 35
Support - 273
Total - 1411
2) How many people were employed by the fire and rescue service (headcount) in the following roles on 31 March 2018:
Headcount
Wholetime - 612
Retained - 508
Control - 35
Support - 316
Total - 1471
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Kind regards
Information Governance
Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
Telephone: 01376 576299
E-mail: informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk