Please see below the answers to your request.
Initial request:
Please can you provide the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.
This request concerns firefighting funding
For each question I am seeking information for each of the following time periods:
i) 2014/15
ii) 2015/16
iii) 2016/17
iv) 2017/18 to date (most recent data available)
1. How much is designated for firefighting?
2. How many incidences of fires has your fire service been called out to?
3. How many fire engines does your authority own
Question 1 refers to the amount of funding designated to your service for the purpose of fighting fires.
Final response:
1. How much is designated for fire fighting?
The amount allocated to firefighting from 2014-15 to 2017-18 can be found here:
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/documents/Fire_Authority_Budget/
Please refer to section headed ?Service Reporting Code of Practice?
2. How many incidences of fires has your fire service been called out to?
i) 2014/15 - 3943
ii) 2015/16 - 4485
iii) 2016/17 - 5000
iv) 2017/18 - 4783
3. How many fire engines does your authority own?
14/15 = 74 Appliances
15/16 = 74 Appliances
16/17 = 70 Appliances
17/18 = 75 Appliances