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FOI / 4033 / 2019 - Fires caused by electric blankets

 

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 am currently carrying out research into work patterns and earnings for retained fire fighters in the county and I hope you may be able to assist with some information.

1) Can you provide the number of "call-outs" from Ingatestone Fire Station, broken down by year,  from 2012 to the present time ?

2) Can you provide median and/or average annual gross earnings for ESFR personnel by year for the following ranks for the three most recent years for which you have data ?

Crew Manager

Watch Manager A

Watch Manager B

Station Manager A

3) Are you able to provide data on the average age of withdrawal through retirement for retained firefighters over the three most recent years for which you hold data?

4) Are you able to provide a breakdown of retained firefighters currently in employment with EFSR broken down by age, ideally by individual age but if that is not possible in age bands i.e. 40-44, 45-49 etc ?

Final Response:

1) Can you provide the number of "call-outs" from Ingatestone Fire Station, broken down by year,  from 2012 to the present time ?

Please see spreadsheet attached.

2) Can you provide median and/or average annual gross earnings for ESFR personnel by year for the following ranks for the three most recent years for which you have data ?

Crew Manager

Watch Manager A

Watch Manager B

Station Manager A

 

MEDIAN GROSS EARNINGS, rounded to the nearest pound:

 

Year

Crew Manager

Watch Manager A

Watch Manager B

Station Manager A

2016-17

10,894

16,543

14,888

23,467

2017-18

10,538

10,904

14,747

25,470

2018-19

10,001

-

15,658

34,705

 

3) Are you able to provide data on the average age of withdrawal through retirement for retained firefighters over the three most recent years for which you hold data?

Year

Average (Mean) Age

at retirement

2016-17

61.1

2017-18

57.5

2018-19

60.4

 

4) Are you able to provide a breakdown of retained firefighters currently in employment with EFSR broken down by age, ideally by individual age but if that is not possible in age bands i.e. 40-44, 45-49 etc ?

On Call headcount as at 30 Sep 2019 distributed as follows:

 

17-24

25-35

36-45

46-55

56-65

66+

45

190

120

109

42

2

 

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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.

 Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire & Rescue Service.

 

 


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