Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.
Please see below the answers to your request.
Final Response:
I would like to know how the fire and rescue service has changed since 2015.
As such, I would like to know the number of fire stations operated by the fire and rescue service in the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
ECFRS operates 51 stations including Urban Search and Rescue (USAR).
I would also like a list of the fire stations which closed down each year and a list of the fire stations which opened each year in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
No fire stations were closed down between 2015 and 2019.
Finally, I would like to know the number of full-time and part-time staff employed by the fire and rescue service in each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Table 1 shows the number of full-time and part-time employees that were employed by the service at the end of the given Financial Years.
Caveats:
· There are no exclusions for individuals on career break or other form of unpaid absence
· The figures for part-time employees includes Reduced Rate On Call Firefighters, as they provide 0.75 FTE of cover
Table 1 – Full and part-time employees
|
Year Ending |
Full Time Employees |
Part Time Employees |
|
31 Mar 2015 |
1116 |
455 |
|
31 Mar 2016 |
1057 |
461 |
|
31 Mar 2017 |
963 |
452 |
|
31 Mar 2018 |
988 |
485 |
|
31 Mar 2019 |
980 |
468 |
The drop in full time numbers between 2016 and 2017. This was in part due to a voluntary early retirement programme that was offered to whole-time firefighting employees.