FOI Request 2004

Subject: Firefighter Recruitment in 2023

Status: Complete

Date received: May 2024

Question Asked:

Could you please supply me with the following information concerning firefighter recruitment, as outlined below.

• How many females applied to be wholetime firefighters in 2023?

• How many males applied to be wholetime firefighters in 2023?

• How many female firefighters were successful in becoming wholetime firefighters in 2023 after the recruitment process?

• How many male firefighters were successful in becoming wholetime firefighters in 2023 after the recruitment process?

Our Response:

• How many females applied to be wholetime firefighters in 2023?

  120 Female applicants

• How many males applied to be wholetime firefighters in 2023?

  702 Male applicants

• How many female firefighters were successful in becoming wholetime firefighters in 2023 after the recruitment process?

  11 Female successful applicants

• How many male firefighters were successful in becoming wholetime firefighters in 2023 after the recruitment process?

  14 Male successful applicants

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO