FOI Request 2178

Subject: Health and Safety

Status: Complete

Date received: June 2025

Question Asked:

We are looking to obtain the following information:

• Total No. of uniformed employees as of 1 April 2024

• Total No. of non-uniformed employees as of 1 April 2024

• Total No. of Near Misses 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

• Total number of accident/injuries (including RIDDOR but not Covid) 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

• Number of injuries (not RIDDOR reportable) 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

• Number of injuries (RIDDOR reportable but not Covid related) 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

• No. of operational incidents 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

• Total number of vehicle accidents reported in relation to service vehicles 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

• Number of vehicle accidents associated with attendance at operational incidents 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

• Total number of Acts of Violence against staff and of these how many were physical, how many were verbal and how many occurred during Operational activities 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Our Response:

Please see our response below to your Freedom of Information Request.

• Total No. of uniformed employees as of 1 April 2024

  659 - consisting of 428 wholetime and 231 on-call

  NB. 86 of the wholetime are dual role with on-call (so counted twice (once in each role); 3 of the on call also have a support role (so counted twice - once in each).

• Total No. of non-uniformed employees as of 1 April 2024

  210

  NB. 2 of these 2 different support roles so counted twice; 3 of the support also have an on-call role (counted once in each role)

• Total No. of Near Misses 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Total of near misses was twenty-five (25)

• Total number of accident/injuries (including RIDDOR but not Covid) 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Total number of accidents/injuries was thirty-two (32)

• Number of injuries (not RIDDOR reportable) 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Total number of injuries was twenty-nine (29)

• Number of injuries (RIDDOR reportable but not Covid related) 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Number of RIDDOR reportable over 7 day (minor) injuries was three (3)

• No. of operational incidents 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Total number of operational incidents was 8399

• Total number of vehicle accidents reported in relation to service vehicles 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Total number of vehicle accidents was sixty-seven (67)

• Number of vehicle accidents associated with attendance at operational incidents 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Vehicle accidents associated with operational incidents was fifty-two (52)

• Total number of Acts of Violence against staff and of these how many were physical, how many were verbal and how many occurred during Operational activities 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

  Total number of attacks was three (3)

  Physical attacks was zero (0)

  Verbal attacks was two (2) (Prevention activities)

  During operational activities was zero (0)

  Mobile phone thrown at fire engine while in motion was one (1)

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO