FOI Request 2321

Subject: Firefighter Job Numbers

Status: In Progress

Date received: April 2026

Question Asked:

We would like to know how many (a) wholetime firefighter, (b) retained firefighter, (c) fire control room, (d) support staff and (e) total staff there were employed in your Fire and Rescue Service, measured by headcount, on 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2026.  

We also request the (f) number of wholetime firefighters employed by your fire and rescue service as of 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2026 (headcount) that also work a retained contract and therefore could be described as “wholetime-retained”. To clarify, we only request the number of wholetime firefighters with an additional retained contract – we are not asking whether it is with your own or another fire and rescue service. 

Our Response:

This Freedom of Information Request is currently in progress.

Outcome:

FOI responded to within timescales:

Further action: