Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 18 February 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of staff in the fire and rescue service were firefighters in each year since 1997.
Available information, based on returns provided by each Fire and Rescue Service, is shown in the following table:
Personnel employed in the fire and rescue service in England | |||||
Firefighters( 1) | Fire c ontrol | Non-uniformed | Total | Percentage Firefighters | |
1996-97 | 45,049 | 1,384 | n/a | 46,433 | — |
1997-98 | 44,702 | 1,379 | n/a | 46,081 | — |
1998-99 | 44,940 | 1,355 | n/a | 46,295 | — |
1999-2000 | 44,637 | 1,373 | 6,175 | 52,185 | 86 |
2000-01 | 44,694 | 1,389 | 6,263 | 52,346 | 85 |
2001-02 | 44,605 | 1,417 | 6,743 | 52,765 | 85 |
2002-03 | 44,658 | 1,449 | 6,954 | 53,061 | 84 |
2003-04 | 44,871 | 1,519 | 7,243 | 53,633 | 84 |
2004-05 | 44,596 | 1,520 | 7,837 | 53,953 | 83 |
2005-06 | 44,635 | 1,538 | 8,088 | 54,261 | 82 |
n/a = not available (1) Includes all roles of fire. Source: Annual returns to Communities and Local Government officers, including chief officers |
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