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Fire and Rescue Service Statistics, Scotland 2012-13
Statistical bulletin providing statistics on Scotland Fire and Rescue Services workforce, stations, equipment, fire safety and attacks on Fire and Rescue Service personnel at incidents.
Table 5: Headcount and Percentages of Fire and Rescue Services Workforce by gender and type of staffing as of 31 March 2013 - Scotland
| Number | Percentage | |||||
| Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | |
| Wholetime operational | ||||||
| Brigade Manager | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7.1 | 92.9 | 100.0 |
| Area Manager | - | 35 | 35 | - | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Group Manager | 3 | 146 | 149 | 2.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Station Manager | 3 | 133 | 136 | 2.2 | 97.8 | 100.0 |
| Watch Manager | 19 | 661 | 680 | 2.8 | 97.2 | 100.0 |
| Crew Manager | 24 | 634 | 658 | 3.6 | 96.4 | 100.0 |
| Firefighter | 108 | 2,371 | 2,479 | 4.4 | 95.6 | 100.0 |
| Wholetime operational Sub -Total | 158 | 3,993 | 4,151 | 3.8 | 96.2 | 100.0 |
| Retained Duty System | ||||||
| Station Manager | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Watch Manager | 6 | 261 | 267 | 2.2 | 97.8 | 100.0 |
| Crew Manager | 15 | 493 | 508 | 3.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 |
| Firefighter | 152 | 2,149 | 2,301 | 6.6 | 93.4 | 100.0 |
| Retained Duty System Sub-Total | 173 | 2,903 | 3,076 | 5.6 | 94.4 | 100.0 |
| Control | ||||||
| Group Manager | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 |
| Station Manager | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 100.0 |
| Watch Manager | 44 | 6 | 50 | 88.0 | 12.0 | 100.0 |
| Crew Manager | 42 | 4 | 46 | 91.3 | 8.7 | 100.0 |
| Control Operator | 108 | 18 | 126 | 85.7 | 14.3 | 100.0 |
| Control Sub-Total | 203 | 31 | 234 | 86.8 | 13.2 | 100.0 |
| Support Staff | ||||||
| Brigade Manager equivalent | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 100.0 |
| Area Manager equivalent | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5 | 62.5 | 100.0 |
| Group Manager equivalent | 19 | 21 | 40 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 100.0 |
| Community Fire Safety | 30 | 35 | 65 | 46.2 | 53.8 | 100.0 |
| Other | 546 | 410 | 956 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 100.0 |
| Support Staff Sub-Total | 604 | 482 | 1,086 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 100.0 |
| Volunteer (1) | ||||||
| Station Manager | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Watch Manager | 2 | 33 | 35 | 5.7 | 94.3 | 100.0 |
| Crew Manager | 2 | 38 | 40 | 5.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
| Firefighter | 48 | 294 | 342 | 14.0 | 86.0 | 100.0 |
| Volunteer Sub-Total | 52 | 365 | 417 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 100.0 |
| All Staff Total | 1,190 | 7,774 | 8,964 | 13.3 | 86.7 | 100.0 |
| All Staff (excluding volunteers) Total | 1,138 | 7,409 | 8,547 | 13.3 | 86.7 | 100.0 |
Notes
(1) - This also includes staff who are in Community Response Units (CRU)
Table 5a: Percentage of Fire and Rescue Services workforce by gender within each type of staffing as of 31 March 2013 - Fire and Rescue Service
| Percentage | ||||||||||||||
| Wholetime operational | Retained Duty System | Control | Support Staff | Volunteer (1) | All Staff | All Staff (excluding volunteers) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire and Rescue Service | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male |
| Central | 3.8 | 96.2 | 3.1 | 96.9 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 63.0 | 37.0 | - | - | 11.7 | 88.3 | 11.7 | 88.3 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 8.0 | 92.0 | 7.5 | 92.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 14.8 | 85.2 | 14.8 | 85.2 |
| Fife | 3.8 | 96.2 | 5.2 | 94.8 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 60.6 | 39.4 | - | - | 10.9 | 89.1 | 10.9 | 89.1 |
| Grampian | 3.7 | 96.3 | 5.4 | 94.6 | 80.0 | 20.0 | 50.6 | 49.4 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 12.0 | 88.0 |
| Highlands and Islands | 2.9 | 97.1 | 7.4 | 92.6 | 89.5 | 10.5 | 51.9 | 48.1 | 6.5 | 93.5 | 10.6 | 89.4 | 10.9 | 89.1 |
| Lothian and Borders | 5.8 | 94.2 | 5.7 | 94.3 | 93.8 | 6.3 | 57.5 | 42.5 | - | - | 14.7 | 85.3 | 14.7 | 85.3 |
| Strathclyde | 2.5 | 97.5 | 4.1 | 95.9 | 90.0 | 10.0 | 55.4 | 44.6 | 12.4 | 87.6 | 14.9 | 85.1 | 15.1 | 84.9 |
| Tayside | 5.9 | 94.1 | 3.1 | 96.9 | 85.0 | 15.0 | 53.7 | 46.3 | 16.0 | 84.0 | 10.9 | 89.1 | 10.7 | 89.3 |
| Scotland | 3.8 | 96.2 | 5.6 | 94.4 | 86.8 | 13.2 | 55.6 | 44.4 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 13.3 | 86.7 | 13.3 | 86.7 |
Table 5b: Percentage of Fire and Rescue Services Workforce by type of staffing within each gender as of 31 March 2013 - Scotland
| Number | Percentage | ||||
| Type of Staff | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholetime operational | 158 | 3,993 | 4,151 | 13.3 | 51.4 |
| Retained Duty System | 173 | 2,903 | 3,076 | 14.5 | 37.3 |
| Control | 203 | 31 | 234 | 17.1 | 0.4 |
| Support Staff | 604 | 482 | 1,086 | 50.8 | 6.2 |
| Volunteer (1) | 52 | 365 | 417 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| All Staff Total | 1,190 | 7,774 | 8,964 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Notes
Percentage calculated on headcount figures
(1) - this also includes staff who are in Community Response Units (CRU)
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