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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Fire Safety and Organisational Statistics, Scotland, 2013-14

Published
24 February 2015
ISBN
9781785441349

Statistical bulletin providing information on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Topics covered include Home Fire Safety Visits, stations, equipment, workforce and attacks on personnel at incidents.

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Table 10: Headcount and Percentages of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Workforce by gender, role and type of staffing as of 31 March 2014, Scotland

Number Percentage
Female Male Total Female Male Total
Wholetime operational
Brigade Manager - 9 9 - 100 100
Area Manager - 28 28 - 100 100
Group Manager 3 112 115 3 97 100
Station Manager 2 134 136 1 99 100
Watch Manager 22 657 679 3 97 100
Crew Manager 26 634 660 4 96 100
Firefighter 106 2,268 2,374 4 96 100
Wholetime operational Sub -Total 159 3,842 4,001 4 96 100
Retained Duty System
Station Manager - - - - - -
Watch Manager 10 268 278 4 96 100
Crew Manager 19 516 535 4 96 100
Firefighter 149 1,978 2,127 7 93 100
Retained Duty System Sub-Total 178 2,762 2,940 6 94 100
Control
Group Manager 4 1 5 80 20 100
Station Manager 9 2 11 82 18 100
Watch Manager 46 6 52 88 12 100
Crew Manager 46 6 52 88 12 100
Control Operator 94 9 103 91 9 100
Control Sub-Total 199 24 223 89 11 100
Support Staff2
Service Manager 32 38 70 46 54 100
Team Leader 7 13 20 35 65 100
Professional 28 17 45 62 38 100
Specialist/Technical 91 223 314 29 71 100
Technical Support 139 95 234 59 41 100
Administration 248 30 278 89 11 100
Support Staff Sub-Total 545 416 961 57 43 100
Volunteer (1)
Station Manager - - - - - -
Watch Manager - 9 9 - 100 100
Crew Manager 8 65 73 11 89 100
Firefighter 44 233 277 16 84 100
Volunteer Sub-Total 52 307 359 14 86 100
All Staff Total 1,133 7,351 8,484 13 87 100
All Staff (excluding volunteers) Total 1,081 7,044 8,125 13 87 100

Notes

(1) - this also includes staff who are in Community Response Units (CRU)

(2) - Support staff sub-categories have changed compared to previous years. The new categories reflect those used in the new organisational structure brought about by the establishement of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 1st April 2013. See Section 6.2.3 for further information.

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