Date of Request
February 24
Request
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Could you please provide me with the following information:
How many on-call firefighters did Worcester Fire Station have in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and January 2024?
How many on-call firefighters did Hereford Fire Station have in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and January 2024?
How many on-call firefighters did Bromsgrove Fire Station have in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and as of January 2024?
Many thanks,
Response
Dear X
Thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in responding to your request.
The Service can confirm the answers to your questions as below:
| Bromsgrove | Hereford | Worcester | ||
| 2014 | Headcount | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| FTE | 8.66 | 10.4 | 8.91 | |
| 2015 | Headcount | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| FTE | 9.75 | 11.25 | 12.17 | |
| 2016 | Headcount | 19 | 20 | 17 |
| FTE | 10.33 | 11.9 | 9.33 | |
| 2017 | Headcount | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| FTE | 9.67 | 11.48 | 8.08 | |
| 2018 | Headcount | 21 | 18 | 18 |
| FTE | 10.75 | 10.75 | 8.83 | |
| 2019 | Headcount | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| FTE | 7.67 | 12.25 | 7.42 | |
| 2020 | Headcount | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| FTE | 7.92 | 10.67 | 8.83 | |
| 2021 | Headcount | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| FTE | 7.83 | 10.67 | 10.17 | |
| 2022 | Headcount | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| FTE | 8.58 | 12 | 12.08 | |
| 2023 | Headcount | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| FTE | 8.17 | 10.25 | 11.17 | |
| 2024 | Headcount | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| FTE | 8.75 | 10.42 | 9.08 |
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