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Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Fire Safety and Organisational Statistics, Scotland, 2013-14
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.
Table 6a: Headcount of Fire and Rescue Service Workforce by type of staffing, as of 31 March 2010 to 2014, Scotland
| Year | Wholetime Operational2 | Retained Duty system (RDS)1 | Control | Support | Volunteer3 | All staff total | All staff (excluding volunteers) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,353 | 3,125 | 234 | 1,129 | 473 | 9,314 | 8,841 |
| 2011 | 4,206 | 3,066 | 233 | 1,114 | 437 | 9,056 | 8,619 |
| 2012 | 4,159 | 3,052 | 234 | 1,136 | 459 | 9,040 | 8,581 |
| 2013 | 4,151 | 3,076 | 234 | 1,086 | 417 | 8,964 | 8,547 |
| 2014 | 4,001 | 2,940 | 223 | 961 | 359 | 8,484 | 8,125 |
| Change 2013 to 2014 | |||||||
| Number | -150 | -136 | -11 | -125 | -58 | -480 | -422 |
| Percentage | -4 | -4 | -5 | -12 | -14 | -5 | -5 |
| Change 2010 to 2014 | |||||||
| Number | -352 | -185 | -11 | -168 | -114 | -830 | -716 |
| Percentage | -8 | -6 | -5 | -15 | -24 | -9 | -8 |
Notes
1 - Revisions have been made to RDS data for 2010 and 2011 which affect the all staff total for these years, please see section 6.3
2 - In 2010 and 2011, wholetime operational staff includes non-uniform staff at the pay equivalent of Brigade Manager, Area Manager and Group Manager. In 2012 the majority will be reported in Support Staff, please see section 6.3
3 - This also includes staff who are in Community Response Units (CRU)
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