Fire and Rescue Services Statistics, Scotland 2011-12

Fire and Rescue Services Statistics, Scotland 2011-12


Table 7a: Percentage of Fire and Rescue Services Workforce by type of staffing within
age ranges as of 31 March 2012 - Scotland

Percentage
Age range(2) Wholetime operational Retained Duty System Control Support Staff Volunteer (1) All Staff All Staff (excluding volunteers)
Under 20 0.2 0.5 - 0.4 4.8 0.6 0.3
20-29 9.0 13.9 6.0 9.2 10.0 10.7 10.7
30-39 32.5 26.3 24.4 20.3 23.3 28.2 28.4
40-44 24.6 20.9 18.8 14.4 19.2 21.6 21.8
45-49 23.6 19.7 18.8 16.5 19.6 21.1 21.2
50-54 8.9 11.8 18.8 17.0 13.5 11.4 11.3
55-65 1.2 7.0 13.2 21.2 9.6 6.4 6.2
66 and over - - - 0.8 - 0.1 0.1
Scotland 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Notes
(1) - this also includes staff who are in Community Response Units (CRU)
(2) - Retirement age varies depending on type of staffing, please refer to paragraph 6.3.9

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