The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Philip Davies on Communities and Local Government.
1
Brandon Lewis
Numbers of firefighters are collected annually from each fire and rescue authority, and this includes profiles by age and by sex. The latest data are shown in the tables.
These show that in England in March 2013 there were 1,755 female firefighters, and 1,040 firefighters over the age of 55. Separate age profiles for males and females are not currently collected.
Firefighter numbers by rank and sex, England, March 2013
|
Men |
Women |
|
|
Brigade Manager |
138 |
4 |
|
Area Manager |
176 |
6 |
|
Group Manager |
552 |
13 |
|
Station Manager |
1,453 |
40 |
|
Watch Manager |
5,111 |
143 |
|
Crew Manager |
5,782 |
172 |
|
Firefighter |
25,822 |
1,377 |
|
Total |
39,034 |
1,755 |
Firefighter numbers by rank and age, England, March 2013
|
17-24 |
25-35 |
36-45 |
46-55 |
56-65 |
66+ |
Age Not Stated |
|
|
Brigade Manager |
0 |
0 |
29 |
102 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
Area Manager |
0 |
2 |
55 |
120 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group Manager |
0 |
7 |
185 |
347 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
|
Station Manager |
0 |
47 |
534 |
875 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
|
Watch Manager |
1 |
353 |
1,974 |
2,651 |
273 |
1 |
1 |
|
Crew Manager |
11 |
1,107 |
2,607 |
2,023 |
202 |
3 |
1 |
|
Firefighter |
1,389 |
9,222 |
9,803 |
6,290 |
478 |
4 |
13 |
|
Total |
1,401 |
10,738 |
15,187 |
12,408 |
1,032 |
8 |
15 |
The proportion of firefighters who are women has risen since 2010.