Female Firefighters Employed & Roles
Dear Cheshire Fire Service,
Could you please provide the following information:
1. How many female (uniformed) firefighters are employed by the service?
2. How many are in each role on a permanent basis within the service:
a. Firefighter
b. Crew Manager
c. Watch Manager A
d. Watch Manager B
e. Station Manager A
f. Station Manager B
g, Group Manager
Yours faithfully,
Pamela Owen
Yours faithfully,
Pamela Owen
Dear Ms Owen
Freedom of Information Act Request – Reference: 923
Thank you for your request for information about Female Firefighters.
Your request was received on 1 May 2016 and we are dealing with it under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Data Protection Act
1998. We will respond to you as soon as possible, but at the latest by 27
May 2016.
If you do not hear from us by this date, please contact the Executive
Support Office on 01606 868403 or by email to [email address].
Thank you for your co-operation.
Tracy Radcliffe
Executive Support Assistant to
CFO Paul Hancock
Tim Bevington, Head of Planning, Performance, Comms & ICT
Gus O’Rourke, Head of Operational Planning & Assurance
Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service,
Headquarters, Sadler Road,
Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2FQ
Tel: 01606 868810
email: [1][email address]
Dear Ms Owen
Your request, received on 1 May 2016, Reference 923
1. How many female (uniformed) firefighters are employed by the service?
2. How many are in each role on a permanent basis within the service:
a. Firefighter
b. Crew Manager
c. Watch Manager A
d. Watch Manager B
e. Station Manager A
f. Station Manager B
g, Group Manager
Our response dated 12 May 2016
1. There are 32 female firefighters employed by Cheshire Fire and Rescue
Service. This is a mixture of wholetime and retained firefighters.
2. How many are in each role on a permanent basis within the service:
a. Firefighter 28
b. Crew Manager 2
c. Watch Manager A 0
d. Watch Manager B 0
e. Station Manager A 1
f. Station Manager B 0
g, Group Manager 1
Where an employee may currently be in higher grade due to temporary
promotion, this has not been included. The numbers above represent the
employee’s substantive posts only.
Response prepared by:
Jill Swift
HR Business Support Manager
Notes
If you have any queries about this information, or, if you would like any
further assistance with this information, please contact Jill Swift on
telephone number 01606 868496, or by e-mail to
[1][email address].
If you are still dissatisfied with any aspect of our response to your
request, please contact us by email at [2][email address] or write
to the Information Manager at the address below. We will endeavour to
assist you, and then advise you how to progress a formal review if you
require.
Tracy Radcliffe
Executive Support Assistant to
CFO Paul Hancock
Tim Bevington, Head of Planning, Performance, Comms & ICT
Gus O’Rourke, Head of Operational Planning & Assurance
Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service,
Headquarters, Sadler Road,
Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2FQ
Tel: 01606 868810
email: [3][email address]
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