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Dear West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service,

I would be grateful if you would answer the following questions in relation to your Urban Search and Rescue (USAR ) personnel.

1. With the annual firefighter salary at £29.934, What additional payment(s) are given to USAR personnel (ie USAR Technician and USAR Advisor) in your brigade for undertaking training and delivery of the USAR capability ?

2. What on call/recall payments are made to USAR personnel (if additional to above)

3. Do USAR technicians undertake USAR/Technical Rescue only or do they also have full firefighting and CFS responsibilities?

4. How many USAR personnel do you have?

5. Please provide a breakdown of your annual USAR budget and expenditure.

6. Please explain the expected training requirements of USAR personnel.

Kind regards

Yours faithfully,

Joe McMahon

Information, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

 

Our ref: IM20180514-01

 

Date: 14 May 2018

 

Dear Mr McMahon

 

Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

 

Thank you for your email dated 14 May 2018, which was received by West
Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service on 14 May 2018 , requesting the
following information:

 

“1. With the annual firefighter salary at £29.934, What additional
payment(s) are given to USAR personnel (ie USAR Technician and USAR
Advisor) in your brigade for undertaking training and delivery of the USAR
capability ?

 

2. What on call/recall payments are made to USAR personnel (if additional
to above)

 

3. Do USAR technicians undertake USAR/Technical Rescue only or do they
also have full firefighting and CFS responsibilities?

 

4. How many USAR personnel do you have?

 

5. Please provide a breakdown of your annual USAR budget and expenditure.

 

6. Please explain the expected training requirements of USAR personnel. “

 

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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Our ref:  IM20180514-01

 

24 May 2018

 

 

Dear Mr McMahon,

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

 

Thank you for your request for information dated 14 May 2018, which was
received by the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service on the same day.  

 

Your request is as follows: 

1. With the annual firefighter salary at £29.934, What additional
payment(s) are given to USAR personnel (ie USAR Technician and USAR
Advisor) in your brigade for undertaking training and delivery of the USAR
capability ?

2. What on call/recall payments are made to USAR personnel (if additional
to above)

3. Do USAR technicians undertake USAR/Technical Rescue only or do they
also have full firefighting and CFS responsibilities?

4. How many USAR personnel do you have?

5. Please provide a breakdown of your annual USAR budget and expenditure.

6. Please explain the expected training requirements of USAR personnel.

 

 

West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service response:

 

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has now completed its
search for the information which you requested, and can confirm as
follows:-

 

Please find attached document providing the requested information.
                                           

 

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West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Oakroyd Hall

Birkenshaw

West Yorkshire

BD11 2DY

Telephone: 01274 473787

E-mail: [1][West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service request email]

 

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Yours sincerely

 

 

Information Team

Corporate Services

 

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