Female Firefighters Employed & Roles

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Dear Lancashire Fire and Rescue 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

SHQ - Shaw, Robert, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Madam

 

Thank you for your email which was received on 3 May 2016, requesting 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

 

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Information Act 2000 and will be answered as soon as possible and at the
latest within 20 working days, (1 June 2016).

 

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Regards

 

Robert Shaw - Incident Information Officer
Corporate Programme and Intelligence
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Telephone external: 01772 866842
Telephone internal:  (2) 6842
Email: [1][email address]

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SHQ - Shaw, Robert, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Dear Madam

Freedom of Information Request

I am writing further to your email of 1 May 2016 where you requested information relating to the number of Female Firefighters employed by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and their roles.

Please find our decision below:

41 Firefighters
2 Crew Managers
3 Watch Manager A
2 Watch Manager B
1 Station Manager B

If you are unhappy with the information you have received in relation to your request and wish to make an appeal or request a review of our decision, you should write to the Director of Service Delivery at the address shown below or by e-mail.

Director of Service Delivery
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire Service HQ
Garstang Road
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 3LH

Appeals or reviews should be made within 40 working days of our response to your request being issued. Any appeals or requests for review received outside of the 40 working days will be refused. Please note this is in line with the Information Commissioner’s own working practices.

Should you have any queries with regards to this email or require any additional information, please contact me on the details listed below

Yours faithfully

Robert Shaw - Incident Information Officer
Corporate Programme and Intelligence
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Telephone external: 01772 866842
Telephone internal: (2) 6842
Email: [email address]

SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES
Call 0800 169 1125 to book a free Home Fire Safety Check.
Visit our website: www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Facebook: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Twitter: @LancashireFRS

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