Our ref: FOI 23 94

 

Good Afternoon Sydney,

 

Thank you for your request for information in relation to Numbers of
Officers and Staff.

 

We received your request on 20^th July 2023 and we are dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We will supply you
with our findings as soon as possible, on or before 17^th August 2023.

 

If you have any queries regarding this request, please contact me
directly, quoting the reference number above.

 

Kind regards

 

Deborah Lowe

Information Governance Officer

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service

Five Rivers Health & Wellbeing Centre

Hulse Road | Salisbury | SP1 3NR

01722 691315

dwfire.org.uk

@DWFireRescue

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Good Afternoon Sydney,

 

Further to your request of 20^th July 2023, which we have treated as a
Freedom of Information request, please find below our response to the
information that you requested.

 

Query and Response:

Please can you provide me with your wholetime establishment figures for
the following ranks/roles.

These numbers should reflect what the establishment should be if all roles
are filled.

 

Numbers of each -

 

1.  Chief Fire officer = 1

2.  Deputy Chief Fire officer =1

3.  Assistant Chief Fire Officer =2

     Assistant Chief Officer  = 1

4.  Area Managers = 5

5.  Group Managers = 8

6.  Station Managers = 32

7.  Watch Managers = 71

8.  Crew Managers = 62

9.  Firefighters = 218

10. Area Managers (Control) = 0

11. Group Managers (Control)  = 0

12. Station Managers (Control)  = 3

13. Watch Managers (Control)  = 6

14. Crew Managers (Control) = 8

15. Firefighters (Control) = 16

 

I trust that this answers your queries, however, if you are unhappy with
the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make
a complaint or request a review of the decision, you should write to the
Information Governance Team, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service,
Five Rivers Health and Wellbeing Centre, Hulse Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire
SP1 3NR within 40 working days of receipt of the original
decision. Alternatively, you can
email [1][email address] .

 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a
decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have
exhausted the complaints procedure at the Fire Authority. The ICO can be
contacted at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

0303 123 1113

 

[2]www.ico.org.uk

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Tanya Reed-Forrester

Senior Information Governance Officer

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Tel: 01722 691 000 (switchboard)

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