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Biography information for Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Biography information for Philip Davies on Communities and Local Government.

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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.