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Please could you endeavour to answer the following questions within 20 working days, as specified under its clauses.
Please could you break down the below information per month (from the 1st to the 30th or 31st) for each month from April to December in 2020.
How many full-time firefighters employed within your service were forced to self-isolate after: testing positive for Covid-19, living with someone who had contracted the virus or had symptoms of it, having symptoms of coronavirus, being in close contact with someone in their support bubble that had symptoms or had tested positive for Covid-19, told by NHS Test and Trace or the NHS Covid-19 app to self-isolate, or arriving in the UK after visiting a country with a high coronavirus risk over this period?
Overall, for how long (in hours) over the month period did fire stations under the authority of your fire service lose full time cover as a result of such isolation due to Covid-19?
How many retained firefighters had to be used over this period in replacement?
Response detail:
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please see responses below.
How many full-time firefighters employed within your service were forced to self-isolate after: testing positive for Covid-19, living with someone who had contracted the virus or had symptoms of it, having symptoms of coronavirus, being in close contact with someone in their support bubble that had symptoms or had tested positive for Covid-19, told by NHS Test and Trace or the NHS Covid-19 app to self-isolate, or arriving in the UK after visiting a country with a high coronavirus risk over this period?
Figures include all Operational staff. Figures are rolling numbers so individuals may be included in several months
April 2020 29
May 2020 12
June 2020 7
July 2020 1
August 2020 6
September 2020 12
October 2020 4
November 2020 37
December 2020 13
Overall, for how long (in hours) over the month period did fire stations under the authority of your fire service lose full time cover as a result of such isolation due to Covid-19? Zero
How many retained firefighters had to be used over this period in replacement? Zero
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