Recruitment and Staffing

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request.  Please find our responses below. Please note Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) do not record ethnic group by gender.

The term ‘firefighter’ in all the questions below refer to those in the role of firefighter and all operational uniform staff roles (e.g., Crew Manager, Watch Manager).

The term also refers to both wholetime and on call staff.

The questions also extend to Service Control when applicable.

All data taken at 26/1/22 – firefighter data

What is the total establishment of firefighters in your F&RS?  493

What percentage of your firefighters are men? 91.89%

What percentage of your firefighters are women? 8.11%

What percentage of your firefighters are White men?

What percentage of your firefighters are White women?

72.62% - white firefighters, including white Irish, white Gypsy/Romany, any other white

What percentage of your firefighters are Black men?

What percentage of your firefighters are Black women?

Total 0.81%

What percentage of your firefighters are Asian men?

What percentage of your firefighters are Asian women?

Total 0.20%

What percentage of your firefighters are Mixed men?

What percentage of your firefighters are Mixed women?

0.40% Mixed includes Mixed/Other, Mixed/White Asian

How many firefighters are you aiming to recruit in your F&RS in the next 3 years (2022, 2023, 2024) Wholetime is unknown. On call varies each year.

Please provide any details of positive action initiatives your F&RS may currently have in place.

A virtual taster session in March 2022 open to all

A selection of taster days for on call firefighters during 2022.  Including sessions for Women, BAME and open to all sessions, dates to be confirmed.

Has your F&RS made any commitment to recruiting certain numbers from ethnic minority communities in the next 3 years (2022, 2023, 2024)?

No

Recruitment and Promotion

What firefighter recruitment processes have the F&RS scheduled for 2022?

Please provide dates if applicable.

None for Whole Time, ongoing recruitment for On Call.

What staff recruitment processes have the F&RS scheduled for 2022? Please provide dates if applicable.

None

What firefighter promotion processes are scheduled for 2022 (of all ranks)?

Please provide dates if applicable.

Station Manager (temporary internal) Dates to be confirmed

How many new firefighter recruits is your F&RS aiming to recruit in 2022?

None for Whole Time, SFRS take a maximum of 30 On Call recruits a year.

How many individuals are the F&RS expecting to apply to each promotion scheme in 2022?

Unknown

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