Asked by: Fiona O'Donnell (Labour - East Lothian)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many UK firefighters left the service in each of the last five years.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The following figures refer to England only, any further figures would be a matter for the relevant devolved administration.
The total numbers of firefighters leaving fire and rescue authorities in England over the last five years are shown in the table.
All firefighter leavers from fire and rescue authorities, England | |||
| Wholetime Firefighters | Retained Duty System | Total |
2008-09 | 1,980 | 1,069 | 3,049 |
2009-10 | 1,622 | 1,174 | 2,796 |
2010-11 | 1,338 | 1,345 | 2,683 |
2011-12 | 1,320 | 1,461 | 2,781 |
2012-13 | 1,190 | 1,500 | 2,690 |
Source: Annual returns for fire and rescue authorities in England
Asked by: Fiona O'Donnell (Labour - East Lothian)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many UK firefighters (a) died on duty and (b) sustained accidents leading to medical retirement in each of the last five years.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The following figures refer to England only, any further figures would be a matter for the relevant devolved administration.
The number of firefighter deaths on duty are shown in the table.
| Firefighter deaths while on duty, England |
2008-09 | 1 |
2009-10 | 2 |
2010-11 | 2 |
2011-12 | 0 |
2012-13 | 1 |
Source: Annual returns for fire and rescue authorities in England
The Department does not collect data on specific accidents leading to medical retirement. It does collect the number of medical discharges each year. To assist the hon. Member these have been provided in the table.
Leavers on Medical Discharge from Fire and Rescue Authorities, England | |||
| Wholetime Firefighters | Retained Duty System | Total |
2008-09 | 27 | 11 | 38 |
2009-10 | 35 | 12 | 47 |
2010-11 | 32 | 33 | 65 |
2011-12 | 51 | 25 | 76 |
2012-13 | 55 | 40 | 95 |
Source: Annual returns for fire and rescue authorities in England