NFRS 2022 15 - Firefighter secondary employment

You asked for:

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me full answers to the following questions:

1. How many full-time/wholetime firefighters does your service employ as of 1 February 2023?
2. Of these, how many are registered as having secondary employment?
3. Please provide a breakdown of how many are employed by category eg 12 taxi drivers, 73 plumbers etc
4. Please supply any rules or guidance your service uses for secondary employment covering maximum hours or ineligible jobs

Note you do not need to include figures for on-call firefighters, fire control staff or support staff. Just full-time firefighters of all ranks.

Our Response:

1. How many full-time/wholetime firefighters does your service employ as of 1st February 2023?

   Answer: - 408

2. Of these, how many are registered as having secondary employment?

   Answer: - 73

3. Please provide a breakdown of how many are employed by category eg 12 taxi drivers, 73 plumbers etc

   Answer: - Please refer to the below

   • 10 x Fire Safety Stewards/Marshall
   • 2 x Bridal
   • 4 x Fitness
   • 3 x Directors
   • 1 x Dental
   • 1 x Warehouse
   • 1 x Driver
   • 1 x Patient Transfer
   • 1 x Cleaning
   • 1 x Pallbearer
   • 1 x Medical Technician/Associate Clinical Tutor/Community First Responder
   • 1 x Parish Councillor
   • 1 x Referee
   • 2 x Exam Invigilators
   • 8 x Building work
   • 1 x Manager
   • 2 x Gardening
   • 2 x Decorators
   • 1 x Event Management
   • 1 x Hospitality
   • 2 x Carpet Fitters
   • 1 x Plumber
   • 1 x General Admin
   • 1 x Gym Maintenance
   • 1 x Assessor
   • 1 x Army Cadet Instructor
   • 1 x Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
   • 1 x Railway Engineering Consultancy
   • 2 x Joiners
   • 2 x Hot Tub Hire
   • 1 x Blind Installation
   • 1 x Property Development
   • 1 x Chimney Sweep
   • 2 x Window Cleaners
   • 1 x Locksmith
   • 1 x Food Delivery Driver
   • 1 x Phone Repairer
   • 1 x Ad Hoc Work for Family Business
   • 1 x Store Assistant
   • 1 x Committee Member for Short Track Speed Skating
   • 1 x Agency Worker
   • 2 x NHS Assessors
   • 1 x Secondary Teaching
4. Please supply any rules or guidance your service uses for secondary employment covering maximum hours or ineligible jobs.

   Answer: - Please refer to the attached PDF regarding secondary employment