NFRS 2024 54 - Staffing levels

You asked for

1. How many staff does your organisation employ, with a split of operational (frontline) versus non-operational?
2. Between 1st July 2019 and 30th June 2024, how many staff have died by suicide?
   1. What percentage were on shift at the time or within the 12 hours prior?
   2. What is the breakdown for operational versus non-operational staff?
3. Between 1st July 2019 and 30th June 2024, how many staff who have left your service (and not moved to another front line service) have died by suicide?
4. Between 1st July 2019 and 30th June 2024, how many grievances have been submitted?
   1. What percentage were associated with workplace bullying

Our Response

1. How many staff does your organisation employ, with a split of operational (front line) versus non-operational?
   Answer: The information requested has been deemed exempt by virtue of section 21(1) Information reasonably accessible by other means, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

   The information requested can be located via Fire statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

2. Between 1st July 2019 and 30th June 2024, how many staff have died by suicide?
   1. What percentage were on shift at the time or within the 12 hours prior?
   2. What is the breakdown for operational versus non-operational staff?

   Answer: - No information held, no records could be located regarding suicides of NFRS personnel during the time period specified.

3. Between 1st July 2019 and 30th June 2024, how many staff who have left your service (and not moved to another front-line service) have died by suicide?
   Answer: - No information held, we do not record this information.
4. Between 1st July 2019 and 30th June 2024, how many grievances have been submitted?
   1. What percentage were associated with workplace bullying
      Answer: - No information held, no records could be located regarding suicides and workplace bullying of NFRS personnel during the time period specified.