The following table gives by region, the number of staff we expect will be employed in the each Regional Control Centre (RCC) and the number of staff currently employed in control rooms. The numbers include control room operators as well as data and gazetteer specialists and operational managers. These numbers have been used to calculate the costs in the latest version of the business case published on 14 June. The assumptions in the business case are kept under review. The actual number of staff employed by each RCC will be for the RCC Company to determine. We expect fewer staff to be employed in the RCC network than at present. Fire and Rescue Authorities are encouraged to look for other jobs for staff who will not transfer to the RCCs. The Department will meet the reasonable costs of retaining these control room staff.
Current FRS control rooms 05/06 Planned RCC numbers East Midlands 125 81 East of England 147 85 London 112 114 North West 200 103 North East 107 76 South East 266 93 South West 155 85 West Midlands 150 91 Yorkshire and Humberside 143 86 Total 1405.0 814 Note: All numbers are in terms of full-time equivalents