Available data on the number of firefighters are shown in the tables. These are for: (a) the north-east, and for (b) the Tees Valley areas of Cleveland and of Darlington.
Fire fighter strength data for Darlington, and both headcount and strength data for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency, are not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Headcount Strength At 31 March Whole-time Retained duty Wholetime1 Retained duty2 1999 2,195 450 2,195 343 2000 2,213 456 2,213 371 2001 2,224 442 2,222 351 2002 2,239 456 2,239 396 2003 2,201 449 2,236 390 2004 2,140 455 2,138 393 2005 2,086 456 2,086 419 2006 2,051 485 2,049 414 2007 2,049 477 2,040 406 2008 2,031 471 2,031 393 1 In full-time equivalents (FTEs) 2 In 24-hour units of cover. Figures include volunteers and members of private brigades, Source: Annual Returns to CLG
Headcount Strength At 31 March Whole-time Retained duty Wholetime1 Retained duty2 1999 603 85 603 66 2000 589 89 589 69 2001 601 80 601 62 2002 610 85 610 66 2003 586 89 589 69 2004 570 87 570 66 2005 563 90 563 72 2006 561 84 559 66 2007 562 81 562 62 2008 542 94 542 72 1 In full-time equivalents (FTEs) 2 In 24-hour units of cover. Figures include volunteers and members of private brigades Source: Annual Returns to CLG
Headcount1 Strength2 At 31 March Whole-time Retained Duty3 Wholetime4 Retained Duty5 1999 64 0 n/a n/a 2000 64 0 n/a n/a 2001 68 0 n/a n/a 2002 68 0 n/a n/a 2003 68 0 n/a n/a 2004 68 0 n/a n/a 2005 56 0 n/a n/a 2006 56 0 n/a n/a 2007 56 0 n/a n/a 2008 56 0 n/a n/a n/a = data not available 1 Figures exclude Group Manager and Station Manager grades, therefore report fire-fighter personnel only. 2 Annual return data is for establishment only and is not broken down by station. 3 Darlington has no retained duty fire-fighters. 4 In full-time equivalents (FTEs). 5 In 24-hour units of cover. Figures include volunteers and members of private brigades. Source: Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service