Date of Request
14/11/25
Request
Dear FOI Team,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information for the most recent full year held by HWFRS.
1. Uniformed Personnel in Office-Based / Non-Operational Roles
For each of the following ranks, please provide the number of personnel whose substantive post is office-based, departmental, administrative or otherwise non-operational (rather than station-based or primarily incident response):
Crew Commander
Watch Commander
Station Manager
Group Manager
Area Manager
ACFO / DCFO / CFO
2. Temporary, Acting-Up or Seconded Posts
For each rank above, please provide:
The number of personnel currently in temporary roles
The number in acting-up roles
The number on temporary promotion
The number seconded into departmental/project roles
The departments or areas they are temporarily assigned to
3. Role Titles and Departments
For all personnel identified in Sections 1 and 2, please provide:
Their job title
The department/team they work in
(e.g., Prevention, Protection, Training, HR, ICT, Fleet, Corporate Services, Fire Safety, Projects, etc.)
4. Operational Competence
For each rank above, please provide:
The number maintaining full operational competence
The number holding Incident Command accreditation (L1, L2, L3)
The number not required to attend incidents as part of their substantive role
The number who have not attended an incident in the most recent year (if recorded)
5. Roles Not Normally Requiring Operational Command
For each rank, please provide the number of personnel whose roles:
Do not regularly involve attending operational incidents
Do not require routine operational or incident command duties
6. Supporting Documentation
If held, please provide any workforce planning, staffing structure, or internal reports showing:
The distribution of uniformed personnel between operational and non-operational posts
The number of temporary or acting roles in each department
Regards,
Response
Good Afternoon,
We thank you for your request for information, which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm that the information that you have requested is partially held and is as per the attached document.
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact Information Governance on tel: 0345 122 4454 or by e-mail informationrequests@hwfire.org.uk. In any such communication please include the reference number assigned (see Subject).
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Thank you for your request for information.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team