Scottish Government

High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 

Attacks on Fire and Rescue Service Personnel

• In 2011-12 there were 112 recorded incidents (provisional data) where attacks on Fire and Rescue Services personnel occurred.  There was 1 injury to a firefighter.

Home Fire Safety Visits

• For every 1,000 dwellings in Scotland in 2011-12, Scottish Fire and Rescue Services performed 23 Home Fire Safety Visits.

Non – Domestic Fire Safety

• In 2011-12, Scotland’s Fire and Rescue Services completed 7,555 fire safety audits. This represents audits of 5% of known non-domestic premises in Scotland and took a total of 49,969 hours.
• Of the 7,555 fire safety audits that were completed in 2010-11, 90% were found to have reached compliant standards after the initial inspection.
• There were 40 enforcement notices, 26 prohibition notices and 3 alterations notices issued in 2011-12 by Scotland’s Fire and Rescue Services.

Workforce

• On the 31 March 2012, the headcount of Fire and Rescue Services staff in Scotland was 9,040, of which 14% are female.

• Overall 0.6% of Scotland’s Fire and Rescue Services staff are recorded as belonging to a minority ethnic group and 0.6% has a disability. 

       Scotland’s Fire and Rescue Services Headcount – 2009-10 to 2011-12

Further Information

• Fire and Rescue Services Statistics, Scotland 2011-12