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Staff in post on 31 March 2005 (all persons having a fire control role)
Region Staff (full-time equivalents)

East of England: 6 control rooms

Kempston, Bedford

26

Huntingdon

29

Hutton (Essex)

(1)44

Hertford

26

Heathersett, Norwich

27

Ipswich

23

East Midlands: 5 control rooms

Littleover, Derby

32

Glenfield, Leicester

27

Lincoln

24

Northampton

23

Arnold, Nottingham

28

London: 1 control room

London SE1

111

North East: 4 control rooms

Hartlepool

23

Durham

27

Morpeth

23

Newcastle upon Tyne

36

North West: 5 control rooms

Winsford

24

Cockermouth

18

Swinton, Manchester

68

Fulwood, Preston

45

Bootle, Liverpool

54

South East: 9 control rooms

Tilehurst, Reading

34

Aylesbury

21

Eastbourne

27

Eastleigh

38

Newport (Isle of Wight)

13

Tovil, Maidstone

39

Kidlington, Oxford

21

Reigate

28

Chichester

31

South West: 7 control rooms

Bristol

34

Truro

16

Clyst St. George, Exeter

28

Dorchester

24

Quedgeley, Gloucester

21

Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton

21

Potterne, Devizes

24

West Midlands: 5 control rooms

Worcester

21

Shrewsbury

17

Stone

31

Royal Leamington Spa

17

Birmingham

62

Yorkshire and the Humber: 4 control rooms

Kingston upon Hull

29

Northallerton

24

Sheffield

38

Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire

55

(1) 2004 figure.
Source:
Fire and Rescue Service returns to DCLG.

Firefighters

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many incidents (a) Merseyside Fire Service and (b) fire services in England experienced where booby-traps had been left to injure firemen in the course of carrying out their duties in each year for which figures are available. [88206]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested is not held centrally.

Fires

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many outbreaks of fire were recorded in each London borough in each of the last five years. [86797]

Angela E. Smith: Information provided by the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) is tabulated as follows.


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24 July 2006 : Column 812W
Fires attended in each London borough, 2001-02 to 2005-06
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

Barking and Dagenham

2,451

2,066

2,960

1,853

1,651

Barnet

1,333

1,299

1,641

1,152

1,248

Bexley

1,745

1,295

1,968

1,337

1,370

Brent

1,367

1,230

1,518

1,124

1,062

Bromley

1,870

1,702

2,130

1,544

1,794

Camden

1,467

1,479

1,303

1,159

1,027

City of London

131

115

131

127

90

Croydon

1,949

1,481

2,084

1,407

1,360

Ealing

1,723

1,534

1,853

1,335

1,336

Enfield

1,834

1,554

2,116

1,496

1,398

Greenwich

2,766

2,285

3,270

1,892

2,092

Hackney

2,609

1,945

1,958

1,557

1,438

Hammersmith and Fulham

744

743

829

655

604

Haringey

1,569

1,402

1,426

1,192

1,107

Harrow

823

746

840

600

531

Havering

1,831

1,482

2,099

1,396

1,485

Hillingdon

1,997

1,893

2,134

1,313

1,211

Hounslow

1,875

1,589

2,112

1,219

1,187

Islington

1,797

1,701

1,707

1,127

1,177

Kensington and Chelsea

666

516

668

553

489

Kingston-upon-Thames

607

527

707

568

467

Lambeth

2,039

1,702

1,772

1,390

1,241

Lewisham

1,588

1,443

1,822

1,313

1,336

Merton

1,090

1,012

1,195

706

761

Newham

3,618

2,929

2,985

1,830

1,688

Redbridge

1,318

1,165

1,664

1,117

1,025

Richmond-upon-Thames

533

525

750

464

404

Southwark

2,740

2,341

2,523

2,026

1,737

Sutton

1,033

908

1,142

731

755

Tower Hamlets

4,008

3,162

3,531

2,761

2,602

Waltham Forest

1,301

1,289

1,779

1,115

1,165

Wandsworth

1,273

1,131

1,367

1,037

921

Westminster

1,501

1,377

1,300

1,197

1,199

Total

55,196

47,568

57,284

40,293

38,958

Note:
Data supplied by LFEPA, and include both primary and secondary fires.

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