The latest figures published by the Home Office -covering the period from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 -focusses on a range of workforce areas across English fire and rescue services.These statistics show the number of female firefighters now make up seven per cent of the workforce, compared to 6.4 per cent last year. For the second year running this is not due to a decrease in the number of male firefighters (due to retirement or finding other work). The statistics also show an increase in firefighters from ethnic minority backgrounds from 3.8 per cent to 4.4 per cent in the last five years, but it is only a 0.1 per cent increase during the last 12 months.
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