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Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: spending, staff and incidents

Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. How each figure is worked out.

£34m for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service in 2025-26, £51.00 per resident, +2.3% on a year earlier after inflation. It attended 6,561 incidents in 2025-26.

Figure as of 28 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Key figures

£34m2025-26, cash +5.8% on a year earlier As of 28 September 2026
£51.00Per resident, 2025-26 As of 28 September 2026
9.8 per 1,000 residentsIncidents per 1,000 residents, 2025-26 England: 10.9 per 1,000 residents As of 22 July 2026
2.53 per 1,000 residentsFires per 1,000 residents, 2025-26 England: 2.90 per 1,000 residents As of 22 July 2026
11.28 minutesAverage response time to primary fires, 2025-26 England: 9.42 minutes As of 22 July 2026

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Over time: cash, real terms and per resident

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million

Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2013-14: Scotland’s eight fire and rescue services merged into the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service on 1 April 2013. 2016-17: Dorset and Wiltshire fire and rescue services combined on 1 April 2016; statistics before then are added together for the combined area. 2017-18: Greater Manchester’s fire and rescue authority passed to the Greater Manchester mayor (May 2017), and London’s (the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority) to the Mayor of London (April 2018); both report their spending inside GMCA and the GLA. 2019-20: Northamptonshire’s fire and rescue service moved from the county council to the police, fire and crime commissioner (January 2019). 2021-22: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight fire services combined on 1 April 2021; earlier spending adds Hampshire’s fire authority and the Isle of Wight Council’s fire spending. 2023-24: Cumbria’s fire and rescue service moved from Cumbria County Council to the police, fire and crime commissioner on 1 April 2023, when the county was abolished. 2024-25: North Yorkshire’s fire and rescue service passed to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s mayor in May 2024 and reports its spending there. 2025-26: Responsibility for fire statistics in England moved from the Home Office to MHCLG on 1 April 2025; the tables continue unchanged.

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Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£24.5m	£18.3m
Cash £18.3m
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£26.3m	£20.0m
Cash £20.0m
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£32.0m	£25.0m
Cash £25.0m
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£29.4m	£24.2m
Cash £24.2m
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£32.0m	£26.4m
Cash £26.4m
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£33.9m	£29.9m
Cash £29.9m
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£31.5m	£29.3m
Cash £29.3m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£33.5m	£32.4m
Cash £32.4m
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£34.3m	£34.3m
Cash £34.3m

Figure as of 28 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices

Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population estimates.

The numbers behind this chart

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: spending per resident, 2025-26 prices (£ per resident)
Year	Per resident, 2025-26 prices	Per resident, cash
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£39	£29
Per resident, cash £29
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£41	£32
Per resident, cash £32
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£50	£39
Per resident, cash £39
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£46	£38
Per resident, cash £38
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£50	£41
Per resident, cash £41
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£52	£46
Per resident, cash £46
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£48	£44
Per resident, cash £44
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£50	£49
Per resident, cash £49
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	£51	£51
Per resident, cash £51

Figure as of 28 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set (RO6 fire and rescue lines), published 28 September 2026.

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Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Net current (day-to-day) expenditure on fire and rescue, from the MHCLG revenue outturn (RO6), excluding capital and pension fund accounts. Reported in the revenue outturn by Gloucestershire CC (E10000013).

£34m in 2025-26 (cash); £34m in 2025-26 prices; £51.00 per resident; +5.8% on a year earlier in cash, +2.3% in real terms.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service: by spending category, 2025-26
Spending category	Cash, 2025-26	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Per resident	Real change on a year earlier	Source	Below this
Firefighting and rescue operations Details for Firefighting and rescue operations	£31m	£31m	£45.60	+1.5%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £31m Per resident £45.60 Real change on a year earlier +1.5% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Below this Broken down below
Community fire safety Details for Community fire safety	£4m	£4m	£5.38	+9.5%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £4m Per resident £5.38 Real change on a year earlier +9.5% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Below this Broken down below
Fire and rescue emergency planning and civil defence Details for Fire and rescue emergency planning and civil defence	£0m	£0m	£0.02	−86.0%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	Broken down below
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £0m Per resident £0.02 Real change on a year earlier −86.0% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Below this Broken down below

Firefighting and rescue operations

£31m in 2025-26 (cash); £31m in 2025-26 prices; £45.60 per resident; +4.9% on a year earlier in cash, +1.5% in real terms.

Firefighting and rescue operations: by line or transaction, 2025-26
Line or transaction	Cash, 2025-26	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Per resident	Real change on a year earlier	Source
Employees Details for Employees	£21m	£21m	£31.59	+4.6%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £21m Per resident £31.59 Real change on a year earlier +4.6% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Running expenses Details for Running expenses	£10m	£10m	£14.46	−3.8%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £10m Per resident £14.46 Real change on a year earlier −3.8% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Less: sales, fees and charges Details for Less: sales, fees and charges	−£0m	−£0m	−£0.19	+35.5%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) −£0m Per resident −£0.19 Real change on a year earlier +35.5% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Less: other income Details for Less: other income	−£0m	−£0m	−£0.25	—	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) −£0m Per resident −£0.25 Real change on a year earlier — Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community fire safety

£4m in 2025-26 (cash); £4m in 2025-26 prices; £5.38 per resident; +12.9% on a year earlier in cash, +9.5% in real terms.

Community fire safety: by line or transaction, 2025-26
Line or transaction	Cash, 2025-26	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Per resident	Real change on a year earlier	Source
Employees Details for Employees	£3m	£3m	£3.68	+17.9%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £3m Per resident £3.68 Real change on a year earlier +17.9% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Running expenses Details for Running expenses	£1m	£1m	£1.98	+2.2%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £1m Per resident £1.98 Real change on a year earlier +2.2% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Less: sales, fees and charges Details for Less: sales, fees and charges	£0m	£0m	−£0.04	—	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £0m Per resident −£0.04 Real change on a year earlier — Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Less: other income Details for Less: other income	−£0m	−£0m	−£0.24	−64.0%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) −£0m Per resident −£0.24 Real change on a year earlier −64.0% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fire and rescue emergency planning and civil defence

£0m in 2025-26 (cash); £0m in 2025-26 prices; £0.02 per resident; −86.0% on a year earlier in cash, −86.0% in real terms.

Fire and rescue emergency planning and civil defence: by line or transaction, 2025-26
Line or transaction	Cash, 2025-26	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Per resident	Real change on a year earlier	Source
Employees Details for Employees	£0m	£0m	£0.01	—	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £0m Per resident £0.01 Real change on a year earlier — Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Running expenses Details for Running expenses	£0m	£0m	£0.01	−93.0%	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £0m Per resident £0.01 Real change on a year earlier −93.0% Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Less: other income Details for Less: other income	not published	not published	—	—	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) not published Per resident — Real change on a year earlier — Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Less: sales, fees and charges Details for Less: sales, fees and charges	not published	not published	—	—	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Real terms (2025-26 prices) not published Per resident — Real change on a year earlier — Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.

What is recorded alongside the money

These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service against England and Great Britain: latest period of each measure
Measure	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England	Great Britain	Period
Incidents per 1,000 residents Details for Incidents per 1,000 residents	9.8 per 1,000 residents	10.9 per 1,000 residents	not published	2025-26
England 10.9 per 1,000 residents Great Britain not published Period 2025-26
Fires per 1,000 residents Details for Fires per 1,000 residents	2.53 per 1,000 residents	2.90 per 1,000 residents	not published	2025-26
England 2.90 per 1,000 residents Great Britain not published Period 2025-26
Average response time to primary fires Details for Average response time to primary fires	11.28 minutes	9.42 minutes	not published	2025-26
England 9.42 minutes Great Britain not published Period 2025-26
Average response time to fires in homes Details for Average response time to fires in homes	10.10 minutes	8.24 minutes	not published	2025-26
England 8.24 minutes Great Britain not published Period 2025-26
Staff, full-time equivalent Details for Staff, full-time equivalent	428 FTE	40,082 FTE	not published	2024-25
England 40,082 FTE Great Britain not published Period 2024-25
Wholetime firefighters Details for Wholetime firefighters	189 FTE	22,740 FTE	not published	2024-25
England 22,740 FTE Great Britain not published Period 2024-25
On-call firefighters Details for On-call firefighters	165 FTE	7,860 FTE	not published	2024-25
England 7,860 FTE Great Britain not published Period 2024-25
Fire stations Details for Fire stations	21 stations	1,386 stations	not published	2024-25
England 1,386 stations Great Britain not published Period 2024-25
Pumping appliances (fire engines) Details for Pumping appliances (fire engines)	33 appliances	1,894 appliances	not published	2020-21
England 1,894 appliances Great Britain not published Period 2020-21
Fire-related deaths Details for Fire-related deaths	4 deaths	254 deaths	not published	2025-26
England 254 deaths Great Britain not published Period 2025-26

Incidents per 1,000 residents: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of incidents per 1,000 residents for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2010-11 to 2025-26, latest 9.8 per 1,000 residents; England 10.9 per 1,000 residents; Great Britain not published.

Incidents attended divided by the mid-year population of the area the service covers (the sum of its local authorities), times 1,000. Worked out for England, Wales and Scotland, whose counts are made the same way; not for Northern Ireland, whose count is on its annual report’s own basis.

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Incidents per 1,000 residents: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Incidents per 1,000 residents, per 1,000 residents)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England	Great Britain
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	10.3	12.3	13.1
England 12.3 Great Britain 13.1
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	10.3	11.4	12.0
England 11.4 Great Britain 12.0
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	10.2	9.7	10.4
England 9.7 Great Britain 10.4
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	10.2	9.8	10.4
England 9.8 Great Britain 10.4
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	10.0	9.1	9.8
England 9.1 Great Britain 9.8
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	8.5	9.7	10.4
England 9.7 Great Britain 10.4
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	7.2	10.1	10.8
England 10.1 Great Britain 10.8
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	8.2	10.2	10.8
England 10.2 Great Britain 10.8
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	8.1	10.3	11.0
England 10.3 Great Britain 11.0
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	8.4	9.9	10.6
England 9.9 Great Britain 10.6
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	7.9	9.2	9.8
England 9.2 Great Britain 9.8
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	9.2	10.2	10.9
England 10.2 Great Britain 10.9
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	9.9	10.9	11.6
England 10.9 Great Britain 11.6
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	9.1	10.4	10.8
England 10.4 Great Britain 10.8
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	9.5	10.3	10.7
England 10.3 Great Britain 10.7
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	9.8	10.9	—
England 10.9 Great Britain —

Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Fires per 1,000 residents: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of fires per 1,000 residents for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2010-11 to 2025-26, latest 2.53 per 1,000 residents; England 2.90 per 1,000 residents; Great Britain not published.

Primary, secondary and chimney fires attended per 1,000 residents of the area served. England, Wales and Scotland, which record fires the same way on the Incident Recording System; Northern Ireland is fires-per-1000-ni.

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Fires per 1,000 residents: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Fires per 1,000 residents, per 1,000 residents)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	3.33	4.34
England 4.34
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	3.34	4.22
England 4.22
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	2.40	2.89
England 2.89
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	2.56	3.18
England 3.18
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	2.24	2.85
England 2.85
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	2.42	2.96
England 2.96
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	2.24	2.93
England 2.93
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	2.34	3.01
England 3.01
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	2.46	3.27
England 3.27
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	2.10	2.74
England 2.74
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	2.03	2.68
England 2.68
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	2.14	2.70
England 2.70
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	2.38	3.13
England 3.13
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	1.84	2.40
England 2.40
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	1.73	2.44
England 2.44
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	2.53	2.90
England 2.90

Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Average response time to primary fires: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of average response time to primary fires for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2010-11 to 2025-26, latest 11.28 minutes; England 9.42 minutes; Great Britain not published.

Mean time from the call being received to the first vehicle arriving, for primary fires (fires in buildings, vehicles and outdoor structures, or with a casualty or rescue, or attended by five or more appliances). England only (MHCLG FIRE1001, from the Incident Recording System). Wales publishes the share reached within 10 minutes of mobilisation (response-primary-wa) and Northern Ireland the share of all incidents reached within its standard (response-primary-ni); Scotland publishes no response times.

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Average response time to primary fires: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Average response time to primary fires, minutes)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	9.53	8.11
England 8.11
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	9.43	8.05
England 8.05
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	9.34	8.06
England 8.06
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	10.27	8.27
England 8.27
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	10.39	8.61
England 8.61
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	10.18	8.67
England 8.67
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	10.34	8.63
England 8.63
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	10.70	8.63
England 8.63
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	10.28	8.82
England 8.82
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	10.39	8.71
England 8.71
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	10.10	8.59
England 8.59
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	10.26	8.83
England 8.83
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	10.57	9.22
England 9.22
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	10.61	9.06
England 9.06
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	10.50	9.11
England 9.11
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	11.28	9.42
England 9.42

Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Average response time to fires in homes: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of average response time to fires in homes for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2010-11 to 2025-26, latest 10.10 minutes; England 8.24 minutes; Great Britain not published.

Mean time from the call to the first vehicle arriving, for primary fires in dwellings. England only (MHCLG FIRE1001); Wales is response-dwellings-wa.

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Average response time to fires in homes: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Average response time to fires in homes, minutes)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	8.54	7.39
England 7.39
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	8.62	7.26
England 7.26
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	9.16	7.41
England 7.41
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	9.32	7.48
England 7.48
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	9.75	7.81
England 7.81
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	9.77	7.79
England 7.79
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	9.72	7.77
England 7.77
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	9.89	7.80
England 7.80
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	9.44	7.78
England 7.78
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	9.45	7.76
England 7.76
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	9.33	7.61
England 7.61
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	9.06	7.86
England 7.86
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	9.68	8.01
England 8.01
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	9.35	8.02
England 8.02
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	9.46	8.10
England 8.10
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	10.10	8.24
England 8.24

Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Staff, full-time equivalent: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of staff, full-time equivalent for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2001-02 to 2024-25, latest 428 FTE; England 40,082 FTE; Great Britain not published.

All staff in post at 31 March (wholetime and on-call firefighters, fire control and support staff), full-time equivalent. England: FIRE1101; Wales: StatsWales; Scotland: SFRS, excluding volunteers. Northern Ireland: the average number employed in the year, from the annual accounts. On-call firefighters’ FTE is counted differently between the nations.

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Staff, full-time equivalent: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Staff, full-time equivalent, FTE)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2001-02 Details for 2001-02	571	49,422
England 49,422
2002-03 Details for 2002-03	578	49,609
England 49,609
2003-04 Details for 2003-04	588	50,334
England 50,334
2004-05 Details for 2004-05	602	50,362
England 50,362
2005-06 Details for 2005-06	601	50,609
England 50,609
2006-07 Details for 2006-07	585	51,266
England 51,266
2007-08 Details for 2007-08	584	51,703
England 51,703
2008-09 Details for 2008-09	591	51,719
England 51,719
2009-10 Details for 2009-10	578	51,651
England 51,651
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	558	50,908
England 50,908
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	536	48,620
England 48,620
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	513	47,011
England 47,011
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	492	45,349
England 45,349
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	462	43,876
England 43,876
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	434	42,012
England 42,012
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	404	40,419
England 40,419
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	416	40,077
England 40,077
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	422	40,186
England 40,186
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	421	40,135
England 40,135
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	438	39,924
England 39,924
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	441	39,512
England 39,512
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	438	39,500
England 39,500
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	436	39,851
England 39,851
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	428	40,082
England 40,082

Figure as of 4 December 2025. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Wholetime firefighters: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of wholetime firefighters for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2001-02 to 2024-25, latest 189 FTE; England 22,740 FTE; Great Britain not published.

Full-time firefighters, full-time equivalent, at 31 March.

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Wholetime firefighters: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Wholetime firefighters, FTE)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2001-02 Details for 2001-02	226	31,761
England 31,761
2002-03 Details for 2002-03	233	31,699
England 31,699
2003-04 Details for 2003-04	238	31,826
England 31,826
2004-05 Details for 2004-05	230	31,097
England 31,097
2005-06 Details for 2005-06	234	30,596
England 30,596
2006-07 Details for 2006-07	233	30,558
England 30,558
2007-08 Details for 2007-08	234	30,580
England 30,580
2008-09 Details for 2008-09	220	30,088
England 30,088
2009-10 Details for 2009-10	208	29,735
England 29,735
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	216	29,018
England 29,018
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	210	28,166
England 28,166
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	205	27,185
England 27,185
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	205	26,178
England 26,178
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	198	25,098
England 25,098
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	186	23,887
England 23,887
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	170	22,867
England 22,867
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	175	22,580
England 22,580
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	170	22,670
England 22,670
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	174	22,638
England 22,638
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	171	22,632
England 22,632
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	189	22,645
England 22,645
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	196	22,626
England 22,626
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	196	22,802
England 22,802
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	189	22,740
England 22,740

Figure as of 4 December 2025. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

On-call firefighters: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of on-call firefighters for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2001-02 to 2024-25, latest 165 FTE; England 7,860 FTE; Great Britain not published.

On-call (retained duty system) firefighters, full-time equivalent, at 31 March. Scotland includes its small group of full-time RDS staff.

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On-call firefighters: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (On-call firefighters, FTE)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2001-02 Details for 2001-02	261	10,613
England 10,613
2002-03 Details for 2002-03	260	10,716
England 10,716
2003-04 Details for 2003-04	265	10,853
England 10,853
2004-05 Details for 2004-05	278	11,056
England 11,056
2005-06 Details for 2005-06	278	11,312
England 11,312
2006-07 Details for 2006-07	255	11,827
England 11,827
2007-08 Details for 2007-08	252	11,642
England 11,642
2008-09 Details for 2008-09	266	11,865
England 11,865
2009-10 Details for 2009-10	267	11,898
England 11,898
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	247	12,054
England 12,054
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	240	11,379
England 11,379
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	236	11,088
England 11,088
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	221	10,768
England 10,768
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	202	10,602
England 10,602
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	195	10,241
England 10,241
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	176	9,657
England 9,657
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	180	9,422
England 9,422
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	194	9,325
England 9,325
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	182	9,275
England 9,275
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	196	8,875
England 8,875
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	182	8,389
England 8,389
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	174	8,097
England 8,097
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	175	7,967
England 7,967
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	165	7,860
England 7,860

Figure as of 4 December 2025. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Fire stations: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of fire stations for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2009-10 to 2024-25, latest 21 stations; England 1,386 stations; Great Britain not published.

Fire stations at 31 March (England FIRE1404; Wales StatsWales; Scotland SFRS; Northern Ireland annual report). Specialist urban search and rescue bases are not counted.

The numbers behind this chart

Fire stations: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Fire stations, stations)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2009-10 Details for 2009-10	20	1,439
England 1,439
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	20	1,436
England 1,436
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	20	1,424
England 1,424
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	22	1,417
England 1,417
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	22	1,408
England 1,408
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	22	1,412
England 1,412
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	21	1,405
England 1,405
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	21	1,404
England 1,404
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	21	1,398
England 1,398
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	21	1,397
England 1,397
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	21	1,394
England 1,394
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	21	1,391
England 1,391
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	21	1,389
England 1,389
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	21	1,388
England 1,388
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	21	1,387
England 1,387
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	21	1,386
England 1,386

Figure as of 2 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Pumping appliances (fire engines): Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of pumping appliances (fire engines) for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2009-10 to 2020-21, latest 33 appliances; England 1,894 appliances; Great Britain not published.

Pumping appliances at 31 March. England: operational pumps from CIPFA returns (FIRE1403), last published for 31 March 2021; no newer official count by service exists. Scotland: pumping appliances in the SFRS fleet. Not published for Wales or Northern Ireland. Breaks in the series: 2020-21: Last published: FIRE1403 (from CIPFA returns) stopped at 31 March 2021, and there is no later official count by service.

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Pumping appliances (fire engines): Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Pumping appliances (fire engines), appliances)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England
2009-10 Details for 2009-10	33	2,098
England 2,098
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	33	2,087
England 2,087
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	33	2,026
England 2,026
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	33	1,972
England 1,972
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	31	2,018
England 2,018
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	55	1,993
England 1,993
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	32	1,969
England 1,969
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	30	1,899
England 1,899
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	31	1,916
England 1,916
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	31	1,905
England 1,905
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	33	1,891
England 1,891
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	33	1,894
England 1,894

Figure as of unknown date. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Fire-related deaths: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons

Line chart of fire-related deaths for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service from 2010-11 to 2025-26, latest 4 deaths; England 254 deaths; Great Britain not published.

Deaths from fire-related causes at fires attended. England: FIRE0502, by service; Wales: StatsWales, deaths in primary fires; Scotland: FIRE0501 (from SFRS). Small numbers: a single fire can move a year.

The numbers behind this chart

Fire-related deaths: Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and comparisons (Fire-related deaths, deaths)
Year	Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service	England	Great Britain
2010-11 Details for 2010-11	4	334	407
England 334 Great Britain 407
2011-12 Details for 2011-12	0	313	395
England 313 Great Britain 395
2012-13 Details for 2012-13	4	287	350
England 287 Great Britain 350
2013-14 Details for 2013-14	7	276	324
England 276 Great Britain 324
2014-15 Details for 2014-15	2	264	324
England 264 Great Britain 324
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	3	305	369
England 305 Great Britain 369
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	3	265	328
England 265 Great Britain 328
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	7	338	397
England 338 Great Britain 397
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	4	251	315
England 251 Great Britain 315
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	1	243	286
England 243 Great Britain 286
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	1	236	309
England 236 Great Britain 309
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	3	274	335
England 274 Great Britain 335
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	2	268	325
England 268 Great Britain 325
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	2	250	310
England 250 Great Britain 310
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	4	280	332
England 280 Great Britain 332
2025-26 Details for 2025-26	4	254	—
England 254 Great Britain —

Figure as of 22 July 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

What these figures do and don't show

Incidents are not only fires. Fire and rescue services also attend road accidents, floods, other emergencies and false alarms; the figures say which is which.
Response times are published for England only. Wales and Scotland publish none by service, and Northern Ireland reports against its own attendance standards, so no response time is compared across nations.
Nations count differently. Each nation’s statistics define incidents, staff and deaths in their own way; figures are compared within a nation, and across nations only where the definitions match.
Nothing here shows cause and effect. Money, staff, stations and incidents are shown side by side. A service covering a large rural area needs more stations for the same number of incidents.
Appliance counts stopped in 2021 in England; the last published figure is marked as such.

Where this sits: Fire and rescue, United Kingdom → Fire and rescue, England → Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service. Figures from data/services/fire.json, generated 29 September 2026.

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Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	28 September 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Fire statistics data tables: FIRE0102, incidents attended by fire and rescue authority	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	22 July 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1001, average response times	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	22 July 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1101, staff in post by role (FTE)	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	4 December 2025	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1404, fire stations by type	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	2 September 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Fire statistics data tables: FIRE1403, fire stations and appliances, 2010 to 2021	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	—	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Fire statistics data tables: FIRE0502, fatalities and non-fatal casualties by fire and rescue authority	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	22 July 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0

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