FOI release

Appliance/Personnel figures

Case reference FOI2026/00321

Received 19 March 2026

Published 15 May 2026

Request

I’d like to know the overall figures of personal/ appliances available for blue watch day shift 18/03/2026 There's two parts to my FOI request. In summary I'd like to know if the CORE team had enough operational Station officers on duty to allow "leave over the top" above allocation or put in past the dead line for 18th march 2026. So would like to request; The number of Station officers needed, how many were on duty and how many were off duty due to leave specifically for blue watch day shift 18th march 2026, and: The number of LFB appliances that were on the run for blue watch day shift 18th march 2026.

Response

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Documents

• FOIA response for disclosure log - FOI2026_00321 RESPONSE.pdf (65.9 KB)

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