Current status: Answered by Ash Denham on 21 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many recently retired (a) firefighters and (b) specialist fire and rescue staff have been asked to return to frontline duties to cover absences and other staff shortages.
Staffing issues such as decisions on the deployment of staff are operational matters for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service undertook a variety of business continuity measures to ensure the maximum number of front-line staff were available. Specialist staff at Operational Control Rooms were identified as a priority area and 10 retired staff were re-engaged as Control Firefighters.