The actual numbers of staffin post in each of the eight Scottish brigades is shown in the following tables.It should be noted that the figures are summaries of the more detailedinformation compiled by Her Majesty’s Fire Services Inspectorate for Scotland andset out in their annual reports.Central Scotland Fire Brigade Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 243 154 9 1997-98 241 153 10 1998-99 240 162 10 1999-2000 243 173 7 2000-01 242 144 7 2001-02 236 150 7 2002-03 242 158 11 Dumfries and Galloway Fire Brigade Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 92 183 16 1997-98 99 192 16 1998-99 98 194 9 1999-2000 101 194 9 2000-01 98 197 9 2001-02 104 193 9 2002-03 108 201 7 Fife Fire and Rescue Fire Brigade Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 380 96 0 1997-98 384 95 0 1998-99 379 102 0 1999-2000 384 104 0 2000-01 372 100 0 2001-02 382 112 0 2002-03 388 106 0 Grampian Fire Brigade Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 334 419 34 1997-98 335 427 36 1998-99 332 412 32 1999-2000 319 430 24 2000-01 322 413 23 2001-02 332 396 28 2002-03 344 391 27 Highland and Islands Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 108 385 918 1997-98 119 448 889 1998-99 127 509 864 1999-2000 132 497 869 2000-01 132 506 918 2001-02 134 597 767 2002-03 130 498 848 Lothian and Borders Fire Brigade Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 739 289 0 1997-98 742 293 0 1998-99 736 287 0 1999-2000 745 311 0 2000-01 759 310 0 2001-02 757 317 0 2002-03 725 308 0 Strathclyde Fire Brigade Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 2,197 602 250 1997-98 2,195 638 257 1998-99 2,187 622 255 1999-2000 2,194 627 216 2000-01 2,212 639 251 2001-02 2,199 615 222 2002-03 2,168 596 255 Tayside Fire Brigade Year Full-Time Part-Time Retained Part-Time Volunteer 1996-97 407 248 41 1997-98 407 254 44 1998-99 407 259 45 1999-2000 404 254 41 2000-01 406 246 38 2001-02 408 240 26...