The number of firefighters in West Yorkshire decreased by 37% between 2010 and 2021

2021: 1,054

2010: 1,661

West Yorkshire -37%

Northumberland -35%

Staffordshire -35%

Buckinghamshire -33%

Tyne and Wear -33%

Cleveland -31%

Manchester -29%

Nottinghamshire -28%

Kent -28%

South Yorkshire -28%

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The top 10 English counties by % decrease in firefighters, 2010-2021

1,661 in 2010

West Yorkshire had 1,054 firefighters in 2021

West Yorkshire -37%

Northumberland -35%

Staffordshire -35%

Buckinghamshire -33%

Tyne and Wear -33%

Cleveland -31%

Manchester -29%

Nottinghamshire -28%

Kent -28%

South Yorkshire -28%

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