Hi MD
Just did a quick internet search and found this:
There is a nationally-agreed salary structure for firefighters.
The starting salary for a trainee firefighter is £22,017. When full competence is achieved, this rises to £29,345. Higher rates apply for overtime.
Crew manager salaries range from £31,189 (development) to £32,533 (competent). Watch manger salaries range from £33,237 to £36,381.
A station manager's earning potential is between £37,842 and £41,737 plus overtime rates, subject to the officer's level of competence.
Further advancement to the role of group manager and then area manager attracts salaries of between £44,889 and £56,124, depending on the level of competence.
I also understand that the number of fires have decreased due to people stopping smoking (in bed used to be a real problem!) and proactive measures such as smoke alarms in the last 15 years or so. So the lower risk probably means that over time the Firefighters' Pay Review Body may well have adjusted the pay to reflect the lower level of call out and thus exposure to risk?
Here are the fire stats:
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...7-hosb1317.pdf A lot less fires over 15 years and also the FRS attend more false alarms than actual fires in recent years.