Where the money was spent in 2025-26

Nearly 88% of the £96.5m spent during the year related to employee expenses. The remainder was spent on non-pay related costs which are required to support the effective running of the organisation.

This money paid for the following:

Operational response and resilience

• Firefighting and rescue services
• Fire and Rescue Control Room
• Operational pre-planning
• Emergency planning
• Technical rescue
• New dimension activity
• Engineering and transport

Customer, business safety and engagement

• Building Safety
• Business safety and Customer Safety
• Communications, marketing and engagement

Corporate teams

• Corporate management and business support
• Human resources and training
• Policy and performance
• Member allowances and support
• Property and procurement
• Information systems
• Finance and insurance

Pensions, financing, and other costs

• Pension costs
• Cost of capital charges
• Borrowing costs
• Infrastructure funding