Firefighter's Neurodiversity

FOI Number: 24015

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Published on 11 March 2024

WMFS OFFICIAL – NEW – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – FOI24015

Ref: FOI/24015

RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST

I am writing to confirm that the West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information you requested further to your freedom of information request.

Please find below a summary of our findings.

Request

please provide informationn on the number of serveing firefighters with a learning disability mainly:

Autism
ADHD
ADD
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia

Reply

Please find below information in relation to operational staff (Fire Fighter to Watch-Commander)

Autism – 3
ADHD – 34
ADD – 0
Dyslexia – 155
Dyspraxia – 14

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