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<p>The Government is committed to ensuring that fire and rescue services have the
resources and support they need to carry out their vital roles and to keep people
safe.</p><p>Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.3 billion
in 2021/22. Standalone fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending
power of 2.6% in cash terms this year compared to 2020/21.</p><p>It is the responsibility
of fire and rescue services to ensure that they have they have the appropriate number
of firefighters to deliver their core functions across prevention, protection and
response. There were 2,845 new firefighters in England in 2019/20, Equivalent to 8%
of all firefighters.</p>
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