Fire stations manned by retained duty system (RDS) firefighters.Retained duty firefighters are personnel contracted to be available for agreed periods of time for fire-fighting purposes, but who could have alternative full-time employment.

Fire stations manned by wholetime firefighters.A wholetime firefighter is a member of staff whose main employment is a firefighter regardless of their role.

Fire stations manned by a mixture of wholetime and retained duty system (RDS) firefighters.