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The Home Office collects detailed information on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services.
This information covers fires, false alarms and other incidents attended by firecrews, and the statistics include the numbers of incidents, fires, fatalities and casualties as well as information on response times to fires. The Home Office also collect information on the workforce, fire prevention work, health and safety and firefighter pensions. All data tables on fire statistics are below.
The Home Office has responsibility for fire services in England. The vast majority of data tables produced by the Home Office are for England but some (0101, 0103, 0201, 0501, 1401) tables are for Great Britain split by nation. In the past the Department for Communities and Local Government (who previously had responsibility for fire services in England) produced data tables for Great Britain and at times the UK. Similar information for devolved administrations are available at Scotland: Fire and Rescue Statistics, Wales: Community safety and Northern Ireland: Fire and Rescue Statistics.
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Incidents attended
Dwelling fires attended
Non-dwelling fires attended
Deliberate fires attended
Fatalities and casualties
Cause of fire
Smoke alarms
Temporal and seasonal
Non-fire incidents
Response Times
Workforce and workforce diversity
Fire prevention and protection
Fire pensions
Other
Incident level datasets
Published 29 June 2016
Last updated 8 February 2018 + show all updates
Last updated 8 February 2018 + show all updates
- Added ‘Fire-related fatalities dataset guidance’, ‘Fire-related fatalities dataset’, ‘Casualties in fires dataset guidance’, ‘Casualties in fires dataset’, ‘Fire stations dataset guidance’ and ’Fire stations dataset’, updated 'FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services', 'FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0104: Fire false alarms by reason for false alarm, England', 'FIRE0201: Dwelling fires by fire and rescue services by motive, population and nation', 'FIRE0202: Primary fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in dwellings by motive and fire and rescue authority, England', 'FIRE0205: Dwelling fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties by dwelling type', 'FIRE0306: Primary fires attended in non-domestic buildings, by fire and rescue authority, England', 'FIRE0401: Deliberate fires attended fire and rescue services', 'FIRE0402: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in deliberate fires attended', 'FIRE0501: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by nation and population', 'FIRE0502: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by fire and rescue authority and location group', 'FIRE0701: Percentage of households owning a smoke alarm or working smoke alarm by nation', 'FIRE0901: Non-fire incidents attended by type of incident and fire and rescue authority' and 'FIRE0902: Non-fire incidents attended by detailed type of action'.
- Added 'Non-fire incidents: animal assistance guidance', 'Non-fire incidents: animal assistance dataset', 'Non-fire incidents: bariatric assistance guidance', 'Non-fire incidents: bariatric assistance dataset', 'FIRE0903: Rate of non-fire incident type (main categories) per 100,000 people by fire and rescue authority, England', 'FIRE0904: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in non-fire incidents by fire and rescue authority and non-fire incident type (main categories), England', 'FIRE0905: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in non-fire incidents by fire and rescue authority and location group, England', 'FIRE0906: Percentage of incidents and fatalities in Road Traffic Collisions by hour of the day, England' and 'FIRE0907: Extrications from Road Traffic Collisions by method of extrication and fire and rescue authority, England' , updated the daily incident dataset to reflect a minor typographic error and to add a relatively small sub-set of missing records in 2016 to 2017 relating to fire false alarms, 'FIRE1001: Average response times by location', 'FIRE1002: Average response times for dwelling fires with or without casualties and or rescues', 'FIRE1003: Average response times to primary fires, by rural and urban categories', 'FIRE1004: Number of incidents by 5 minute response bands', 'FIRE1005: Average response times for primary fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1006: Average response times for dwelling fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1007: Average response times for other building fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1008: Average response times for road vehicle fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1009: Average response times for other outdoor fires by fire and rescue authority' and 'FIRE1403: Fire stations and appliances, by fire and rescue authority'.
- Added 'FIRE0510: Attacks on firefighters during operational incidents', updated 'FIRE1101: Staff in post employed by fire and rescue authorities by headcount and full time equivalent by role and fire and rescue authority' as there were technical issues within a spreadsheet affecting links to data for Oxfordshire FRS which have been corrected.
- Updated to accompany 'Fire and rescue incident statistics: England, July 2016 to June 2017', 'FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services', 'FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0104: Fire false alarms by reason for false alarm, England', 'FIRE0201: Dwelling fires by fire and rescue services by motive, population and nation', 'FIRE0202: Primary fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in dwellings by motive and fire and rescue authority, England', 'FIRE0205: Dwelling fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties by dwelling type', 'FIRE0306: Primary fires attended in non-domestic buildings, by fire and rescue authority, England', 'FIRE0401: Deliberate fires attended fire and rescue services', 'FIRE0402: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in deliberate fires attended', 'FIRE0501: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by nation and population', 'FIRE0502: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by fire and rescue authority and location group', 'FIRE0901: Non-fire incidents attended by type of incident and fire and rescue authority' and 'FIRE0902: Non-fire incidents attended by detailed type of action fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0902.xlsx'. Added 'Daily incidents dataset guidance' and 'Daily incidents dataset', updated 'Dwelling fires dataset guidance' and 'Dwelling fires dataset'. Updated 'FIRE0802: Daily rate of fire incidents by month and location'.
- Added 'FIRE1204: Fire safety returns, by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1120: Staff joining fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, gender and role', 'FIRE1121: Staff joining fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, ethnicity and role', 'FIRE1122: Staff joining fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority, age and role' and 'FIRE1305: Firefighters' pension transfers and opt-outs in England', updated 'FIRE1201: Home fire risk checks carried out by fire and rescue services and partners, by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1202: Fire safety audits carried out by fire and rescue services, by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1203: Fire and rescue service campaigns and initiatives, by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE0508: Injuries sustained by firefighters and firefighter fatalities, by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE0509: Firefighter fatalities while on duty, England', 'FIRE1101: Staff in post employed by fire and rescue authorities by headcount and full time equivalent by role and fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1102: Total staff numbers (full time equivalent) by role and fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1103: Staff headcount by gender, fire and rescue authority and role', 'FIRE1104: Staff headcount by ethnicity, fire and rescue authority and role', 'FIRE1105: Staff headcount by age, fire and rescue authority and role', 'FIRE1106: Staff headcount by religion and role, for England', 'FIRE1107: Staff headcount by sexual orientation and role, for England', 'FIRE1110: Staff leaving fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority and by role', 'FIRE1111: Staff leaving fire authorities, by reason and by role, England', 'FIRE1112: Staff retiring from fire and rescue authorities, by reason and fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1301: Firefighters' pension scheme expenditure', 'FIRE1302: Firefighters' pension scheme income', 'FIRE1303: Firefighters' pension surplus and deficit' and 'FIRE1304: Firefighters' pension membership and pension transfers by membership type'.
- Updated to accompany release of 'Detailed analysis of fires attended by fire and rescue services, England, April 2016 to March 2017': 'FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0201: Dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services by motive, population and nation', 'FIRE0203: Dwelling fires by spread of fire and motive', 'FIRE0204: Average area of fire damage in dwelling fires, England', 'FIRE0304: Other buildings fire by spread of fire and motive', 'FIRE0305: Average area of fire damage in other building fires, England', 'FIRE0501: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by nation and population', 'FIRE0503: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by age, gender and type of location', 'FIRE0504: Fatalities from fires by cause of death', 'FIRE0505: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in accidental dwelling fires', 'FIRE0506: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from accidental dwelling fires by age and cause', 'FIRE0507: Non-fatal firefighter casualties from fires by nature of injury', 'FIRE0601: Primary fires in dwellings and other buildings by cause of fire', 'FIRE0602: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by source of ignition', 'FIRE0603: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by item first ignited', 'FIRE0604: Primary fire fatalities and casualties by material responsible for development of fire', 'FIRE0605: Cause of fire and source of ignition of accidental primary fires by area of damage', 'FIRE0702: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by presence of smoke alarm', 'FIRE0703: Smoke alarm failures in dwelling fires by type of alarm', 'FIRE0704: Percentage of smoke alarms that did not operate and fires resulting in casualties', 'FIRE0705: Percentage of smoke alarms that operate but did not raise alarm', 'FIRE0706: Primary fires and casualties in other buildings by presence and operation of smoke alarms', 'FIRE0707: Percentage of smoke alarms that did not operate by type of alarm', 'FIRE0708: Percentage of smoke alarms that operated but did not raise alarm by reason for outcome', 'FIRE0801: Percentage of fires and fire-related fatalities by hour of the day' and 'FIRE0802: Daily rate of fire incidents by month and location'.
- Added 'Other buildings fires dataset guidance', 'Other building fires dataset', 'Road vehicles fires dataset guidance' and 'Road vehicle fires dataset', updated 'Project overview'.
- Updated to accompany release of 'Fire and rescue incident statistics: England, April 2016 to March 2017': 'FIRE0101', 'FIRE0102', 'FIRE0103', 'FIRE0104', 'FIRE0201', 'FIRE0202', 'FIRE0301', 'FIRE0302', 'FIRE0303', 'FIRE0401', 'FIRE0402', 'FIRE0501', 'FIRE0502', 'FIRE0901', 'FIRE0902', 'FIRE1401' and 'FIRE1403'. 'FIRE1403' has been revised as two FRSs supplied further information. This has resulted in small changes to appliance information in Cornwall and Northumberlan. Added 'FIRE0205 Dwelling fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties by dwelling type' and ''FIRE0306: Primary fires attended in non-domestic buildings, by fire and rescue authority, England'. Heading changes, 'Dwelling fires' to 'Dwelling fires attended', 'Deliberate fires' to 'Deliberate fires attended', 'Special service incidents' to 'Non-fire incidents' and 'Fire prevention' to 'Fire prevention and protection'.
- Updated to accompany publication of ‘Fire statistics monitor: April to September 2016’, ’FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services’, ‘FIRE0401: Deliberate fires attended by fire and rescue services’, ‘FIRE0402: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in deliberate fires attended’ and ‘FIRE0502: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by fire and rescue authority and location group’.
- Added 'Project Overview', 'Dwelling fires dataset guidance', 'Dwelling fires dataset', 'Domestic appliance fires dataset guidance' and 'Domestic appliance fires dataset', updated 'FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services', 'FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population', 'FIRE0104: Fire false alarms by reason for false alarm, England', 'FIRE0201: Dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services by motive population and nation', 'FIRE0202: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties in dwellings', 'FIRE0203: Dwelling fires by spread of fire and motive', 'FIRE0301: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties in other buildings', 'FIRE0302: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties in road vehicles, 'FIRE0303: Fire fatalities and non-fatal casualties in outdoor locations by motive and location', 'FIRE0304: Other buildings fire by spread of fire and motive', 'FIRE0401: Deliberate fires attended by fire and rescue services', 'FIRE0402: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in deliberate fires attended', 'FIRE0501: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by nation and population', 'FIRE0502: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by fire and rescue authority and location group', 'FIRE0503: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties by age gender and type of location', 'FIRE0504: Fatalities from fires by cause of death', 'FIRE0505: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties in accidental dwelling fires', 'FIRE0506: Fatalities and non-fatal casualties from accidental dwelling fires by age and cause', 'FIRE0507: Non-fatal firefighter casualties from fires by nature of injury', 'FIRE0601: Primary fires in dwellings and other buildings by cause of fire', 'FIRE0602: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by source of ignition', 'FIRE0603: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by item first ignited', 'FIRE0604: Primary fire fatalities and casualties by material responsible for development of fire', 'FIRE0605: Cause of fire and source of ignition of accidental primary fires by area of damage', 'FIRE0701: Percentage of households owning a smoke alarm or working smoke alarm by nation', 'FIRE0702: Primary fires fatalities and non-fatal casualties by presence of smoke alarm', 'FIRE0703: Smoke alarm failures in dwelling fires by type of alarm', 'FIRE0704: Percentage of smoke alarms that did not operate and fires resulting in casualties', 'FIRE0705: Percentage of smoke alarms that operate but did not raise alarm', 'FIRE0706: Primary fires and casualties in other buildings by presence and operation of smoke alarms', 'FIRE0707: Percentage of smoke alarms that did not operate by type of alarm', 'FIRE0708: Percentage of smoke alarms that operated but did not raise alarm by reason for outcome', 'FIRE0801: Percentage of fires and fire-related fatalities by hour of the day', 'FIRE0802: Daily rate of fire incidents by month and location', 'FIRE0901: Special Service incidents attended by type of incident and fire and rescue authority' and 'FIRE0902: Special Service incidents attended by detailed type of action'. .
- Added 'FIRE1001: Average response times by location', 'FIRE1002: Average response times for dwelling fires with or without casualties and or rescues', 'FIRE1003: Average response times to primary fires, by rural and urban categories', 'FIRE1004: Number of incidents by 5 minute response bands', 'FIRE1005: Average response times for primary fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1006: Average response times for dwelling fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1007: Average response times for other building fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1008: Average response times for road vehicle fires by fire and rescue authority', 'FIRE1009: Average response times for other outdoor fires by fire and rescue authority' and 'FIRE1403: Fire stations and appliances, by fire and rescue authority'. Updated 'FIRE0204: Average area of damage in dwelling fires' and 'FIRE0305: Average area of damage in fires in other buildings fires'.
- Added ‘FIRE0508: Injuries sustained by firefighters and firefighter fatalities, by fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE0509: Firefighter fatalities while on duty, England’, ‘FIRE1101: Staff in post employed by fire and rescue authorities by headcount and full time equivalent by role and fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE1102: Total staff numbers (full time equivalent) by role and fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE1103: Staff headcount by gender, fire and rescue authority and role’, ‘FIRE1104: Staff headcount by ethnicity, fire and rescue authority and role’, ‘FIRE1105: Staff headcount by age, fire and rescue authority and role’, ‘FIRE1106: Staff headcount by religion and role, for England’, ‘FIRE1107: Staff headcount by sexual orientation and role, for England’, ‘FIRE1110: Staff leaving fire authorities, by fire and rescue authority and by role’, ‘FIRE1111: Staff leaving fire authorities, by reason and by role, England’, ‘FIRE1112: Staff retiring from fire and rescue authorities, by reason and fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE1201: Home fire risk checks carried out by fire and rescue authorities and partners, by fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE1202: Fire Safety Audits carried out by fire and rescue authorities, by fire authority’, ‘FIRE1203: Fire and rescue authority campaigns and initiatives, by fire and rescue authority’, and ‘FIRE1402: Accidents occurring to fire and rescue authority vehicles, by fire and rescue authority’.
- Added tables 'FIRE STATISTICS TABLE 1301: Firefighters' pension scheme expenditure in England', 'FIRE STATISTICS TABLE 1302: Firefighters' pension scheme income in England', 'FIRE STATISTICS TABLE 1303: Firefighters' pension surplus and deficit in England' and 'FIRE STATISTICS TABLE 1304: Firefighters' pension membership and pension transfers by membership type in England1, 2015 to 2016'.
- The data tables associated with the Fire statistics monitor: April 2015 to March 2016 publication (tables 0101, 0102, 0103, 0104, 0201, 2020, 0301, 0302, 0303, 0401, 0402, 0501, 0502, 0901, 0902, 1401) were re-published in Excel format to improve accessibility for some users who were experiencing difficulties with the Open Document Spreadsheet format (.ods). This re-publication also corrects a small number of inconsistencies in the original tables relating to Fire and Rescue Authority (FRA) and quarterly breakdowns of the headline annual England total and the population data used for calculating FRA-level and national rates per million population. Headline data in the accompanying publications are all unchanged.
- Updated to accompany publication of ‘Fire statistics monitor: April 2015 to March 2016’, ‘FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation’, ‘FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services in England, by incident type and fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation’, ‘FIRE0104: False alarms attended by fire and rescue services in England by false alarm type’, ‘FIRE0201: Dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation’, ‘FIRE0202: Fires, fatalities and casualties in dwelling fires by motive and fire and rescue authority ‘, ‘FIRE0301: Fires, fatalities and casualties in other buildings by motive and building type’, ‘FIRE0302: Fires, fatalities and casualties in road vehicles by motive and vehicle type’, ‘FIRE0303: Fires, fatalities and casualties in outdoor locations by motive and location’, ‘FIRE0401: Deliberate fires by location and fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE0402: Fatalities and casualties in deliberate fires by location group and fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE0501: Fatalities and casualities from fires by nation’, ‘FIRE0502: Fatalities and casualties from fires by location, casualty type and fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE0901: Special service incidents attended by fire and rescue authority’, ‘FIRE0902: Special Service incidents attended by detailed type of action’ and ‘FIRE1401: Resident population estimates by nation and fire and rescue authority’.
- First published.