FIA

The latest fire statistics for England covering the 12-month period up to 31 March 2009 continue to show a fall in the total number of primary fires – down 10% on 2007-2008.
The Fire and Statistics Monitor is published by Communities and Local Government and includes provisional figuresthe UK and England figures on fires, fire deaths and injuries, and false alarm calls.
Key statistics for England in today's monitor include:
• Fire and Rescue Services in England attended 562,000 incidents (down 10 per cent on 2007-08). Of these, 249,000 were fires (15 per cent down on 2007-08).
• In England there were 333 fire deaths (6 per cent lower than in 2007-08), of which 217 were accidental dwelling fire deaths (1 per cent lower than in 2007-08). This is less than half the number of deaths in every year throughout the 1980s.
• Primary fires in England were down 10 per cent to 104,000. Within this, dwelling fires fell by 7 per cent to 39,000 and fires in other buildings were down by 10 per cent to 22,000. Road vehicle fires fell by 12 per cent to 36,000.
• Secondary fires in England were 21 per cent lower at 137,000.
• In England, attendances at false alarms decreased by 6 per cent to 313,000. Within this there was a 21 per cent fall (to 17,000) in malicious false alarms and a 4 per cent fall (to 207,000) in false alarms due to apparatus.
The Fire Statistics Monitor is available on the Communities and Local Government website. Also on the website is the latest annual statistical bulletin, Fire Statistics, United Kingdom, 2007, which contains trends and analysis for the years 1997-2007.